The black plastic ebony-look tuner knobs on my recently purchased L-03SO don't inspire confidence in their durability. I'd like to replace them with metal ones. There is a guy selling just the buttons off of his Taylor 310 that look identical, but I don't know if they will fit. Does anybody have a source for metal buttons? . . . or where I could buy complete tuners that would fit the existing holes without modification?
I am pretty sure that in recent years just about all of the guitar builder named tuners are actually Pings. ( like Larrivee. stamped or even no name are likely Pings). They should have interchangeable buttons. Many of us have looked but I cannot temember anyone finding after market source for ping buttons.
Hi Big I have a 2012 Canadian Larrivee L03R. I have the original chrome buttons. The only thing I don't have is the knowledge of whether they will fit your guitar. If you find out from Larrivee you can have them.
Thanks for the replies! Thanks for the generous offer, Gary. Here is a photo of the tuners I have:
(http://www.smalltownmusic.com/ebay/*2012/05-22-2012/larrivee_l03_silveroak/5.jpg)
The Ping/Taylor buttons on eBay look identical in shape, so I took a $10 chance that they would fit. After I get them, then I'll be back with more information or questions.
Peace,
Al
I have many different sets of tuners and buttons and sorry to let you know now but it is hard to know which ones fit correctly.
I hope the ones you bought fit right. I put ebony buttons on my LS, I like the look.
I hope your purchase works out. If not, these are available, free to a good home, for the cost of shipping. ($6.00) Let me know
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Larrivee%20LV-03/photo17_zps81727972.jpg) (http://s93.photobucket.com/user/tiokimo/media/Larrivee%20LV-03/photo17_zps81727972.jpg.html)
Wow, thanks! Another generous offer. I should have my Taylor buttons early next week and I'll let y'all know if they work. Even if they do work, I might be interested in having a spare set, since it's my only guitar. If so, I will be willing to pay for them.
It's your guitar, of course, but I like the black buttons and suspect they will last for years.
Quote from: Sabatini on June 28, 2014, 07:07:23 PM
It's your guitar, of course, but I like the black buttons and suspect they will last for years.
I like the black buttons better too, but from what I've been able to glean elsewhere (like the Larrivee Facebook page) Larrivee stopped using them because of a high failure rate. Even if I decide to keep using them, I'm going to want to have replacements handy so I'm not stuck without a guitar while waiting for parts.
OK, the Ping tuner buttons from a Taylor 300 series arrived today. They appear to be an exact match for the Larrivee Ping buttons so I think I'm good for now. Thanks for all your help!
Good deal. :+1:
I put the Gotoh SG381 black tuners on my L-03 and really like them (I also have the Gotohs on my Schenk). Stewart-MacDonald (Stew-Mac) has them but with a different stock number if you ever want to replace them. The 510s were also a big hit a few years ago. Here's the link to Stew-Mac: http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_Parts/Tuning_Machines/Guitar_and_Solid_Peghead/Gotoh_Tuners/Gotoh_Large_Schaller-style_Knob_3and3_Tuning_Machines.html
Glad you found a fit... for the time being.
f
PS/ if you want a Gotoh catalogue send me a PM and I'll get the .pdf to you (it's too large to fit here).
Thanks for the information. I've had the sealed Ping tuners on several guitars over the years and haven't had a bit of trouble with them. They seem to tune easily and hold tune very well. Maybe if I used something better I'd understand what I'm missing, but unless something goes wrong with them I plan to stick with what I have.