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RTC -> What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 9 2011 20:51:18)

I need to replace my mechanical tuners (due to damage, to many beers and a wall) on my SC Blanca.
Need advice on what to replace them with.
I went to LMII, and Ebay to many choices and I have little knowledge on the subject. (12:1 14:1 16:1. from $30 bucks to the hundreds)
Help!



rodpacheco -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 9 2011 21:39:34)

hahaha That sounds like a great story Ramiro!! I just logged in to share the laughs!

I believe the gear ratio would not be of much difference (I think 1:1 is like traditional pegs, and 1:16 means more control to fine tune), the quality of the tuners is more important, and for this, I think the cheapest machine tuners' main problem are the Rollers. To which you attach the strings to. Some of them are plain plastic and tend to brake. But anything above the $20 -$30, are reinforced with steel.

Ok, Look forward to reading this thread's recommendations! Saludos!



jshelton5040 -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 9 2011 22:49:57)

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ORIGINAL: RTC

I need to replace my mechanical tuners (due to damage, to many beers and a wall) on my SC Blanca.
Need advice on what to replace them with.
I went to LMII, and Ebay to many choices and I have little knowledge on the subject. (12:1 14:1 16:1. from $30 bucks to the hundreds)
Help!

Gotoh tuners work well, you can get them at Stewmac.com for around $60. What's an SC blanca?



RTC -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 9 2011 23:39:16)

SC= Salvador Castillo



GuitarVlog -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 10 2011 0:13:52)

If you want lyra-style, I would get the Gotohs. Scott Ando, who can be reached at domointl at gmail dot com, can order you a more customized set if you want (with ebony tuning buttons). His prices (with shipping) are just a little under StewMac (with shipping). Contact him and he will send you a PDF with the Gotoh catalog.

There's someone else who sells Gotoh tuners for a good price but I can't remember his name. I think he's up in Canada.


If you want Hauser-style, I would get Rubners. Even the inexpensive ones work very well.

http://rosetteguitarproducts.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=44



avimuno -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 10 2011 6:14:47)

A bit on the high side, but amazing tuners... They are super accurate and really beautiful.

http://www.alessituningmachines.it/index.html



orsonw -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 10 2011 7:08:27)

Here is an old thread; I posted a few links of where to buy tuners online, fouth post down.

(Also some advice about filling old screw holes that might be of use when you fit the new tuners.)

It's difficult to make a recommendation without knowing your budget.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=122567&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=tuners%2Cscrew%2Choles&tmode=&smode=&s=#122567



RTC -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 10 2011 21:14:01)

Orsonw,Rod,Avimuno,Guitarvlog and JShelton:
Thank you very much for your help.



estebanana -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 10 2011 22:34:27)

quote:

Gotoh tuners work well, you can get them at Stewmac.com for around $60. What's an SC blanca?


yep, what he said.



rodpacheco -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 14 2011 22:04:27)

Hola Ramiro,

¿Has decidido ya algo sobre qué maquinarias adquirir? Yo creo que Salvador Castillo ocupa maquinarias Schaller por lo que se ve en fotos.

En una tienda llamada Metropolitan Music Co. en Vermont, tienen maquinarias Grover, que son de ese estilo (hauser), por 35 dólares. Por cierto, las Rubner se ven increíbles calidad - precio, tal vez yo comienze a utilizarlas en mis guitarras, ha sido muy útil tu publicación, gracias.

Saludos!


Rodrigo Pacheco



RTC -> RE: What to Buy (tuners) (Mar. 15 2011 2:01:07)

Rodrigo
De momento no e tomado una decision. Voy a estudiar un poco mas sobre Rubner, pero de momento me gustan las Gotoh.

I have not made a decesion at this tme. I an researching Rubner, but I am leaning towards the Gotoh Tuners.

Gracias,



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