FLATIRON: Ping tuners?

[Paul Statman]

I'm as curious as the seller of one of these on the classifieds today: Does anyone know if any A model Flatirons (the Carlson era A5-1 specifically) were fitted with OEM Ping tuners? They have metal tuner 'buttons'.



Thanks.

[MikeEdgerton]

They might have used them on the pancake models, I don't know about that. Every carved model I ever saw had Schaller tuners. That doesn't mean these aren't original, it means I never saw one.

[MikeEdgerton]

Here's an 81 pancake model with Ping tuners.
Here's an 82 pancake with Ping tuners.

I'm going to hazard a guess that they might be original.

[Paul Statman]

I've seen them on Pancakes, too, Mike. Here they on this 'A' from the front (ad post).

[RBM]

That's my Flatiron and the tuners are perfectly aligned with the head, there are no finish differences on either side indicating something was replaced. I would venture a guess they are original.