Junie Moon
Well-known member
In hopes of getting smaller buttons for my Ohana sopranino (2011-ish) I've researched the Web until my eyes burned. I have measured and remeasured. I have converted inches to millimeters, and millimeters to inches.
Factoring in costs, value of my uke and my skill level (with tools as well as the uke) I decided to give Grover 6 tuners a try. I could not find a smaller GOTOH button that I could be sure would fit.
If I've measured and understood correctly the only challenging part of the task will be reaming the post hole: SK-21 is 7.4, Grovers are 8.27, I think.
I won't get the smaller buttons I crave, but I'll get a smoother tuner. (I was ready to plunk down the dough for the Waverlys, but the post hole in the sopranino is too large. Doweling and redrilling are beyond my ability.)
Before I start cutting I thought I should ask: has anyone made this swap? Anyone see any glaring errors in my thinking?
Many thanks.
Factoring in costs, value of my uke and my skill level (with tools as well as the uke) I decided to give Grover 6 tuners a try. I could not find a smaller GOTOH button that I could be sure would fit.
If I've measured and understood correctly the only challenging part of the task will be reaming the post hole: SK-21 is 7.4, Grovers are 8.27, I think.
I won't get the smaller buttons I crave, but I'll get a smoother tuner. (I was ready to plunk down the dough for the Waverlys, but the post hole in the sopranino is too large. Doweling and redrilling are beyond my ability.)
Before I start cutting I thought I should ask: has anyone made this swap? Anyone see any glaring errors in my thinking?
Many thanks.