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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker
the original tuners are not in very good shape. And probably not worth restoring. What do you recommend as an alternative, Ken?
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I would first have to have a look at the tuners there before I agree to change them. Then, look around for something that would be comparable for a French-like look that is available today.
My Jacquet-Pillement came to me with replaced gears already so I never had the chance to restore the old ones. Starting as a 3-stringer, if modified with a 4th French gear, it is more than likely a mis-match anyway. My Lamy that was converted recently from 3 to 4 has 3 different kinds of gears. Only 2 of them match but are all similar.
You can have a look at the Gears of the
Jacq-Pill but I am not sure what the gears are on the bass or if still available. The
Lamy is an example of one or two gears being added or replaced that almost match. That is another idea unless yours are totally shot. The old ones do however look best on a bass like that.