Guild D60 Rosewood
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davismanLV
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Are those brass bridge pins? Or am I seeing some weird reflection?
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you see well, but there are also the originals in the case
Taylor Martin Guild
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Pins are a personal choice.
I like Bone pins on Ebony Bridges myself.
I also like MOP Dots on the top of the pins.
I like Bone pins on Ebony Bridges myself.
I also like MOP Dots on the top of the pins.
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What are the originals? Plastic? I'm kinda with TMG, I like the contrast of bone against ebony.
The Retro Rocker
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I’ve had all three on all my acoustics throughout the decades, and I always come back to ebony! Bone nut, bone saddle and ebony pins. Best combination, in my experience.
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You know tuning machine model name?
Brucebubs
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I believe those are Kluson Waffleback tuners.
Congratulations Badger and make room for another Guild or you have more self discipline than 90% of this forum's members.
wileypickett
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I'm not aware of any good tuner replacements that mount with two screws, above and below the tuner, as the "wafflebacks" do.
It's possible that good set of Grover 18:1s, with the tuner screw-hole tab in the center, MAY line up with bottom screw hole.
If not, you'll have to decide whether or not to fill the old screw holes and drill new ones to accommodate a quality set of tuners. (Some people here are *very* queasy about doing that!)
I can't abide mediocre tuners myself. On my favorite guitars, ones I expect to spend a lot of time with, I have no qualms whatever about replacing 'em. (My favorites are Gotoh Delta 510s, with 21:1 tuning ratio.)
The D60 is a darn nice guitar -- congrats!
My 1983 G45 has the closed back tuners with guild written on them. Do their job well.
wileypickett
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Thanks for the tip, Pike!
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. . . and they look like they'll match the original screw-holes. They're 15:1 tuning ratio (versus the originals, which are supposedly 12:1) -- so a better tuner than is currently on Badger's Guild too.