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| Todd Krause presenting the FCS Black Strat |
It has been stated in The Black Strat book by Phil Taylor, that the current neck has Gotoh tuners installed. Over the years, Gilmour has gone through different tuners, being some that cannot hold a string down tight, others is just bad design. In the end, he opted for the traditional tuners, and Gotoh, a Japanese based company, re-engineered the famous tuners, and now re-inspired those to reuse the Kluson style tuners.
This is the Gotoh SDS510 Tuning Machine Keys. These do no feature any lines like the tradition Klusons do (although there are Kluson being produced once again, i'm sticking to these since these are built better, and the original Black Strat has them installed!). For more information on the product, you can visit the link provided (http://www.g-gotoh.com/international/?btp_product=sds510).
Note the label stamped "JAPAN" in the inner case of the Tuning Key. There are fakes and copies out there, so if you're not buying directly from the manufacture or a dealer, be sure to check this piece to know its the real deal! Also mentioned before, these do not have the word KLUSON or DELUXE spelled downward on the outside housing like the original Kluson tuners do.
The bushings used on installing the Gotoh Tuning Machine Keys are nickel-plated as well and are sized at 11/32". These were installed on the Neck so they are good to go for installation!
There are still a few more parts left in order to put this beauty in one piece. On the next post, i'll be going over one part that everyone would love to have on their build! I won't say until I post it!
David Sarmiento
