Tastefully aged nickel hardware and boutique aged plastic keystone buttons. These look amazingly like a late-1950's Gibson set, just check the photos of originals at the burstserial website for comparison. Beautiful reproductions that don't look like they were retrieved from a shipwreck but are tastefully aged with a nice dull patina, that still retains some shine. Though these plastic buttons look like originals, they are made of modern materials and will not shrink or turn to dust and fall apart over time.
Note: all hardware aging is done with physical abrasion and natural materials over a series of 3-5 days, at the time of order. No acid, etching solution, or harsh chemicals are used. This helps ensure a genuine look that is not blotchy, water spotted, greened, rusted or otherwise artificial looking.
This complete Kluson® set of 3 per side tuning machines has oval plastic butterbean buttons and a high quality nickel plating with an improved 15:1 gear ratio for more stable and accurate tuning. The housing and button type are period correct for 1955-1964 f production dates. This set comes complete with both bass and treble side tuning machines, 8.8mm O.D. vintage bushings with 1/4 inch I.D. and mounting screws needed for installation.
Specifications:
- Gear ratio= 15:1
- Included Bushing OD= 8.8mm or 11/32 inch
- String Post length= 1 inch
- String Post Diameter= 1/4 inch
- Material= Stamped Steel
Historically used on:
- 1956 - 1959 used on Gibson® ES-225
- 1955 ES-225 used no-line version of same machines)
- 1959 - 1964 Gibson® ES-330
- 1961 - 1964 Epiphone® Casino
- 1956 - 1964 Gibson® Country Western
- 1956 - 1964 Gibson® Southern Jumbo
- 1959 - 1963 Epiphone® Wilshire
