Where can I get those "Butterbean" tuners?

vintagemusicgear · Post by **vintagemusicgear** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:45 pm

Where can I get those "Butterbean" tuners? The kind on the 325c58I have some vintage rics that need them.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:36 pm

You can get Grover Sta-Tites at StewMac.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_solid_peghead/Grover_18:1_Sta-Tite_Guitar_Machines.html

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:25 pm

David, you should remember that if your vintage Ricks originally had single-line or double-line Klusons, the Grover open-backs will need additional holes drilled because the screw patterns are a bit wider than the Klusons.

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:08 pm

I don't know if this helps, but....
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-Grover-Butterbeans-GRETSCH-RICKENBACKER_W0QQitemZ7401321629QQcategoryZ41434QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 6:20 pm

Also consider John Hall chose Not to use Grovers on the C 58s cause they are inferior to the Gotoh versions.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:03 pm

The new Sta-Tites (as used on the Gretsch Professionals) are well-made and do stay in tune. I'm putting a set on my Capri resto...

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:15 pm

Waverly's are awesome!
Bit spendy tho...

Grover makes two different sta-tites.
The butterbean on the 18:1s are different as well as the footprint.