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Hi gang-
Are these repros of the Klusons?
How close?
Pictures?

Cheers,
Chef

I believe they are repros of the Klusions. I have a set of the new ones, but don't have the old ones to compare to. I think they look great and the nickle gives it a nice vintage look and feel.

Keep in mind that if these would be for your project 21 fretter, the peghead may not be large enough for the tuner footprint.

teeder wrote:I believe they are repros of the Klusions. I have a set of the new ones, but don't have the old ones to compare to. I think they look great and the nickle gives it a nice vintage look and feel.

Keep in mind that if these would be for your project 21 fretter, the peghead may not be large enough for the tuner footprint.

Good gravy no! They're for the 21; I have flat Grover Slimlines for that...
LOL!
No, these are for another project. Same peghead shape
but a different concept....A 381 body with a short scale bass
neck.

Guys, The tuners for the C series and RM basses for the Japanese market are made by Gotoh. They are excellent repros and are actually better made than the originals.
The nickel plated finish is the perfect look, too!







Jim

I have no complaints about Schaller tuners but I find Gotoh tuners to be the bees knees!

Eden.

Hi!
I took the pictures of Ric repro Kluson Bass Tuner for you following,




This tuner is taken from my 2009 Ric RM1999 Bass.(Same as C-series)
I think this is a near perfect looking copy one. And it work very fine. The best reproduction vintage Ric bass tuner at the present.
But the Spacer(Shim) was rubber and not plastic, it is funny.

Enjoy!

chefothefuture wrote:

teeder wrote:I believe they are repros of the Klusions. I have a set of the new ones, but don't have the old ones to compare to. I think they look great and the nickle gives it a nice vintage look and feel.

Keep in mind that if these would be for your project 21 fretter, the peghead may not be large enough for the tuner footprint.

Good gravy no! They're for the 21; I have flat Grover Slimlines for that...
LOL!
No, these are for another project. Same peghead shape
but a different concept....A 381 body with a short scale bass
neck.

Ok, just checking.

chefothefuture wrote:No, these are for another project. Same peghead shape
but a different concept....A 381 body with a short scale bass
neck.

Nice. The 3005?!

(Edit: I guess that # would only make sense if it was a bolt-on. Which I assume it will not be....)

Many thanks:-)
The pictures are great.
Interestingly, the original basses do not have the mounting shim.
Those were used starting in the early 70s.
They make good marking templates if you wish to
make the routs to mount the tuners directly to the peghead....

daveman wrote:

chefothefuture wrote:No, these are for another project. Same peghead shape
but a different concept....A 381 body with a short scale bass
neck.

Nice. The 3005?!


(Edit: I guess that # would only make sense if it was a bolt-on. Which I assume it will not be....)

Cute.
No, following the numbering scheme of the Banjoline, where the 6005
was the round top and the 6006 was carved, I've dubbed this creation
the 4006.
Remember that the six string 4005 was actually the 4005/6.

teeder wrote:

chefothefuture wrote:

teeder wrote:I believe they are repros of the Klusions. I have a set of the new ones, but don't have the old ones to compare to. I think they look great and the nickle gives it a nice vintage look and feel.

Keep in mind that if these would be for your project 21 fretter, the peghead may not be large enough for the tuner footprint.

Good gravy no! They're for the 21; I have flat Grover Slimlines for that...
LOL!
No, these are for another project. Same peghead shape
but a different concept....A 381 body with a short scale bass
neck.

Ok, just checking.

Actually these tuners will fit a 70 peghead. The larger crest
will accommodate the A tuner . Ronbo has Klusons on his....

Great pics, Koji. Thanks!

Got a set from la Boutique....
They are great. Can not wait to
put them on a bass!
Well worth the $$$$

The RIC boutique? I don't see them under "keywinds"....?

woodyng wrote:The RIC boutique? I don't see them under "keywinds"....?

http://boutique.rickenbacker.com/Keywinds_c_10.html

There's no picture....