Author Topic: Sperzel Locking Tuners (Read 160 times)

jalevinemd · « **on:** April 23, 2008, 07:53:04 PM »

Quick question for anyone with these. Do you thread only enough of the string through the post to lock it down or do you bring enough through to wrap as you would with non-locking tuners?

crobbins · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2008, 08:08:37 PM »

On my PRS guitars you just thread only enough of the string through the post to lock it down.These are made by Sperzel...

jalevinemd · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2008, 08:13:18 PM »

Thanks...that's what I figured. I just wasn't sure how secure the locks were. I do a lot of string bending and thought that wrapping the string would give it added stability.

dfung60 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2008, 08:14:49 PM »

Normally, you just put enough string on the post to fit through the hole, then lock the string. You could wind more on there if you want to. But I think the purpose of these heads is to eliminate the possiblity of stretch from the string wound around the post. The only reason it goes around the post is to keep it from slipping, so the string lock makes it all more direct. I've got a PRS with these heads too (I don't have the sweet rosewood neck though!). The work fine, but they always seemed a little odd to me - there's a little rotating lever like thing on the back and I've never been quite sure what it was for!

David Fung

lbpesq · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2008, 07:37:30 AM »

Jonathan:

I have Sperzels on several guitars, including Woody. The whole point of the locking tuners is to avoid wraps. I pull the strings all the way through the tuners as tight as I can by hand, then lock them down. Then, when I tune, the string usually wraps no more than 1/2 way around the post. Bend all you want, no slipping! Also makes changing strings a breeze. If you leave slack and then wrap around the post several times, like a regular tuner, you are defeating the whole purpose of the locking tuners ... and you'll get some slippage when you bend. BY the way, I'll be in Chicago in July. I'll email you for some suggestions (guitar stores & sushi).

David:

The little rotating lever on the PRS system is the lock. You push it one way to lock down the tuner, and the other way to unlock it. I have these on my CE24. I much prefer the Sperzel system.

Bill, tgo

jalevinemd · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2008, 10:12:00 AM »

Bill,

Thanks. I'll eliminate any wrap and pull the string taught.

Cold fish and hot guitars...I can hook you up. Are you going to be downtown or 'burban' bound?

Regards,

Jonathan

pace · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2008, 01:48:44 PM »

Hey Jonathan!

Im assuming the sperzels are on the Scott Walker?!?
Got any pics?

Your SI is back at the mothership! Cant wait to have it back home...

-Mike

jalevinemd · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2008, 05:48:42 PM »

Mike,

What did you have done on the SI? Hope nothing's wrong.

As for the Walker, I should have it in June. We had a very cold winter this year and I didn't want the nitro shipping from Cail to Chi-town in that kind of weather. I'm just paranoid, but I would have cried if it came all cracked. So I told him to finish any other guitars for people who were hounding him and we'd wait for the spring. I'll post plenty of pics as soon as it arrives.

pace · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2008, 06:15:02 PM »

Jon,

Email sent... nothing wrong at all, just decided to go ahead w/ the refinish and a couple of other things.

I'm still laughing about you and that Walker!.... If it was me, I'd DRIVE out there and back w/ a 12V humidifier plugged into the cig lighter!!!

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2008, 09:10:37 AM »

Jonathan:

I'll be downtown. Quick in-n-out for a NORML Board of Directors meeting (my first as I was just elected - and I didn't even know I was running!). I jammed last weekend with a guy who had a Scott Walker. REALLY NICE guitar. I may have to pick one up some time, though I need to slow down a little as I picked up an all Koa Carvin DC127 last night (a little beat up, but a sweet guitar), and an '86 Les Paul Studio, a new Eastwood Sidejack Baritone, and a '66 Fender Bandmaster in the past month, along with trading my Phiga for a 90-100 year old Parlor guitar. (I can really rationalize around my birthday). The Doc's Guide to Hog Butcher for the World's Hot Guitars and Cold Fish would be greatly appreciated.!

Bill, tgo

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2008, 07:34:50 PM »

Hi Bill; It's been about 30 years since I've had sushi in Chicago, so I'll leave those recommendations to others, but - Flat & Sharpe Music (6749 N. Sheridan Rd.) and Make'n Music (1455 W. Hubbard St.) were both exceptional last time I was in them, and, while it's been a little while, I haven't heard anything to make me think otherwise. Different Strummer, at the Old Town School of Folk Music (I believe they're at both OTSFM sites - 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. & 909 W. Armitage Ave.) should be worht a visit. Andy's (2300 W. Belmont Ave.) is fun - a guitar selection that I can only describe as eccenctric (Italia eletric 12-string in MOP, a fair number of Trussarts, a clown-fish guitar) and has just about every other instrument you can name - theramin, digiridoo, cajones, harps both stringed & mouth - the list goes on and on. Plus their guitar dude, Mick Scott, is a great guy & a tremendous picker (and an old & dear friend - if you stop in, mention that I pointed you at him).

Peter