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If so these are prone to failing like that - if you're lucky, the pins have popped out of the baseplate and can be re-rivetted with a bit of luck - but they also have a tendency to snap off, in which case you need a new machinehead. You could try soldering it, but I have in the past and it doesn't seem possible to get a good strong bond to the type of alloy used.
Which side is it? I have a few single spares in my parts box, since I go through sets of the things fairly often! I may currently be out of G ones though...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I think it's unlikely you'll be able to solder it back on, but you could try.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If you haven't been able to find one by next Thursday I'll see if there's one in the spares box at the shop.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Don't put string tension on it with the ferrule missing - you'll strain the post where it goes into the tuner body.
If you don't have the right size drill to open out the ferrule, your best bet is to take the new tuner and the old ferrule back to the shop and see if they have a ferrule which fits over the shaft but looks like the old ferrule, and is the same diameter where it pushes into the wood.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein