onewilyfool Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Best and least expensive place to get Kluson replacement tuners???? Thanks guys. I need to replace some Grover Rotomatics that are on the guitar, and I think I may need some bushings to make the hole smaller too....any help/advice appreciated.....Wily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Best and least expensive place to get Kluson replacement tuners???? Thanks guys. I need to replace some Grover Rotomatics that are on the guitar, and I think I may need some bushings to make the hole smaller too....any help/advice appreciated.....Wily Ill be ordering these for my CW. http://www.thomann.de/gb/kluson_by_gotoh_m33vc_gitarrenmechanik.htm?sid=7f7fadcb467d9bbeffcd83a0be192e6f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Best and least expensive place to get Kluson replacement tuners???? Thanks guys. I need to replace some Grover Rotomatics that are on the guitar, and I think I may need some bushings to make the hole smaller too....any help/advice appreciated.....Wily Get them here:- WD Music I just reliced a set myself and will post some pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Below are the brand new Kluson tuners from WD which I've just finished relicing and are all ready for my '63 Country Western .... I didn't go for the fake rust spots as I thought it may be OTT. and below are the original ones ready to be re-placed!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice 'relicing' job, Spoton! How did you go about the buttons?...I figure muriatic acid for the metal? Thanks, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Get them here:- WD Music I just reliced a set myself and will post some pics... Too expensive here ! People selling them on E-Bay for a lot less $'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice 'relicing' job, Spoton! How did you go about the buttons?...I figure muriatic acid for the metal? Thanks, Rod Thanks Rod,..I was pretty happy with the final result... My two secret weapons:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Too expensive here ! People selling them on E-Bay for a lot less $'s I didn't mean that he should buy them directly from WD Music, I just meant you should get the official licenced Kluson product. I got official Klusons repro's just for $36 off of EBAY.......The other option would be Tonepros, but they are even more $$$ FYI - "...The Kluson brand is a registered trademark, reg. # 1802680, owned by WD Music Products Inc. WD Music Products granted license rights to TonePros Sound Labs International in 2005 for the marketing and sale of "TonePros Kluson" brand products, using TonePros advanced technology...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I recently bought this set from this e-bay dealer for an old Sivertone. Smooth transaction, quick ship, NIB product. Would recommend this e-bayer: http://cgi.ebay.com/KLUSON-WD90NPP-3x3-NICKEL-TUNING-MACHINES-PEG-TUNERS-/360212644277?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item53de58c1b5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 You know the old saying...you get what you pay for...Well this is also the case with tuners. (Of course there are some exceptions) There are dozens of brands out there all of which look the same. Look at brands like Tone pros, Klusons, Grover and Gotoh. Last year I swapped out my stock Gibson deluxe tuners because they became very loose (Almost 20 years of use) and I replaced them with Tonepro Klusons with white knobs. VERY GOOD!! On the other hand, I swapped out my Martin open backs (on a 000-28 custom) to Waverley s - VERY DISAPPOINTING! One tuner I returned because it didn't work and now they are all super stiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I recently bought this set from this e-bay dealer for an old Sivertone. Smooth transaction, quick ship, NIB product. Would recommend this e-bayer: http://cgi.ebay.com/KLUSON-WD90NPP-3x3-NICKEL-TUNING-MACHINES-PEG-TUNERS-/360212644277?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item53de58c1b5 Same guys I used Larry. Good EBAYer and a fair price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Oh by the way, great job of aging the new tuners ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Below are the brand new Kluson tuners from WD which I've just finished relicing and are all ready for my '63 Country Western .... I didn't go for the fake rust spots as I thought it may be OTT. VERY nice job Spoto......I'm replacing Grover Rotomatics, do you know if I need any special bushings in addition to the ones that came with it??? I wish you had done a step-by-step photo diary of how you relic'd those tuners..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 By the way.....any one in the forum have any three on a plate tuners lying around???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Yep, but saving them for the next project/resto that comes along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Thanks Rod,..I was pretty happy with the final result... My two secret weapons:- Thanks Spoton! I will have to experiment with that at some point! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Ill be ordering these for my CW. http://www.thomann.de/gb/kluson_by_gotoh_m33vc_gitarrenmechanik.htm?sid=7f7fadcb467d9bbeffcd83a0be192e6f EuroAussie,..I'd go for Kluson or Topepros if you want period correct. Gotah look like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 By the way.....any one in the forum have any three on a plate tuners lying around???? Yeah Wily,...I have a brand new set of Kluson's I was gonna relic. Only thing is,.... I'm based in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Yeah Wily,...I have a brand new set of Kluson's I was gonna relic. Only thing is,.... I'm based in London LOL....a little far to come over for a look......thanks anyway....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Spoton, Man, everytime I look at the job you did on your tuners, I just wish you were local to California, so I could bribe you to do a set for me....lol......great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If anyone wants to give it a go, StewMac had a nice "Trade Secrets" article on relicing tuners awhile ago, with step-by-step instructions and photos. (Using the very same secret materials as Spotondrums!) Here's a link. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 If anyone wants to give it a go, StewMac had a nice "Trade Secrets" article on relicing tuners awhile ago, with step-by-step instructions and photos. (Using the very same secret materials as Spotondrums!) Here's a link. -- Bob R Thanks RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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