Re: Replacing Tuners on 1930's Mandos
The good news is that these should be standard (.906 post center to post center) spacing so the modern tuners should fit. I'm assuming they are A style tuners in a worm over configuration. You've got choices depending on your budget. There really aren't any reproduction tuners that look like the originals but it doesn't sound like you are trying to keep it original. With that said, the budget is everything. Make sure the holes are drilled correctly as that was always a problem with instruments from that era. Wavery, Rubner, Gotoh, Grover and a few others make tuners in this configuration.
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