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| Author: | dzsmith [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I'm done buying China hardware |
I bought some China Nashville TOM bridges and some 3x3 tuners. The outer string spacing on the saddles was only 2.0" Unfortunately, I already inserted the bushings into the body. I filed down the tops of the saddles and put in new string notches spaced at 2-1/16". It works but looks stupid. The tuners feel rough, like they are not lubricated. One knob is larger than the others. I'm sticking with Schaller, Gotoh, Grover, and Wilkinson hardware. If I spend 50+ hours on a guitar it makes no sense to put crappy hardware on it. I learned a painful lesson. Just thought I'd pass this on. Dan |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
Preach it, Brother Dan! |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
Chris Pile wrote: Preach it, Brother Dan! Right on, Chris! I have not smoked in two weeks and that hardware made me extra angry! |
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| Author: | Spencer S. [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
Thats one of the reasons I fear buying things online. If it has moving parts I wanna give em a twist before I pay the bill. I'm terrified of some of the pickups I've seen out there too. This isn't really a hobby where you can cut corners. |
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| Author: | Ken McKay [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
Kluson...from WD...good stuff. |
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| Author: | Rodger Knox [ Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
dzsmith wrote: If I spend 50+ hours on a guitar it makes no sense to put crappy hardware on it. Dan If I could build one anywhere close to 50 hours, I might consider cheap hardware. |
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| Author: | Glenn_Aycock [ Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I'm done buying China hardware |
I picked up an old stock kramer floyd rose tremolo (not a knock off) for $20 from China. Granted it wasn't one of the high end pro models, but good enough to start with. As with many things, expectations come with a price. |
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