You can identify vintage open-back tuners from the exposed gear cogs on the back.
We’ll explain the benefits and downsides of each as we go. There are six main types of machine heads. Things have moved on a bit, as we’ll see. While we may think its main purpose is to help change the pitch of each string, the gears’ main function is actually to impede movement (stop the strings slipping).Ī tuner that lets a string slip is no good at all!īack in the day, as documented by Alhambra Guitarras’ superb guide on the parts of the guitar, machine heads were commonly made from wood. The machine head is a geared apparatus on the headstock of stringed instruments that tunes and adjusts string tension, and you’ll find them on most if not all stringed instruments.
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