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Author Message   Craig Ewasiuk (Kojeve) New member Username: Kojeve Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 24.193.240.57 Posted on Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:47 pm:    The tuning pegs on my 1991 FG 345 are made of a translucent, pearl-colored plastic. Were these factory-issue, or more likely installed later? I've seen Schaller tuners with these kinds of pegs before, but never on a Ric. Thanks   Don Adamek (Rick12dr) Senior Member Username: Rick12dr Post Number: 554 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 152.163.101.6 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 02:54 am:    You mean the buttons you turn, right?Like you, I've never seen the pearl buttoned ones on a Rick, but bet it looks kinda cool.A possibility is that[assuming you weren't the original or previous owner] someone before you owned it simply changed the buttons themselves fron the original chrome ones.   Craig Ewasiuk (Kojeve) New member Username: Kojeve Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 24.193.240.57 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 03:15 am:    Exactly, the buttons you turn and no, I'm not the original owner. They do look kind of cool, in my opinion, but I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out.   Don Adamek (Rick12dr) Senior Member Username: Rick12dr Post Number: 556 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 152.163.101.6 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 02:06 pm:    I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out. !!!Hey, Rick owners have been known on occasion to do things to personalize or "trick out" their babies, right, guys?   J.C. Gaskins (Loverickbass) Senior Member Username: Loverickbass Post Number: 400 Registered: 07-2002 Posted From: 152.163.101.6 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 02:57 pm:    Yup, Geddy Lee and John Lennon among others comes to mind. Cole   Craig Ewasiuk (Kojeve) New member Username: Kojeve Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 130.91.119.54 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 03:22 pm:    Touche! So the consensus is that there's no way these are original? That's what I wanted to know -Rickenbacker never opted to install this kind of Schaller tuner?   Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 477 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 69.209.151.195 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 06:40 pm:    You can buy those buttons and Ebony ones at Stewart MacDonald. That is to say without replacing the whole tuner. http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Knobs/Tuner_knobs/Schaller_Replacement_Tuner_Knobs.html   J.C. Gaskins (Loverickbass) Senior Member Username: Loverickbass Post Number: 402 Registered: 07-2002 Posted From: 64.12.116.7 Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 06:57 pm:    Those would look cool on a jetglo guitar with the white guards. Cole   Craig Ewasiuk (Kojeve) New member Username: Kojeve Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 130.91.117.175 Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 10:15 am:    O.K., thanks guys...   David Coyle (Xcoyle) Senior Member Username: Xcoyle Post Number: 155 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 69.219.36.47 Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 05:17 pm:    Craig, some early (1964ish) 360s and 600 series guitars had a pearl tuner. Maybe someone was trying to recreate that look.