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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 1634
Location: Chehalis, Washington | Anyone use Gotoh tuners, or know of a good supplier for exotic wood replacement buttons for them? I'm really looking at either Koa or Macassar ebony, depending on how they look.
I've checked LMI & ebay, and found some interesting stuff, but just not totally sold yet on anything specific. |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | I have Gotoh-compatible Ebony and flamed koa buttons in both full-size and mini. Also have American Black Walnut, Madagascan Rosewood, faux tortoiseshell and grained ivoroid. |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Check Rothesay Music . Paul T. is a member here. Nice buttons.
Ya can do a search here to find many fine examples. |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996
Location: Phoenix AZ | Contact Paul Templeman.
His custom buttons are sized for Schaller/Ping but you can use them on Gotoh. I have them on numerous Takamine guitars with Gotoh's. The Gotoh shaft is slightly smaller than the schaller so you use teflon tape or an octave G string to wedge it tight. |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750
Location: Scotland | A shim isn't absolutey necessary. It improves the feel somewhat but they'll still work on the Gotoh shafts without it. |
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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 1634
Location: Chehalis, Washington | Hey Paul, that's your ebay store? Sweet! I had no idea...kind of feel dumb now. |
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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 639
Location: NW of Philadelphia | Hmmm... they wuld look great on my Elite-T!
Now... how to sneak them by the misses. |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3603
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Harem, or misspelling? |
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Joined: October 2008 Posts: 639
Location: NW of Philadelphia | Misses... as in Mrs. |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3603
Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | sorry....missus. |
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Joined: January 2003 Posts: 1498
Location: San Bernardino, California | Gotoh Catalog |
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Joined: November 2007 Posts: 1486
Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by edensharvest:
Hey Paul, that's your ebay store? Sweet! I had no idea...kind of feel dumb now. Don't fell dumb, Andrew. But you definitely should get a set of koa tuner knobs for your Tacoma. Have Trader Jim send you a picture of his. |
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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 1634
Location: Chehalis, Washington | Ooh...that's dangerous. Like I need another reason to further accessorize... |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by edensharvest:
Ooh...that's dangerous. Like I need another reason to further accessorize... Whoa! You're the one that signed up here... some of us do try to warn the un-awarees... ;) |
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