Looking for Metal Tuner Buttons

[Big.Al]

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?

[cke]

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. 

[Gary787]

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.

[Big.Al]

Thanks for the replies! Thanks for the generous offer, Gary.  Here is a photo of the tuners I have:



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

[Danny]

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.

[Tio Kimo]

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

[Big.Al]

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.

[Sabatini]

It's your guitar, of course, but I like the black buttons and suspect they will last for years.

[Big.Al]

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.

[Big.Al]

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!

[Danny]

Good deal.

[ffinke]

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).

[Big.Al]

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.