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Kluson vs. Schaller style tuners on Japanese '52 Vintage Tele

uniqx
August 5th, 2007, 03:43 PM
I don't like Kluson tuners. My headstock holes are ~8.5mm size. Typical Schaller style tuners are ~10mm. Are there any manufacturers that produce Schaller style tuners for vintage size holes? If not so I will extend those holes. I can't live with those Kluson tuners anymore...

Any suggestions for tuners are welcome.

Thanx.

RomanS
August 6th, 2007, 05:51 AM
Do you not like the way Klusons look, or the way they work? If it is the latter, I can recommend the Kluson-style locking tuners as sold by www.rockinger.com - I put those on my latest Partscaster, they are for 8.5mm hole, and they work great (but do look like Klusons...).
Here's a pic:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/RomanSonnleitner/tblasterhdstk.jpg

eyema_believer
August 7th, 2007, 10:17 PM
That's an interesting alternative. I have a hard time with the klusions myself, mostly when trying to restring the high "E". BTW, that decal is sweet! Did you buy that, or make it? If so, how did you make it? Do you mind sharing?

Thanks!

~Shawn

RomanS
August 8th, 2007, 03:32 AM
I made the decal myself:

Created the writing in Adobe Photoshop (I prefer that to MS Word, because it is easier to move around text blocks to the exact place where you want them). "Twanger" is the Brush Script MT font, "TELEBLASTER" is the Arial font.
I used a special self-adhesive decal material for inkjet printers (you can also get waterslide stuff for inkjet, as well as for laser printers); printed it out; applied it to the headstock; put a couple of coats of clear lacquer from a rattle can on top.

Tony474
August 8th, 2007, 06:26 AM
I made the decal myself:

Created the writing in Adobe Photoshop (I prefer that to MS Word, because it is easier to move around text blocks to the exact place where you want them). "Twanger" is the Brush Script MT font, "TELEBLASTER" is the Arial font.

Brush Script is about as close as you can easily get to the original logo font, but Futura Light is probably what was originally used for the other part. PhotoShop is one way to do it, but Illustrator is what I'd have used. CorelDraw would work just as well for PC users. Pity it's not possible to print metallic shades from a normal desktop printer, otherwise gold "spaghetti" logos could be produced this way too.

eyema_believer
August 8th, 2007, 12:56 PM
So, you just use a clear stick on lable, like we use for addresses on an envelope? Or, is it something more special than that?

RomanS
August 9th, 2007, 04:20 AM
No idea what exactly it is - I get it from a place that sells parts for building amps and effect pedals, that stuff is usually used for putting labels for pots ond DIY effects...