Tuning machine quandary. Ryan ordered these Schaller Grand Tunes per my instructions, but they aren't quite what I imagined:
They will be going on this peghead (it looks too yellow in this photo, I think - it's Honduran mahogany) -
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They also have a set of these Schertlers in the shop:
And I'm sure they could come up with some Gotoh 510s like this:
(They sure look great on this Chris Ensor guitar!)
Feedback appreciated. My fear is that bright gold will distract from all the beautiful woodwork that Stave and Ryan have done. The gray metallic Schertlers, on the other hand, may be a little too subdued, and maybe a bit too modernistic. The Gotohs I would go for mainly for the rosewood buttons, which weren't an option on the gold Schallers (if I remember correctly).
We are getting down to the wire, and if I special order something it could hold up delivery. I'm probably going to go with something they have on hand: I just don't think I can wait much longer!