Post by terryd on Mar 6, 2017 17:24:53 GMT -5
I just put Gotoh Mini 510 tuners on my Artist Cameo and they are worth every penny. Those cheap Ping tuners Godin uses is an insult to this and all the other guitars in their line. I did experience one problem installing them that I hope I fixed adequately. One of the anchor screws broke in half while screwing it in, and no I wasn't torquing it too much. Not knowing how to get the broken half sunk in the head stock out I dabbed a drop of super glue into the hole and pressed the broken top of the screw in to place and gave it plenty of time to dry. I'm hoping the two pieces are bound together and to the wood solidly enough to act as a pin. If it ever gives way and the machine starts to rotate I'll have to take it to a luthier and have it fixed, unless anyone here has a technique for removing broken off screws.
The machines are so smooth though and going from 14:1 to an 18:1 ratio makes tuning so much easier. Godin is really short changing us with those cheap tuners, especially on guitars that have street prices over 1000.00 dollars. Maybe it's a placebo affect but I think the guitar even sounds better.
The machines are so smooth though and going from 14:1 to an 18:1 ratio makes tuning so much easier. Godin is really short changing us with those cheap tuners, especially on guitars that have street prices over 1000.00 dollars. Maybe it's a placebo affect but I think the guitar even sounds better.
