As something of a test run for doing the same to my Mele Concert uke I switched the geared guitar-style tuners on my tenor Moselele Bambookulele for a set of friction pegs bought from andybanjo. These seem to be similar or identical to the Leader tuning pegs sold by Eagle Music, although a little cheaper.
Quality looks pretty decent and they turn very smoothly. Ordinarily I'm not particularly a fan of gold, but these suit the colours of the Bambookulele rather well. They may be a little heavy for the Mele, though, weighing in at about 16g per peg. All in all, a very successful exercise.
Quality looks pretty decent and they turn very smoothly. Ordinarily I'm not particularly a fan of gold, but these suit the colours of the Bambookulele rather well. They may be a little heavy for the Mele, though, weighing in at about 16g per peg. All in all, a very successful exercise.