Godfrey Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Can anyone advise on this please? I have a Hofner Contemporary series violin bass (Chinese built) which I quite like however the original fit tuners are not good. The plastic buttons are beginning to show cracks and I suspect the metal gearing parts are of not of particularly good quality. I'm wondering about trying to replace them with some all metal tuners, preferably proper bass ones, and if anyone has any experience of this and can make any recommendations or highlight any pitfalls. As the bass is a reissue and not worth a lot of money, I'm not worried about modifying it's looks (I've already done away with the pick guard). I'd rather have it upgraded to something I feel is a bit more trustworthy. Any help appreciated - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) Hofner parts here if it's any use to you: [url="http://www.projectguitarparts.co.uk/Pages/hofnerparts.html"]http://www.projectgu...ofnerparts.html[/url] Tuners near bottom of the page. Edited October 7, 2011 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseios Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 You can replace the Wilkinson tuners (which works good on my CT) with the 2-on-a-strip V62 Hofner ones: you will have to drill two other screw holes, one for each tuner. If you would use the single V63 tuners an old hole for each tuner will remain visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Inevitably one of the Wilkinson tuners finally failed - the E stripped which, looking at various forums, seems to be a fairly common problem with them. Replaced them with the V63 singles which do indeed leave a hole, or perhaps more accurately half a hole, visible. You could do the job properly and fill them before fitting the new ones but I haven't bothered as they're not easily seen. When you see the two types side by side, the poor quality of the Wilkinsons is plainly apparent. The Hofner ones are much more robust and have a more positive feel about them. Bought the new ones from Thomann in Germany by the way - about £20 cheaper than UK price. Edited February 9, 2012 by Godfrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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