Custom Buttons for GOTOH UPTL tuners ?

Ukador · Jul 14, 2019

Hi there !

I own a Uke which I equipped with GOTOH UPTL tuners. Unfortunately I feel that the buttons (tortoise) do not really go well with the spruce/rosewood of my Uke.

So I thought about changing the buttons but unfortunately I can not find any shop that offers them.

Does anyone know a shop that offers just the buttons or does anyone know a luthier that offers custom buttons for those tuners ? For example ebony ones ?

Thanks,
Daniel

Jim Hanks · Jul 14, 2019

These folks can probably order anything in the catalog for you:
http://www.japarts.ca/Gotoh/Gotoh-Products-UPT-Ukulele.asp

Not sure about custom ones

stevejfc · Jul 14, 2019

I was thinking the same as Jim Hanks said above. They may also point you to some generic fits...…….no harm asking.

yahalele · Jul 14, 2019

Hi, Ukador!

Any local or internet dealer, which supply Gotoh pegs, can get any parts of Gotoh pegs.
https://g-gotoh.com/ja/contact-us

I've got two screws ($0.2) from an internet dealer (http://www.treasure-power.net/). I think best way to do is to ask local music shops or guitar repair shops. And peg buttons are often compatible. Try acoustic or electric guitar buttons and see what happens. That is fun. I put Les Paul pegs on my acoustic guitar.

Jerryc41 · Jul 15, 2019

I would remove the current buttons and see if buttons on any of your other tuners will fit on the Gotohs. If a certain brand and model fits, you might be able to buy a set of those tuners for less than the cost of buttons from JaParts.

http://www.japarts.ca/Gotoh/Gotoh-Products-UPT-Ukulele.asp

EDIT: These are buttons for Gotoh tuners, but not UPTs, so they are probably different.

Ziret · Jul 15, 2019

You could buy a new set, swap the buttons with the old set, and then sell the new set with the old buttons here at a discount. Someone reading this right now might be eager to do that.

Jerryc41 · Jul 15, 2019

As someone suggested, swapping buttons with someone might work. Can you post a picture of these? I have some Gotohs, and I'll post a picture. We could do a swap. I had a uke in mind for these black ones, but let me see what the tortoise buttons look like.

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