I have a 1970's catalogue of the Wildwood instruments and the tuner specs are Schaller. Did Maker Marc Platin ever chnage the specs of the tuners to other makes??
Before he retired, Mark Platin was purchasing Gotoh tuners from me.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
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Originally posted by Bob SmakulaBefore he retired, Mark Platin was purchasing Gotoh tuners from me.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
Thanks Bob. Doing a comparison between what is on my WW and the Gotohs on my Enoch, there is a difference. I am guessing mine are Schaller.
banjonz
Most Schaller tuners have a large pearloid knob with a recessed slotted thumb wheel to tighten the knob. Of course there are variations as they evolved over the years, but that is what I have seen most in my career.
I have attached a picture of some gold plated Schaller planet banjo tuners to illustrate.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
Edited by - Bob Smakula on 05/19/2026 18:15:22
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Originally posted by Bob Smakulabanjonz
Most Schaller tuners have a large pearloid knob with a recessed slotted thumb wheel to tighten the knob. Of course there are variations as they evolved over the years, but that is what I have seen most in my career.
I have attached a picture of some gold plated Schaller planet banjo tuners to illustrate.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
Thanks Bob. I am well aware of Schallers. I have installed them on many banjos and have a set of D tuners on my current banjo.
Can you recall when Marc started to obtain them from you? My Wildwood Troubadour has Schallers so it might narrow down the manf date of it
banjonz
My easily accessible records do not include the orders from Mark Platin. But if memory serves me correctly, he purchased Gotoh tuners from me for two years before he retired.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
Edited by - Bob Smakula on 05/20/2026 05:44:07
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