D-55 Tuner Button Replacement

Taylor Martin Guild

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I own a 2005 Tacoma built D-55.
The gold color on the tuner buttons are wearing off.
I would like to replace the buttons with Amber buttons.

Any idea where to find the correct buttons for these tuners?
They are closed tuners, not the newer open ones.
 

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I own a 2005 Tacoma built D-55.
The gold color on the tuner buttons are wearing off.
I would like to replace the buttons with Amber buttons.

Any idea where to find the correct buttons for these tuners?
They are closed tuners, not the newer open ones.

Open back or closed tuners? Might be cheaper/lighter to replace with gold Sta-Tites.
 

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My humble opinion: leave them alone if they're functional. Original is best.
 

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I've found a way to not tarnish the gold on your tuners, DON'T TOUCH THEM!

Ralph
 

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A Tacoma built D-55 should have Grover tuners like those:

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Those are Grover Rotomatic® 102-Series tuners.
https://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_an...ginal_Rotomatics_102_Series_3and3_Tuners.html

Replacement buttons for them are available for instance here, but there should be other online ressouces as well: https://www.guitarpartsresource.com/tuners_partsbuttons.htm

Ralf
 
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Taylor Martin Guild

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I ordered some Amber colored buttons.
They will be here by Friday.
I will let you all know how they turn out.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions.
 
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