My (New to me) Ellis A5!

[LongBlackVeil]

Oh, and why would he (Tom) feel that this effect is more important on A style than F?

You're really not given much choice on an f style unless ou want to make a radical aesthetic change

[Ivan Kelsall]

In another thread re. 'worm over / under' - i mentioned that Tom Ellis likes the Gotoh's because they're available in both configs. & some folks prefer one or the other. Mine happen to be 'worm under' (post 39), but you can have one the other way around if you wish. I don't know what other's experience of Gotoh tuners has been,but i wouldn't hesitate in ordering a mandolin with Gotoh's on.
They're as smooth as silk in use,& rock solid when it comes to staying in tune. Sometimes you do get 'as good as' for less,
Ivan

[FLATROCK HILL]

You're really not given much choice on an f style unless ou want to make a radical aesthetic change

Thanks. I guess if it is just a question of the aesthetics of the F5 peghead style, I can see your point. However, one of my F5s has the worm-over style tuners and I certainly wouldn't call it a "radical" change from the standard F5 look. The holes are just drilled a bit closer to the neck, bringing the tuner shafts to the same relative position (to the headstock) that the worm-under tuners would be.

Having owned both worm-over and worm-under Gotohs, I think they are great tuners that work well either way. Just never heard the argument re the force on the gears etc.

[John Soper]

Back to Ellis A-5 topic: I particularly like the modified Gibson A-3 curly-Q headstock inlays that he occasionally uses - one of my favorite looks.

[TEvans]

Hey John! I love the little curly-q inlay as well! I'm pretty certain that it is Abalone, too! I love the look of abalone, and how no two pieces of it are the same. Very cool!