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Kluson vs Wilkinson 3-on-plate
So i have a slightly odd one.
I went to change out the Wilkinson 3-on-plate tuners on my Epiphone Inspired Century. I brought Kluson Supreme as i wanted the 18:1 ratio and they are the original vintage plate tuner. I swapped the bushings and the screw holes line up nicely but, the tuning posts are at least 5/32 shorter so that i reckon a max of 2 string wraps would fit before the string would have no where to go. I've done some checking and most replacements have a 1 inch post height so would seem to have the same issue. Do i live with the fewer windings and risk tuning instability or do i have to find a way to thin the headstock thickness to allow more tuning post to come through? Apologise for no photos but i was in the middle of restringing and so put back the original Wilkinsons and strung up. Regards
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find a way to thin the headstock thickness
I've changed out the tuners on two of my guitars recently. I looked a long time and found tuners that didn't require any change to the guitar. When you change strings again, maybe you could put the Klusons back on on one side or something and take a picture. A bunch of people on here might have valuable opinions based on that... A picture with the old ones on one side and the new ones on the other, with the focus on the detail that concerns you... -Mike Last edited by hubcapsc; 03-05-2021 at 05:02 PM. Reason: scale image |
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