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Jon .. I am pretty sure they do ... I use the Waverly reamer to set the bushings on the Gotohs. Works like a charm, after the finsih is buffed out - thanks to Mario for his advice on doing it that way - its such a clean hole, no finish lift .. beautiful.

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Two things .. Gotoh make their own bushings for oversize holes which would obvioulsy fit fine. I have never tried waverlies into gotoh bushings - however, just checked a set of Gotoh 3 ona plate, the post is .238 (6mm is per spec, these were gold plated, hnec the extra 2 thou maybe, plus calipers are +/- 1 thou). Waverlies spec at .249 - so they might not fit the Gotoh bushing.

I use the reamer in a portable drill, slow speed. Was somewhat scared to do it at first, it was a students fine guitar, and in the end, it was the right thing to do, it worked so well ... the fit was snug, perfect IMO.

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Actually was looking at the wrong tuner - Gotoh std SE and SD tuners are 6.35 mm post - thats .250, as compared to the Waverly .249. The other tuners they make are the SD?SE series with height adjustable post and mag lock - these ones are the 6 mm posts.

So, I would think they should have fit a Waverliy bushing just fine. Same the other way round as well.

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

Terry...I've used the Waverly/Grover reamer as well. I was able to get perfect results using a drill press at its slowest speed. I just drop the bit at a slow rate until it achieves the desired depth. This reamer is a must for achieving a fast and repeatable counter bore.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

That reamer's design is genius.