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Topic: Sperzel Tuners |
John Lang
From:
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 7:47 am |
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| Does anyone know of a source for replacement tuners for a ShoBud Super Pro D10? Are Sperzels still available, and if not, are there any others that are suitable? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 8:23 am
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| Call Bob Sperzel at 216-281-6868 or 216-281-6810, and ask him! |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 8 Apr 2007 11:11 am
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I was about to start a thread on Sperzels myself. In my case, I think I need non-locking Sperzels with the small buttons for a SKH Emmons Legrande. That steel currently has Grovers with the screw-tabs cut off to force-fit, which causes other problems. I think it's clear that non-locking Sperzels are available, since they are apparently stock equipment on Carters, according to their website. But I haven't found any aftermarket sources that actually sell them - all I ever see is the locking versions. I actually have one locking Sperzel on the Legrande to replace a bad tuner, but I don't think it's a very good idea.
So I think some relevant questions are:
- Where can one buy them and how much do they cost?
- Any used ones out there?
- Anybody know some details on these? One worry is that "standard" guitar tuners might not be able to handle the .068 or .070 gauge string for the low C on C6.
Myself, I have not had good luck substituting for Sperzels. The issue is that they are held in place by the mating of a small tip on underside of the tuner into a small hole in the keyhead. Most high-quality tuners are fixed by screwing them into the keyhead - without that, there is nothing to prevent them from rotating under tension of the string. The SKH Legrande keyhead, for example, doesn't have room for any tab-screw mounting, and those Grovers do slip. So I think I'm stuck with Sperzels if I want it to be right. |
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Bob Knight
From:
Bowling Green KY
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