I made a sketch of the tuners and then broke them down so I could start the hardware relic process. I placed all of the small hardware into a small rock tumbler with a handful of stones and let it bounce around for about two hours. Unfortunately the control plate wouldn’t fit so it looks like I’ll be doing that one manually with a coffee can.

I did a test on the body of the shown tuner with etchant and it knocked the shine off rather well, compare it to the shiny but scuffed appearance on the top of the peg. The green cast on the bridge and the side of the tuner is from a computer monitor. Click on the image above for a BIG view.

As my research has continued I found a wonderful site relicdeluxe.com This site is indispensable for creating a relic instrument.