SamIAm Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I've seen some headless tuners on Amazon, I'm interested to find out any experience (good/bad) that you may have had with them. They are branded as Alincov, but I cannot find any significant references on google. They both appear to use a ball head recess in the tuner with a hex screw fixing on the headstock. Style One Style Two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I am no expert but that looks like some proper Grade A junk to me. Never mind the bazillion cheesy little parts. How do you even bring it up to tension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I imagine that the brass section with the recess for the string ball end has an external thread and the knurled knob has an internal thread. It would need stringing up by putting the ballend in the brass bit and unscrewing the knob as far as it goes, then threading the other end of the string through the unheadstock clamp, pulling it tight, and clamping it, then screwing the knob in to tension the string - the brass insert looks like it has a hex cross-section so won't rotate (much). Looks as if it would sort of work, but destringing and restringing with the same strings might not work too well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimike Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Looks a bit overly ungeneered to me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 S'manfa!.. They look like the ones Bassassasinassasin is using on his 'Guilotine-n-backer' - might help... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 They're similar to the ones I have, but not identical. The individual units look significantly smaller and more like these guitar-sized ones, which are all over Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225011987719 Not identical but pretty close, the diminutive size means that you have to intonate these by moving the entire unit. Mine have conventional saddles mounted inside the units. Here's the Ebay ad I got mine from: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203735338271 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bassassin said: They're similar to the ones I have, but not identical. The individual units look significantly smaller and more like these guitar-sized ones, which are all over Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225011987719 Not identical but pretty close, the diminutive size means that you have to intonate these by moving the entire unit. Mine have conventional saddles mounted inside the units. Here's the Ebay ad I got mine from: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203735338271 Thanks @Bassassin. S'manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I am machining parts to a headless 5 from aluminium (6082) and steel. The ideas are stolen from Status and some US parts. Pictures maybe later, if the whole set will become reality. Several parts are waiting for anodizing (external company). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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