Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I noticed that the washer on that sits on the headstock around the tuning posts on the 'c' series and the 60's basses is really quite small, where the ones on the 4003 are bigger.

Is it possible to put the smaller ones on a 4003? The tuning machines look to be the same size, but I am not sure. Can one even buy those seperately?

Are those things even called washers?

I think you mean ferruls ... sp???

Well, does ric sell the ones from the c tuners seperate from the tuners?

Or is there some other way to get them?

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I doubt they are sold seperately, John. And I also doubt they would work. The tuners are different. I have both types. One time I removed them and compared them closely. I'm at work right now but as I remember it the shaft on the 4003 tuners is a slightly larger diameter. The screw holes would line up though. You might me able to swap the complete tuner, but in my opinion the 4003 tuners work a little smoother than the c64s.

Are the "c" tuners available to purchase seperately?

It is totally silly in a way, I just think the 'c' tuners look better. Just a weird thing I feel.

Aren't those called bushings? When I think of ferrules, I think of string through body bridges.

Bushings.

The "C" tuners are not available separately from any source I've talked to.

I guess the thing now is to just find the smaller bushings at allparts or something.

I needed a ferrule for a regular production 4003 Schaller tuner and I was able to get one from Mike Parks. I don't know if he has extras or maybe it was because I was ordering a bunch of other parts, but he sold me one. So give that a try.