12-String Tuners
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:05 pm
Hi guys. I've been away for a while. I was wondering if anyone knows when Rickenbacker changed tuner types on 12-string guitars. I've got an '80 620/12 that came with nickel Kluson tuners, just like the 60's guitars. From my experience with 6-string models, I thought that the nickel Kluson tuners on my '80 320 were about the end of the line before they updated the tuners. Well today I bought an '85 360/12 that came with Kluson-style chrome Schaller tuners. They appear to be original to the guitar like the ones I have on my vintage series guitars from the late 1980's and early 1990's. I'm very happy to have the vintage-style tuners on a standard deluxe guitar because I like the reduced head weight and the look. Is it unusual for an '85 360/12 to have these tuners? If so, I'm wondering if the factory substituted the tuners due to a shortage of correct parts. What do you guys think?