daysleeper
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I got the TonePros Kluson TPKG3 tuners for my '03 R9. They seem to be quite excellently made. They were sold, however, as a "drop in" solution. I have found three problems:
1. The tuner shaft is significantly smaller in diameter than the shaft of the original tuners, so that the new tuners are quite loose in the existing bushings.
2. For some reason the mounting holes in the housing do not line up with the holes in the headstock from the mounting screws from the original tuners.
3. The holes in the housing of the new tuners are smaller in diameter than the mounting screws from the original tuners, so that even if the holes lined up, the existing screws would not work.
Have these problems been reported? I assume that the first problem can be adequately addressed by using the supplied bushings, but the other two would require altering the headstock and the tuner housing, respectively.
In any case, it appears to me that the "drop in" characterization is not completely accurate.
1. The tuner shaft is significantly smaller in diameter than the shaft of the original tuners, so that the new tuners are quite loose in the existing bushings.
2. For some reason the mounting holes in the housing do not line up with the holes in the headstock from the mounting screws from the original tuners.
3. The holes in the housing of the new tuners are smaller in diameter than the mounting screws from the original tuners, so that even if the holes lined up, the existing screws would not work.
Have these problems been reported? I assume that the first problem can be adequately addressed by using the supplied bushings, but the other two would require altering the headstock and the tuner housing, respectively.
In any case, it appears to me that the "drop in" characterization is not completely accurate.