![]() ![]() Gotoh buttons may or may not fit them but the quality of the plastic may be higher. The guitar originally had Korean Gotoh copies, I replaced them with the genuine item with the smaller oval buttons buttons. Those appear to be copies of Gotoh SG-381 mini tuners with the 45 degree screw and small black oval button. If they aren't all on a plate then you may not want mandolin tuners. How about a picture of the back of the headstock. The Stewmac site shows the availability unless it's a different combination than I looked at. By the way, there doesn't appear to be any lack of availability on Waverly F style tuners. If the holes aren't in the right place then the tuners will have issues no matter what. Tuner issues aren't always caused by the tuners. ![]() Nobody seems intent on selling buttons other than Stewmac and the occasional eBay seller. Beyond Waverly and the occasional Gotoh's that would be just about your current choice. If your tuners are worm over you have a limited number of choices right now.īut, if you're problem is breaking buttons then I might suggest you find a tuner model that has replaceable buttons that you can actually buy. I am a Waverly fan but I have had most of the major brands other than Alessi pass through. If they are worm under the world is your oyster. If you're not sure take a look at the late Paul Hostetter's page here. That's the first thing you need to establish because that will dictate what is available. A complicating issue, for me, is that some of the string holes are off center on their capstan - yuck! The prior re-stringing seems to have simply let the capstan pull the string into shape, and they do not start off lying close to the shaft. The solution, I believe, would be to "simply" re-wind the strings on the capstans with pliers to help make sure the bends are tight and the strings sitting low (these are thick 'cello strings, after all). The issue seems to be interference between the windings of adjacent strings, where one string's windings "mesh in" with those on an adjacent capstan, and the tuner button can't apply enough pressure to both tighten the string and break tension with the interlocking windings at the same time. Haven't really had time to get back to it BUT. difficult to tune, even after I lubed the tuners. My mandolin orchestra owns an older Gibson mandocello that's v. I get the impression the tension is too high for what is on there now - hence the difficulty in turning the peg.Just taking a shot here:
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