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My other thread was so old that I thought people might not see my follou up question, so I started this new thread.

The machines look just like the Gotoh that one of the others posted a link to. I got replacement Gotoh rollers from LMII and they fit, but that is not the problem. They were cheap, so I just did it. In the process of disassembling the keys, I noted that the crown gears are visibley worn, and that may be the problem. LMII says that Gotoh does not sell parts, and apparently LMII doesn't know of other substitutes, such as they have for the rollers. Does anyone know of a source for replacement crown gears for Gotoh classical?


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Bill, Most of the repair folk keep an old box full of take-off tuners. Sometimes they are able to match up a good used part to repair someone's prized old guitar.

It's all about money and time, there just isn't any money in supplying parts for worn out tuners. A new set of tuners are so cheap, it just isn't feasible to sell parts, except for maybe buttons or screws.

Also, Photos on your thread will see much more action than text alone. We all want to be helpful, but "not knowing what you have" is a disadvantage in being "able" to understand the "need".

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