Slotted Peghead Guitar Tuning Machines

Schertler tuning keys have been designed and developed by our engineers in Switzerland, using an improved bearing structure for accurate tuning up and down. The design is very 'Swiss': distinctive and straightforward, like a Swiss watch, yielding highly reliable results. The tuning keys are enhanced with fine Indian ebony. Carefully ed materials and manufacturing excellence ensure a tuner of. Apart from the general outline and carving of the crest there are three main structural variations in headstock design (dictated by the type of tuners) that are used on acoustic guitars; the six on a side, the three on a side slotted and the three on a side solid (these are the authors own classifications and refer to the type and distribution.

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Slotted Headstock Acoustic Guitars

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When I first opened my guitar store here in New York’s Greenwich Village, in 1969, through the repairs and restorations I had already been doing for several years I had handled enough guitars, especially Martins, to become familiar with the differences in their construction over the prior years to see ...

Slotted Peghead Guitar Tuning Machines

I’ve worked with the good people at Martin Guitar on many projects over the years, with ideas and projects flowing in both directions, but I could never forget about the very first one. This story begins before I ever had a store, during the years from about 1964-68 when I ...