James, I recently posted pics of these tuners on a ukulele. I think they would look fine on a Martin.
http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13350 #forumTop
| Official Luthiers Forum! http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| Gotoh Minis http://w-ww.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10102&t=13880 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | James W B [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
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? James |
|
| Author: | Ricardo [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
James, I recently posted pics of these tuners on a ukulele. I think they would look fine on a Martin. http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13350 #forumTop |
|
| Author: | James W B [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
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. Thanks James |
|
| Author: | Blanchard [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
James 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. Mark |
|
| Author: | Blanchard [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
Clarification: I am referring to the Gotoh mini 510 model. Mark |
|
| Author: | James W B [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | |
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. Thanks James |
|
| Author: | Ricardo [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
James, I use a 3/8" drill for the hole size. You'll still need to ream them out. Rich 
|
|
| Author: | Blanchard [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
James 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. Mark |
|
| Author: | James W B [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
I went ahead and ordered some . Thanks Guys James |
|
| Author: | James W B [ Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Ricardo,your uke is a real beauty.I may try and build one someday,although I`ve never played one. James |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|