I just checked the official Gotoh site. Spendy!! Not what I would call attractive and unobtrusive. You call 15 grams each as light? How about PEGHEDS www.pegheds.net at 20 grams for all four? What is their warranty? It says where the design came from, but does not say where they are made. PEGHEDS are made from USA metal, machinists, and only the wooden buttons come from India. Chrome PEGHEDS with ivoroid buttons are in the developmental stage. The front side nut of the Gotohs will not allow the strings to wind down to the headstock. Downbearing on the nut is reduced. I would still stick with PEGHEDS even if I were not a distributor. :~)
I just checked the official Gotoh site. Spendy!! Not what I would call attractive and unobtrusive. You call 15 grams each as light? How about PEGHEDS www.pegheds.net at 20 grams for all four? What is their warranty? It says where the design came from, but does not say where they are made. PEGHEDS are made from USA metal, machinists, and only the wooden buttons come from India. Chrome PEGHEDS with ivoroid buttons are in the developmental stage. The front side nut of the Gotohs will not allow the strings to wind down to the headstock. Downbearing on the nut is reduced. I would still stick with PEGHEDS even if I were not a distributor. :~)
Does an Australian dictionary define the word bias as meaning having a preference? It is one of the many meanings listed in an American dictionary. Indeed I have a preference. My reasons given were quantifiable and based upon the information provided on the Gotoh official website. My questions were about what was not plainly stated.
Does an Australian dictionary define the word bias as meaning having a preference? It is one of the many meanings listed in an American dictionary. Indeed I have a preference. My reasons given were quantifiable and based upon the information provided on the Gotoh official website. My questions were about what was not plainly stated.
The thread had nothing to do with pegheads. That is until you wandered in trying to hock your wares. Your post are not questions, they are sales pitches. In Australia we'd call that the height of rudeness. No need for a dictionary on that one. It means the same as in America. If the moderators have no problems with your posts that's fine, it's not my forum after all.
Here's a post in the Acoustic Guitar Forum with pictures of these installed and pricing. At $69.98 for chrome with white buttons they're certainly comparable to Pegheads.
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264344
They're just a smaller version of planetary banjo tuners, which have been around for many decades. They look just fine to me and probably work very well. I look forward to trying them out.
Scooter
Plainsong;And as for the PEGHEDS guy - seriously?? PEGHEDS (I'm gonna shout the name from now on because that seems to be the thing to do) are good tuners said:I agree, plainsong. But I guess when one's daily bread is based on Peghead sales, some will opt to be so single- minded as to be unhelpful. He has chosen this route.
The thread had nothing to do with pegheads. That is until you wandered in trying to hock your wares. Your post are not questions, they are sales pitches. In Australia we'd call that the height of rudeness. No need for a dictionary on that one. It means the same as in America. If the moderators have no problems with your posts that's fine, it's not my forum after all.
Anyone know why they are called "planetary"?
Planetary gear pegs use a system where turning the peg turns a central gear (sometimes called a "sun gear") which in turns smaller gears that surround it, like planets. Hence, "planetary gears."
Edited to add this cool graphic, which isn't of tuners, but makes the point pretty well: