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Location: Converse, Texas | Just got in my Schaller Pearloid Tuner Knobs for my O' Collector's 2000. So I'm taking an unofficial poll: Which ones do you like best? I know all that matters is what I think... and quite frankly, although I liked all the "gold" look on the guitar before, I'm liking the look of the pearl. I also like how it feels when I tune the strings.
I did have one issue: The screws that came with the knobs (from Stewart-MacDonald) were about an eighth of an inch too short, so I had to use my originals.
I'm open for comments.
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | My initial response is the gold... |
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Location: SoCal | gold |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Both. Switch them every 6 months or when you get fed up with the look and want a change. (When you're at the factory snag some screws of the right length) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Wow! Even the pictures from Texas are bigger!
Your honor, I like the Pearloids. When I swapped mine out I used the "O" screws too. I think the pearl looks better, feels better and doesn't give me fingerprint issues. |
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Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | Perloids for me, but the gold look great when the guitar is new. |
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Location: Florida | They also make ebony - which is what I'd like to put on my SMT. Waiting to hear back if this thing has Schallers or Pings, or if the buttons are interchangable |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I have an '02 CL 12 string with gold Pings and pearloid buttons. The ebony Schaller buttons work. I have to say I'm really disappointed that it came with Pings. Kim Keller says that all O's and A's come with Pings now. He says no one has ever had a problem with Pings, but...Schallers are the ultimate and I see Pings as just a way to keep costs down. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Go with the whale bone. |
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Location: Seattle Tacoma Washington | Well, I have to admit the gold are great new, but I was noticing that the gold ones on my Adamas 1881-nb2 are starting to get a bit scratched up. The perloid do look nice. But I think the black would look really cool. Anyone know where to find them? Thanks. Go with the perloid for daily use, put the gold on for show.
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Hey string,
If by black you mean ebony then you can get them at the same place Hizzoner got his....at Stewart-McDonald....
Stew-Mac
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BTW I like the pearloid buttons!!(as if you didn't know :D )
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I am not a fan of the pearloid buttons. I really like gold keys, and I find that the gold really adds class to Ovation acoustics. My Custom Legend has the older Schaller keys with the pearloid buttons. I don't really care for the pearloid, but that is what Custom Legends have always had. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | FWIW the only drawback to pearloid buttons are.....If you post a picture of the peghead you can't show subliminal messages or naked womens in the reflection of the buttons. :eek: (bummer)
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Location: NJ | miles is gonna kick your butt when he sees what you did to this thread!!!!!!
pics should not be this large.
go get em miles!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Converse, Texas | alpep & miles: I thought the pictures were smaller. Don't know how to make 'em smaller...
Did anybody else have problems with the screws being the wrong size?
AND... don't all pre-2001 O's have Schallers?
Sorry, alpep & miles. IF ya can email me on how to make the pics smaller, I won't do that any more... :eek: |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | one way to tell if your guitar has Schaller or Ping tuners is to look at the screw that is holding the button on. If it is a phillips style head than it is a Ping tuner, if it is a regular slot it is a Schaller. Can you get me a picture of the back of your tuning keys? It is easy to tell the difference. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | It must be a Ping tuner because it's a Phillips screw. Here's the back, and I hope the picture comes out small this time. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'm laughing to hard to scold anyone. I use photoshop and can just edit the size of a picture. I don't know what you use to edit photos, so I can't really help. Whatever it is, I would guess it has a "resize" feature someplace. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | So where can I get Ping buttons? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | miles: I used Photoshop and resized to 3" wide. I really thought the photo was gonna be smaller. Be patient with me! :D |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Yep, those are Ping tunners. If you remember when you first talked about putting pearloid buttons on your guitar, I said find out if they are Schaller or Ping first. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Paul: The buttons still fit. Will that be a problem? |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | The new 30th annivesary Custom Legend has Ping tuners with pearloid buttons. You may want to contact Kim Keller at Ovation service. I am sure he can get the pearloid buttons for your Ping tuners. |
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Location: SoCal | okay, just looked at my older yr1985 1659 CL 12str and it has the phillips screw, same for the yr1982 1619. now what? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Your Honor Sir,
I like the Gold also :cool: .... but I have one question:
Does "Pearloid" come from "Oysteroids"? ;)
sorry, someone had to ask that ... I'm surprised someone didn't ask it sooner! :rolleyes:
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