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Will the minis look okay on a headstock about the same size as a Martin headstock? It`s not a slothead.I wanted to try them out, and I was wondering if anyone had used them on a headstock of similar size?
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James, I recently posted pics of these tuners on a ukulele.  I think they would look fine on a Martin.
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Ricardo,do you drill the same size holes in the headstock? I`ll check out that post.The headstock won`t be shaped like a Martin, just similar in size.
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I have used them on my headstock shape which is very similar in size to a Martin headstock. They look good, better than the full size Gotohs.

Note however, that the gear ratio, at 16:1,  is not as high (or is that low?) as the regular Gotohs.

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Clarification:

I am referring to the Gotoh mini 510 model.

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Thanks Mark ,those are the tuners I`m talking about.
I`ll give em a try.I don`t see how the slight differance in gear ratio would make much of a differance.Are the specs the same for the hole size to be drilled as regular Gotoh`s.
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James, I use a 3/8" drill for the hole size. You'll still need to ream them out.  Rich

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I believe they do require the same size hole.

I think 16:1 is plenty of gearing for standard scale length guitars. On guitars with scales shorter than 24.9, 18:1 or 21:1 works better.

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I went ahead and ordered some .
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Ricardo,your uke is a real beauty.I may try and build one someday,although I`ve never played one.
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