Anybody Replaced Larrivee Slothead Tuners?

[Miata13]

Just got done restringing my OO-05 and I'm not crazy about the 3 on a plate o.e. tuners on my slothead.  Tension seems uneven between tuners and the polished chrome but plain appearance is not real complementary for an otherwise outstanding guitar.  (Of course, that's just my opinion)

Has anyone already done a replacement?  Are the Waverly's a "drop in" replacement?  They're sure nice if just a bit pricey.  I'm not into drilling and filling holes in my guitar's headstock.  Any other recommendations and parts sources would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance....  Rick

[fado]

Rick, I'm replacing the tuners on my 000-50. I called up Larrivee and their sending me replacements, but I don't think they'll be very good either. For the price and quality of these guitars Larrivee should stop putting such crappy tuners on them. Even the ones I've checked that weren't have bad still underperformed in my opinion.

The Waverlys won't drop in, but someone on this form posted that they had replaced the tuners on their SD60 with Gotoh 3 on a plate and they fit perfectly.

I'd suggest you get replacements and hope that their not half bad, but if your like me and you've become accustomed to better quality tuners they'll never do.

JEAN, GET RID OF THOSE CRAPPY PROPRIETARY TUNERS  AND REPLACE THEM WITH DECENT ONES, PARTICUALARY ON YOUR HIGHER END GUITARS.

Sorry, but it is very disappointing. The tuners on my Seagull S6 are head and shoulders better then Larrivee's 3 on a plate.

Rob

[sacredground]

I was one of the guys who replaced the Larrivee three-on-plate tuners. The Gotoh three-on-a-plates drop right in. I got them from Luthier Mercantile: http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts....ad+Steel+String

Good luck!