Plastic Schaller Tuning Pegs?

kojeve · Post by **kojeve** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:47 pm

The tuning pegs on my 1991 FG 345 are made of a translucent, pearl-colored plastic. Were these factory-issue, or more likely installed later? I've seen Schaller tuners with these kinds of pegs before, but never on a Ric. Thanks

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:54 pm

You mean the buttons you turn, right?Like you, I've never seen the pearl buttoned ones on a Rick, but bet it looks kinda cool.A possibility is that[assuming you weren't the original or previous owner] someone before you owned it simply changed the buttons themselves fron the original chrome ones.

kojeve · Post by **kojeve** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:15 pm

Exactly, the buttons you turn and no, I'm not the original owner. They do look kind of cool, in my opinion, but I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out.

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:06 am

I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out.
!!!Hey, Rick owners have been known on occasion to do things to personalize or "trick out"
their babies, right, guys?

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:57 am

Yup, Geddy Lee and John Lennon among others comes to mind.

Cole

kojeve · Post by **kojeve** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:22 am

Touche! So the consensus is that there's no way these are original? That's what I wanted to know -Rickenbacker never opted to install this kind of Schaller tuner?

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:40 am

You can buy those buttons and Ebony ones at Stewart MacDonald. That is to say without replacing the whole tuner. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Knobs/Tuner ... Knobs.html

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:57 am

Those would look cool on a jetglo guitar with the white guards.

Cole

kojeve · Post by **kojeve** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:15 am

O.K., thanks guys...

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:17 am

Craig, some early (1964ish) 360s and 600 series guitars had a pearl tuner. Maybe someone was trying to recreate that look.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:59 pm

Whats the stewmac part number?
Craig this should be and easy mod I did it once on a Violin bass. But the right part number is of course critical.
I think that a cream pearl or off white as some call it would be cool with Montezuma Glo.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:18 pm

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:37 am

Dan, do you mean "Montezuma Brown"?

Neither of my MBs glow in any way...

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:08 pm

Thats the way it was first advertized. Its mine so its a glow LOL..
I only have one its a 360. What are your two Paul?
Thanks Ken for the part number.

kojeve · Post by **kojeve** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:54 pm

Man, you guys are quick! I'm away for a day and all my questions are answered...

It's interesting that someone might have been trying to approximate a 60s aesthetic. If I can borrow someone's digital camera in the next couple of days, I'll let you check it out. IMHO it looks quite nice and not out place at all, but I'll let you guys decide if I should switch them out after I post some pictures...

Regarding montezuma brown, it seems that anything that is less contrasty than pure white is very complimentary. These tuners would be interesting in conjunction w/ pearl essence guards, which I recently saw (the name of the company that produces them escapes me at this moment...)