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Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:53 pm
by sodbuster
A few people have noticed and discussed on the corporate forum that the new batch of 620/12s have vintage tuners instead of the specified Schallers, I think the vintage tuners look much better and seem to operate quite well, but technically are they as good as the Schallers, from what i can gather Schallers are about twice as expensive
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:05 pm
by beatlefreak
I find them just as good.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:19 pm
by kiramdear
beatlefreak wrote:I find them just as good.
+1 No complaints about the vintage tuners.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:52 pm
by scotty
Also noted on the 2 guitars in the music Zoo is that the slot through the headstock is not routed all the way through again.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:55 pm
by sloop_john_b
I find the Kluson-type better looking and feeling than the Schallers.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:38 pm
by collin
sloop_john_b wrote:I find the Kluson-type better looking and feeling than the Schallers.
+1
The Schallers are pretty good when they are new......but I've seen 50+ year old Kluson type tuners still cranking away fine, and I've had 15 year old Schallers become loose and fail on me.
Simplicity is key here.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:34 pm
by paologregorio
kiramdear wrote:beatlefreak wrote:I find them just as good.
+1 No complaints about the vintage tuners.
+2!
Plus they look soooo cool!!!
Caveat: I like the slot top vintage style tuners.
In my experience, the Kluson style Grovers are even smoother than the Klusons are.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:50 am
by Ontario_RIC_fan
I just love this!
I think RIC should just go back to using them on everything! (except the basses)...
This was standard until 1983...
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:15 am
by winston
I am a vintage tuner fan too.
Many of my favourite guitars in my collection have them but only two Rickenbackers have them installed so far. I play my guitars and so functionality is important to me. That they look great is a huge bonus.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:51 pm
by sodbuster
I have Schallers on my 360/6 and have them on a couple other guitars and never had a problem , the vintage Kluson type are much better looking and I am glad they came on my 620/12, maybe this is a trend of going back to the older style,, whats next trapezes on everything,,hmmm and as far as the routed slots, mine go all the way thru, but there does seem to be some new ones out there with the old style rout.
Re: Schallers vs Vintage tuners
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:57 pm
by Wurlitzer
never had a problem with the vintage style tuners