Some say they make the tone better but that is very debatable. As for tailpieces, one piece cast tailpieces are very popular replacements, such as the Allen. But this needs to be done by a luthier or at least someone comfortable with the procedure. The Cumberland Acoustic bridge is reported to improve tone of just about anything it's retrofitted to. Whatever you will do with the tuners, change or repair, check thoroughly hole spacing and their alignment (sometimes the hole is just moved to side by fraction of an inch so distance between posts is OK, but the post binds excessively) both on front and back of headstock. In my experience 95 out of 100 cases problem lies in improper drilling of the holes and most of the really bad tuners (even the cheapest ones) could be put back to life by simple cleaning, lubing or tiny adjustment with hammer or pliers. Sometimes few well aimed hits with small hammer, or gentle squeezing in vice can do wonders. SO, if this is the case, your new tuners may get in trouble when installed into such holes.ĪNother possibility is on tuners that have tabs holding worm riveted to plate that the rivets are loose or bent away from gear or even in wrong place from new. And, from your description, since the worm and gear seem to be too far apart, that might be result of post being pushed in that direction by misaligned hole and the plate got worn and gears pulled away. If you loosen string and the post doesn't turn without freely without "waiting" for the other edge of worm pushing it down it surely binds in the hole. Thanks again to everyone for their advice.From this I sense indication that something's wrong with the hole spacing on your mandolin.Įven very worn tuners with pretty loose gears should work smoothly as the tension of strings is enough to keep the worm and cog wheel allways in contact. If they don't work out, I'll buy the Grovers. But they aren't costing me anything either. I talked to the seller of my Eastman today and, to my surprise, he is going to send me a brand new set of Ping tuners.
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