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Bruce Dickey
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I like several I've seen, but these Schallers from Germany were really the nicest I've used to date. I have a set of Waverley's in the drawer and hope to use them soon. What's your favorite tuner?


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The best tuners by far are Rogers, I've got a set on a Kevin Aram that I'm playing at the moment and they make Waverly look and feel like cheap Walmart tuners. But they are expensive, no change from $1k for the cheapest.

Otherwise Waverly, Schaller, grover in that order, all open back.

I've just got a set of hand engraved Fustero from Spain which do impress me, and they just look so Spanish.

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Wow Colin they are expensive - Id never ever heard of them til you mentioned them - they sure do look nice though - dont they?
http://www.rodgers-tuning-machines.co.uk/TunersRodgersStyle. html
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Waverly for acoustics
Gotoh mini's or Schallar mini's for electrics


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Gotoh 510's for paddle heads and Waverly three on a plate for slots.

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I love the Waverly 3 on plate for slotted headstocks
I really like the anique bronze Gotoh 510 Delta 21:1's are far as function

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For classicals, I think Sloane (made by Waverly)are the best value, but I do love the Rodgers - A bit too pricely for me at this point.
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Tryed Gotoh's in most varieties and as good or better than Waverly's.... 510 Deltas 21:1 are far superior than anything I have ever seen.

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Schaller gold baby, schaller gold............

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[QUOTE=charliewood] Wow Colin they are expensive - Id never ever heard of them til you mentioned them - they sure do look nice though - dont they?
http://www.rodgers-tuning-machines.co.uk/TunersRodgersStyle. html
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Yes they are nice arn't they. I've got a set sitting in a box ready for 'THE' guitar. My wife bought them for me for my birthday some years ago. I think I know what they are going on but until it's built I won't be sure. I also, as I said, have some on a Kevin Aram guitar that I'm playing at the moment and they are just the Rolls Royce of tuners. Waverly/Sloane and all the others I'm afraid just don't come close.

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Colin, your suggestion is just over the top. Hats off to the folks at Rodgers, my my. Pics are links to their website. What beautiful work.











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waverly here but in fact i can't really afford it!


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Gotohs. Cheap, good quality, work just lovely. Then again, I've only used sealed tuners to date, since I don't think open gears would look 'right' on any of the guitars I've designed to date.
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yep - Waverlys here too. But I'm trying some new Gotohs 510's .

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I have been always very partial to Waverly's but if anyone you have not tried
the Gotoh 510's, specifically the Deltas 21:1, try them.   They actually feel
better than the Waverly's mechanistically

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Alessi and Rodgers for Spanish guitars and Gotoh 501's for steel string guitars. I have 2 sets of the high end classical Gotohs ($175-200) that are really nice.

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