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Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:11 pm
by Dave Bagwill
One of Jeffery Elliot's guitars. My next instrument will likely be an 8-string, and I need to find tuners that have this configuration.

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:35 pm
by John Parchem
In one a the Guild of American Luthiers issues there is a very good article about tan eight string he built. Jeff Elliott has his email on his web page. He is pretty free with information. I copy his classical guitar design, that is a modified Hauser 42 plan.

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:16 pm
by Dave Bagwill
Thanks John, I'll drop him a line.

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:38 am
by ken cierp
Just a side bar -- I noticed that some of those machines tighten left some right, it would take me a year to tune that instrument.

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:10 am
by Dave Bagwill
Yeah I noticed that - but since mine will be only 8 strings, it should not take more than maybe 6 months to tune it. :-)

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:06 am
by Tim Benware
Are they a banjo tuner?

Re: Do you recognize these tuners?

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:16 pm
by Dave Bagwill
I do not know - I have contacted Elliott and not heard back as of yet.