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FDP Forum / Miscellaneous and Non-Fender Topics / Built-in, fold-up string winders?

Taildragger Contributing Member ********** *** USA an acquired taste some may never acquire	May 26th, 2019 06:03 PM   Edit   Profile   I'd never seen these before. I guess Gibson used them briefly during the 1980s. I didn't buy any Gibson guitars between about 1973 and 1990 which is, I guess, why I missed them. The oddball lil' critter, hisself:
Taildragger Contributing Member ********** *** USA an acquired taste some may never acquire	May 26th, 2019 06:07 PM   Edit   Profile   My guess would be that they didn't hold up well and disappeared from production for that reason.
BrentD Contributing Member ********** * Michigan	May 26th, 2019 06:54 PM   Edit   Profile   I've only seen them on a handful of guitars but I don't think I've ever seen a broken one or an obviously replaced one.
archiestone Contributing Member ********** **** El Californio	May 26th, 2019 08:42 PM   Edit   Profile   Feature creep.
Mick Reid Contributing Member ***** Australia American-made in Oz!!	May 26th, 2019 10:02 PM   Edit   Profile   Kinda clever, but I bet production costs would be significantly more than standard tuners. That would be my first guess why they were discontinued. (This message was last edited by Mick Reid at 07:32 AM, May 27th, 2019)
budg Contributing Member ********** ******** ohio Home of the Goodyear blimp	May 27th, 2019 05:05 AM   Edit   Profile   Probably more costly and significant heavier too. Not something Id like on a LP.
Laker Forgive your enemies but never forget their names	May 27th, 2019 05:36 AM   Edit   Profile   Back in ‘82 or so I purchased a new B.B. King Lucille that had those tuning pegs with the built in string winders. They actually worked pretty slick and were not noticeable when folded in. If I recall correctly they were pretty robust and would require some serious misuse to fail.
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** **** Planet Peegoo Rhythm & Lewd Guitarist	May 27th, 2019 08:44 AM   Edit   Profile   Yeah, these were not common; mostly used on 'premium' guitars in the line. I was never a fan of them because the little handle in one (or more) of the tuner buttons would sometimes develop a very slight rattle. Even though the rattle would not come through the amp, it could be felt in the neck and heard when playing quietly. Bugged the bejeebuz out of me.
Leftee Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** ********** VA	May 27th, 2019 11:07 AM   Edit   Profile   Never let the bejeebuz out.
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** **** Planet Peegoo Rhythm & Lewd Guitarist	May 27th, 2019 11:23 AM   Edit   Profile   Or the magic electrical smoke. I learned that in Electoral College.
Leftee Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** ********** VA	May 28th, 2019 07:47 AM   Edit   Profile   When I was a kid I attended erectorial college. Contrary to popular belief, it was not in Japan. (This message was last edited by Leftee at 09:50 AM, May 28th, 2019)
Te 52 Laws of Physics strictly enforced	May 28th, 2019 10:49 AM   Edit   Profile   They must not have taught that at Altered State.
Jake from PA Contributing Member ********** ********** ****** Canonsburg, PA They call me "Blind fingers"	May 28th, 2019 01:57 PM   Edit   Profile   Available Pricey little buggers
stratcowboy Contributing Member ********** ***** USA/Taos, NM	May 28th, 2019 03:55 PM   Edit   Profile   Gibson is providing a new band name with their product designation on these tuners... "Crank Machine Heads" Of course once you go public with the name, you'll probably get sued.
5Strats Contributing Member ********** ********** **** Edmond/OKC GospelBilly!	May 30th, 2019 09:02 AM   Edit   Profile   I've never used a string winder in my entire time playing the guitar, even though I've owned some. I'm not sure why either. (:oD Most of my gigging and studio guitars have locking tunes which makes a string winder unnecessary.
Te 52 Laws of Physics strictly enforced	May 30th, 2019 02:16 PM   Edit   Profile   Who needs a built-in string winder when you've got one of... ...these?
Leftee Contributing Member ********** ********** ********** ********** VA	May 30th, 2019 02:51 PM   Edit   Profile   ... and it doubles as a knob lathe.
Taildragger Contributing Member ********** *** USA an acquired taste some may never acquire	May 30th, 2019 06:45 PM   Edit   Profile   Using that on a Gibby voids the headstock breakage warranty... ;-P
firebird6024 Tucson Plausible Deniability Is all I need	Jun 4th, 2019 03:11 PM   Edit   Profile   I remember when these came out - My though was that's a $20.00 solution to a $2.00 problem. Heck I still have a string winder I bought in Germany in 1978 and I still use it

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