This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
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Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
Stone stock. I had an 81 that had those tuners, though I think they may have been from a later model. I've seen them around. The thing about those Gibson Kahlers...it's a Custom, for chrissakes. It deserved better than a POS Flyer.
Stone stock. I had an 81 that had those tuners, though I think they may have been from a later model. I've seen them around. The thing about those Gibson Kahlers...it's a Custom, for chrissakes. It deserved better than a POS Flyer.
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Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
yeah, i've seen those before, the little arm is supposed to lift out and to the side, and you use the little stick looking end to wind faster than you would with just a normal machine head.
but like uOpt said...most people just have a stringwinder.
yeah, i've seen those before, the little arm is supposed to lift out and to the side, and you use the little stick looking end to wind faster than you would with just a normal machine head.
but like uOpt said...most people just have a stringwinder.
Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
Yeah, the guitar is stock, built in 1988. It's funny, when I showed my wife the tuners, she immediately pointed out that the folded out mechanism was for winding the strings faster. It seems like such an absurd idea, it never occurred to me...but there is nothing else it could be.
Flyer? Is that the model name of the bridge on there?
Just found that the headstock break is old and looks to have been poorly glued once before. Complicates my job...
Damn guitar weighs 10 1/2 lbs! and the case weighs 10lbs! Makes me really appreciate my 6lb guitar.
Yeah, the guitar is stock, built in 1988. It's funny, when I showed my wife the tuners, she immediately pointed out that the folded out mechanism was for winding the strings faster. It seems like such an absurd idea, it never occurred to me...but there is nothing else it could be.
Flyer? Is that the model name of the bridge on there?
Just found that the headstock break is old and looks to have been poorly glued once before. Complicates my job...
Damn guitar weighs 10 1/2 lbs! and the case weighs 10lbs! Makes me really appreciate my 6lb guitar.
Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
True! I had a kramer with spyder on it. was a bulky floyd copy. Yeah the keys on these always crack me up.. Kinda a cool idea. I figure they often broke off. like the flip tabs on those locking nuts some cos used. Id love to have an lp like this with the kahler...
True! I had a kramer with spyder on it. was a bulky floyd copy. Yeah the keys on these always crack me up.. Kinda a cool idea. I figure they often broke off. like the flip tabs on those locking nuts some cos used. Id love to have an lp like this with the kahler...
jacksontrader
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Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
I think Grover had a tuning peg with the speed winders on them also.
I think Grover had a tuning peg with the speed winders on them also.
Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
Look at the saddles. It's a Flyer. That's just the stud mount version.
Spyders were very high quality, btw. They even had replaceable fulcrum inserts for when they inevitably wore out, unlike Floyds.
Look at the saddles. It's a Flyer. That's just the stud mount version.
Spyders were very high quality, btw. They even had replaceable fulcrum inserts for when they inevitably wore out, unlike Floyds.
muttznmongrelz
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Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
My '82 LP Standard has those tuners with the Flip Out Winding Peg.
My '82 LP Standard has those tuners with the Flip Out Winding Peg.
ItsaBass
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Re: This Les Paul Custom came across my bench...wierd tuners
My '83 Custom has 'em too.
My '83 Custom has 'em too.
