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Hi Folks; It's been a long while since I dropped in, but things have settled down (at last) & I'm back into the shop full time again.
A customer recently brought me a 1965 Patt Lister Classical guitar that's in need of major repair.
The repairs are going well, but I am having trouble finding new tuners to fit the 1.5" post spacing. All of the current production tuners seem to have 1.378" spacing.
I have ordered a set of individual Shertlers that'll do the job, but they will look out of place on this old instrument.
Does anyone know where I can find some good quality tuners with the right spacing?
Thanks in advance. Dan

38.1mm spacing is going to be tough to come by. I've never seen any but seem to recall reading a similar question to yours once before. I think Gotoh makes tuners with 39mm spacing. You'll probably have to look around or special order, though. You might check to see if those would work.

Edit: Just did a quick search and found the Gotoh's here (again, don't know if they'll work):
http://savageclassical.com/shop/gotoh-4 ... -machines/

You might consider Gilbert individual tuners also. A very good tuner, not as non-traditional looking as the shertler, but some don't care for the aesthetics.

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Thanks guys!
I lucked into a set of almost identical tuners from a friend who's been carting them around for almost 40 years. Luckily, he bought two sets back in the early seventies & didn't mind parting with one set. Problem solved.
This is a really unique old guitar. Designed & built by an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer who threw out traditional bracing methods & applied his aircraft structural expertise to the bracing.
The braces are 1/16" thick & 5/8" tall, radiating out from the soundhole. The braces are jointed to 1/16" thick rings spaced concentrically out from the soundhole. Very light & extremely stiff.
Apparently, Segovia played this guitar during a master class he held in Toronto in '66 & was very impressed with it. The owner has a picture of Segovia posing with the students in the class.
If I can get a good pic of the bracing, I'll post it once the repairs are finished.
Cheers! Dan

Sergei de Jonge worked with Pat for a time ... he'd be a good source of information on Lister guitars if you have further questions.

I know your problem is solved, but for future information, Rubner, in Germany will make tuners for any spacing you want. You'll pay a premium for them, but their machines are reasonably priced, and a premium set will still be less than lots of other machines, and you can get the special spacing or 5 on a side, what ever you want.

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