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Location: lhanbryde | Looking for supplier [UK] for a set of machine heads too replace the worn ones on my 70s Custom Balladeer.Are they all a standard fit ?....thank you.. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah Henry, they are sorta standard fit.
They would either be Pings, or Schaller, I think.
It would help if you posted a pic of the back of the head.
But they are all pretty standard, it is just that the screw-holes are in different places.
If extra screw-holes don't bother you, you could get whatever you like...
Grovers, Schallers, nifty open-geared things, whatever. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Maybe Paul Templeman could help you. He is a member here. look him up in the directory and send him a message. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
If extra screw-holes don't bother you, you could get whatever you like...
Grovers, Schallers, nifty open-geared things, whatever. No, that is incorrect. While most Shaller/grover-style sealed tuners are interchangable without modification, vintage style open-geared tuners such as Waverley, Kluson Deluxe or Grover Sta-Tite have a much narrower shaft. So to use open-gear tuners the existing hole would need to be plugged and redrilled, or Stew-Mac do a oversized bushing to convert modern tuner holes to accept open-gear tuners.
A 70's Balladeer would have nylon bodied Schaller M6N, Custom Balladeer would have Chrome M6. Both types are interchangable and easily available. |
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Location: lhanbryde | Thanks for the info , will let you know how I get on . |
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Tuners.
