How do locking grovers work

Initial opinion of the guitar, except for the electronics, was that it is a well made guitar, felt great in my hands and the finish was excellent. Like it was covered with dust……but, in a good way.. Anyway, as always, I enjoy the articles and videos and look forward to hearing from you. John March 20, pm. Your best approach would be to remove one tuner, and measure spacing, hole-diameter, etc with calipers.

Sorry to hear about the Swingster! John March 22, pm. I got a set of these tuners the day before you posted this, but just installed them yesterday. These things are fantastic! They make string changes a breeze. This is also the first high ratio tuner I have used, and tuning is much smoother as well. Have you tried any other locking tuners, and how did they compare?

I often find the rear thumb screw rattling loose on my low E Sperzel. Tim May 2, am. They must have licensed the technology or the patent ran out. Maybe the next Gotoh patent that gets into the public is the locking bridge post, it has a set screw running through the center of it, you tighten the screw against the bottom of the threaded insert and that post will not vibrate or move after that. John May 2, am. According to the drawings I found, the Gotoh shafts are between In this regard, the Gotohs seem superior as the greater string break-angle over the nut is more like it would be with a traditional tuner with many downward string wraps.

John May 2, pm. You don't tighten anything like on your gibson tuners, its automatic. See this. Rick Pearce February 18, am. Thanks for this little instuctional. Now that you enlightned me I must say I am very impressed with them. They work well and are much faster and easier to use than other locking tuners I have tried. I was confused about the Epiphone strap locks at first also. I love the Les Paul Tribute and your recview was one that helped me decide to buy it so thanks again.

John February 18, am. Yeah, those Grovers are great tuners. Gavin July 4, am. John July 17, am. Changing strings and keeping them in tune can be a pain, but a guitarist's life is made easier with locking tuners. By automatically securing each string against the string post, they eliminate the hassle of winding the string precariously around the tuning peg.

Grover locking tuners go one step further, eliminating thumb screws found on other locking tuners. Performers who have to quickly change strings in the middle of a show will find these especially helpful. Slide the new low E string through the corresponding hole in the bridge, which is located at the bottom end of the instrument. Pull it all the way through, until the ball of metal at the end of the string catches against the bridge.

Hold the string taut, making sure that it is lying in the corresponding groove of the nut. With your other hand, turn the tuning key as if tuning the instrument. The tuner will automatically lock the string in place. Continue using the tuning key to tune the string.