Vintage Koa Uke anyone know who used these tuners?
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I have a 1970s Kamaka pineapple with those same tuners.
I had a set of those tuners back in the 1990s. They were well made and worked well but I thought they were a bit large for a soprano uke.
John Colter
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It is not a Kamaka as the headstock is not a production type..if you are going to play the uke regularly i would change the tuners to Gotoh UPT tuners easier to use and are better ..but keep the old tuners
Those tuners are made by Schaller. Kamaka has used them extensively, but other makers have as well. I always felt they were heavy and over-engineered, but some people love them.
ghostrdr
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that's cool. it looks like a Kamaka Ohta san shape in a soprano sized body. Nice looking koa!
benjamin_b
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Aloha,
Those tuners were made by Schaller in Germany. I think they discontinued those after Kamaka started to use other tuning machines like Gotoh. You can still find those big thumbscrew tuners nowadays, made by Grover. They are pretty good in term of quality and smoothness but I heard that they are a bit heavier than those normal friction tuners.
https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-h...ines/grover-champion-deluxe-ukulele-pegs.html
Do you have an idea who made the ukulele? Looks like a T&K Ceniza soprano.
Those tuners were made by Schaller in Germany. I think they discontinued those after Kamaka started to use other tuning machines like Gotoh. You can still find those big thumbscrew tuners nowadays, made by Grover. They are pretty good in term of quality and smoothness but I heard that they are a bit heavier than those normal friction tuners.
https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-h...ines/grover-champion-deluxe-ukulele-pegs.html
Do you have an idea who made the ukulele? Looks like a T&K Ceniza soprano.
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