fretless Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I wouldn't mind swapping the buttons out on the grovers, but I couldn't change them to the Kluson types unless I wanted more holes in the guitar... they won't let the mojo out though so don't worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretless Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 speaking of creme , I'm ordering dogear covers for ma 137 from Mr. Lollar today , wonder what that'll look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
light01 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 the pearl tuners really look nice will definatley change my tuners to that Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretless Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks to this thread I was able to swap these with the correct part ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Those were very nice tidbits. Lets see the rest of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 For those of you who care, both the Grover tuners and the TonePro Klusons are made in Korea at best and China at worst. If you want an American-made tuner you'll need to choose Sperzel or Waverly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretless Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Doesn't matter if they are made in Timbuktu they are a very fine piece of hardware . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Quite p.o.'d...a week out from PSP and I can't find my camera charger and spare battery. grrrrrrrr Here are phone pics of the same mod, recently performed on my 535. One notable exception...these are the Aged Nickel Tonepros/Klusons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Doesn't matter if they are made in Timbuktu they are a very fine piece of hardware . It matters to me. Your mileage may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 For those of you who care, both the Grover tuners and the TonePro Klusons are made in Korea at best and China at worst. If you want an American-made tuner you'll need to choose Sperzel or Waverly. Were they always made there or was that a rather recent thing (past decade)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Were they always made there or was that a rather recent thing (past decade)? 1979, according to this guy: http://www.doctorvintage.com/tuners/grover_diffs.html Kluson tuners supposedly went overseas in the Eighties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 1979, according to this guy: http://www.doctorvin...over_diffs.html Kluson tuners supposedly went overseas in the Eighties. Cool stuff Jack! As a metal stamping guy, competing against off shore suppliers for years, I love this stuff. For the record, I contacted TonePros/Kluson. The tuners are manufactured in Korea at this time. Additionally....SUPPOSEDLY, when TonePros purchased Kluson, they re-engineered the old skool tuner to be a modern sealed mechanism in the old case, maintaining cosmetic integrity but vastly improving function. I've never owned older Klusons. I will say that I really like the feel of these new tuners on my 535. They seem great. There was no problem with the Grovers that were on there, I'm just going for a circa 61 vibe on my guitar, and chose the TPK's. Is there an American Made source for TOM hardware? WE all use the TonePros (Korea), Faber (Germany) Gotoh (Korea)....what else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretless Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 the original bridge on my 137 is marked " Made In Japan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Glaring omission in my list...Schaller (Germany) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBaruth Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Is there an American Made source for TOM hardware? WE all use the TonePros (Korea), Faber (Germany) Gotoh (Korea)....what else? There is. Callaham makes a milled-from-stainless-steel TOM bridge with studs and tailpiece. No tailpiece studs available. I ordered a set for a guitar I'm having hand-built and I was impressed right out of my socks. Even at $250 for the TOM and tailpiece, it looks like a solid value. http://www.callahamguitars.com/#gibson_tailpiece In the flesh, this stuff looks GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 There is. Callaham makes a milled-from-stainless-steel TOM bridge with studs and tailpiece. No tailpiece studs available. I ordered a set for a guitar I'm having hand-built and I was impressed right out of my socks. Even at $250 for the TOM and tailpiece, it looks like a solid value. http://www.callahamg...ibson_tailpiece In the flesh, this stuff looks GOOD. Callaham. Sure that make sense. Look forward to hearing about the rest of that guitar, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamison162 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 The TonePros Klusons are awesome tuners, TPKB3 are direct replacements for Grover Rotomatics (10mm holes). The TP have a 15:1 ratio, very solid feel and supposedly TITANIUM internal gears (I have not been able to confirm this yet but multiple vendors state this in their marketing specs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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