"S" Deluxe Tuning Machines

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:42 am

A local Music Store has a 360/12V64 for sale. It played well, looked mostly original, but had tuners that may have been replaced. I've seen dbl-line Kluson Deluxe and Ric Deluxe, but these said "S" Deluxe. Plus they looked like chrome, not nickel. Could these have been changed, or are they original?

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:01 pm

Sounds like the Schallers

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:06 pm

They are Schallers, and they are original. My 370/12RM FG has them, IIRC.

krick · Post by **krick** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:24 am

Mine too.

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:50 am

Thanks, guys. And are these chrome, not nickel? And are they considered more desirable than the RIC Deluxe tuners, which I think ARE nickel? Sorry for all of the questions...

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:47 pm

I don't know, but I'd hazard a guess that they are chrome. I don't think that they are any more or less desirable than the RIC deluxe, but, again, I don't really know the answer.

steve_hershberger · Post by **steve_hershberger** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:14 am

What year is the guitar? My '92 360/12V64 has the Ric Deluxe tuners, and I think they're definitely nickle.

Or, if they're chrome, they sure look like aged like nickle does - not the cases, just the knobs.

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:06 am

The guitar is a 1988 360/12V64. Thanks again for the responses.