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Author:	Ken Franklin [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:04 am ]
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Has anyone used steelstring tuners for a nylon-stringed guitar? What about locking tuners? Would they cut the nylon strings?

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Author:	John Elshaw [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:35 am ]
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I assume you mean steel-string tuners for a slotted headstock? There wouldn't be near enough room for the string on standard SS tuners. The biggest issue I see assuming you modify your classical headstock so everything fits nice, is the gear ratio of the tuners. As a player it would drive me nuts trying to tune a nylon string with the SS tuners. Nylon strings need very fine adjustments as their tension is so much lower. One crank of a SS tuner and you would already be 5 steps above the note you want. The classical tuners are made to allow a more sensitive adjustment. My other concern would be the metal/brass posts (I'm not sure what they're made of). They have a much tighter radius than Classical tuners, so I'm not sure how that would affect string life. Good luck! John

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Author:	Shane Neifer [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:39 am ]
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Ken, I sell Sperzel tuners and they have a set that mounts like steel string tuners but are made for nylon strings. I have a sample in the shop, I can post a pic later tonight if you like. Shane

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Author:	Shane Neifer [ Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:20 pm ]
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The one on the right is the the non-standard classical tuner. If this seems like something you would want let me know and I will get you a price and approximate delivery date. Thanks Shane

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