ecnal Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 I'm tired of lock nuts. Is there a brand of locking tuners that is a direct replacement with no modifications for Phantom GT's?
cmatthes Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Schaller locking tuners should work - pretty sure.
zenmindbeginner Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Schaller locking tuners are only available with the offset screw layout in the US. Europeans can get the parallel screw design, but most Hamers have the parallel screw hole. You might be able to get Grovers or Gotoh tuners, Sperzels have the pins (like Fender ping tuners) instead of the usual screw design.
Andrew Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Mine has mini-Hamerlock tuners already as well as the lock-nut. Hamerlock tuners are Schallers (mini in this case) with a little lock wheel in the top of the post.There is a small chance that you could get a set of these and they would fit perfectly and be correct.
zenmindbeginner Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Mine has mini-Hamerlock tuners already as well as the lock-nut. Hamerlock tuners are Schallers (mini in this case) with a little lock wheel in the top of the post.Ahhh jeeze, leave it to Andrew to constantly surprise me with Hamer shit I've never heard of.Could you get a pic of these and also tell us what other Hamers would these be found on?
Andrew Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Will take a photo tomorrow in daylight. Might be found on any 83-85 six-in-line headstock but I've not seen many.
tobereeno Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Sperzels are now available in an "EZ-mount", which has no pin at all. They're the greatest thing since sliced bread, as aligning the tuners can be done precisely - get them lined up, screw in the nut to half-tension, make some small adjustments, screw it home.Nothing but Sperzels for me. I custom order my sets with specific post heights straight from Sperzel; got my 4th set in as many months today.
Andrew Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 Courtesy of the good Doc himself! That isn't what he wants! This is what he needs:
ecnal Posted February 29, 2012 Author Posted February 29, 2012 Ugh, I didn't realize how much I didn't know about lutherie. I ordered some Schallers before I read the post about the parallel screw design. I now have a spare set for the parts drawer.I guess my first choice would be the parallel Schallers, but I can't figure out how to get them, or the model #.I would settle for the Sperzels with EZ mount, but I would need to know 1) if they need to have staggered heights or some custom height, and 2) if there is indeed a drop in solution, what's the model #. I do really appreciate the help! I wish I had any type of expertise to offer back.
tobereeno Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 staggered is stock and works just fine. I custom order all short posts because I'm anal about break angle over the nut. Call up Sperzel and just ask for a set of 6 inline Trim-Lok tuners with the EZ-Mount option. Costs $65. I'll post pics tonight; I installed a set on my TLE with the same style headstock. The ONLY tool required was a socket wrench.
tobereeno Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I think this tuner setup is a lot cleaner and does have a better break angle over the nut:
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