EDIT: My intial post was asking advise on whether I should install them. That question is still below. I installed them and described the results and offered some tips further below.
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To those who've installed them, what do you think?
I just got them in the mail, but kinda have cold feet on going ahead with installing them, which means drilling tiny 6 holes that won't be covered up if I revert back to the originals.
Any advise on whether I should install them or return them? I'm not a luthier and I don't do serious guitar maintenance, but this shouldn't be a big deal.
I bought these Steinberger Tuners only for weight reflief. The original tuners work fine (stay in tune), but I was hoping to get the half pound of weight relief (which is what people estimate). I think that would make a world of difference.
The design concerns me: relying on that little "tooth" to hold it steady.
There seem to be mixed reviews. Some love them, but several have issues. For example, some say you have to really tighten them hard to get them to not slip. Some say they will slip after a while, but i suspect it's usually due to installation issues, but not sure. Some of those posts are older, some not.
Btw, the guitar is a 1990-ish Orville by Gibson Firebird. It's an awesome playing guitar and looks and feels just like a Gibson Firebird. It was neck heavy, but drilling a strap button behind the neck really helped that. Still awkard due to the weight of the neck though, which is why I want to install lighter tuners.
Any recommendations on these tuners would be helpful from those who have done it?
---Original Post-------------------------------------
To those who've installed them, what do you think?
I just got them in the mail, but kinda have cold feet on going ahead with installing them, which means drilling tiny 6 holes that won't be covered up if I revert back to the originals.
Any advise on whether I should install them or return them? I'm not a luthier and I don't do serious guitar maintenance, but this shouldn't be a big deal.
I bought these Steinberger Tuners only for weight reflief. The original tuners work fine (stay in tune), but I was hoping to get the half pound of weight relief (which is what people estimate). I think that would make a world of difference.
The design concerns me: relying on that little "tooth" to hold it steady.
There seem to be mixed reviews. Some love them, but several have issues. For example, some say you have to really tighten them hard to get them to not slip. Some say they will slip after a while, but i suspect it's usually due to installation issues, but not sure. Some of those posts are older, some not.
Btw, the guitar is a 1990-ish Orville by Gibson Firebird. It's an awesome playing guitar and looks and feels just like a Gibson Firebird. It was neck heavy, but drilling a strap button behind the neck really helped that. Still awkard due to the weight of the neck though, which is why I want to install lighter tuners.
Any recommendations on these tuners would be helpful from those who have done it?
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