Siv
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I remember hearing Alex at SUS mention in one of his videos that he loves Hipshot tuners after trying them on a KoAloha red label and now SUS stocks them.
I didn't think much of it until my red label arrived. Wow - these are the best tuners I have ever felt - they're silky smooth and with an 18:1 ratio, very precise.
The A string tuner on my Kamaka HF3 was sticking a bit and instead of shipping the whole instrument back to Hawaii, I looked at Hipshots and bought a set from Amazon. I didn't really see the need for the locking function but these were the cheapest set of 3x3 chromes I could find (and also 15:1 ratio).
They arrived today and I'm happy to report that they're a direct swap for the Kamaka Schaller tuners so no holes to fill or drill. I'm half way through replacing them. Sadly the snakewood buttons won't swap over as the hole is 0.2mm larger than the Hipshot shaft but I can live with that.
So my question is, why aren't these tuners more widely talked about? They seem exceptional quality and readily available. And available on Amazon and eBay for pretty decent prices (3+3 for $55ish). It's taking all my willpower not to order replacements for all my other ukes!
I didn't think much of it until my red label arrived. Wow - these are the best tuners I have ever felt - they're silky smooth and with an 18:1 ratio, very precise.
The A string tuner on my Kamaka HF3 was sticking a bit and instead of shipping the whole instrument back to Hawaii, I looked at Hipshots and bought a set from Amazon. I didn't really see the need for the locking function but these were the cheapest set of 3x3 chromes I could find (and also 15:1 ratio).
They arrived today and I'm happy to report that they're a direct swap for the Kamaka Schaller tuners so no holes to fill or drill. I'm half way through replacing them. Sadly the snakewood buttons won't swap over as the hole is 0.2mm larger than the Hipshot shaft but I can live with that.
So my question is, why aren't these tuners more widely talked about? They seem exceptional quality and readily available. And available on Amazon and eBay for pretty decent prices (3+3 for $55ish). It's taking all my willpower not to order replacements for all my other ukes!
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