What make of tuners are these?

[Richard R]

A couple of days back I was about to start practice,  tuned the D a little bit, and the tuning peg sheared. See first pic. Not even high tension, just bringing it into tune.

Since the bass is 17yr old and has the A tuner replaced before me I will get a complete new set anyway. I took this set off to see what make they are and what they weigh. There are identification marks on the tuners,  see other pic. The trebble side are marked D and the bass side B if that helps.

Total weight is 232g, which is pretty good, so will replace with licenced Hipshots I think. Still curious to know what these are.

[lemmywinks]

Hanchang tuners:
http://www.hctuner.com

 

They make licensed parts for Hipshot etc but these are probably just generic copies.

Edited November 22, 2020 by lemmywinks

[Richard R]

Thanks @lemmywinks. 

Will check out that site too. Brawley sourced materials and parts from Korea and assembled in California, so Korean tuners makes sense.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Richard R

[itu]

Pretty much the same as the old Gotoh GB-7.

[Stub Mandrel]

I've got a cheap set here that I bought for a future 'bass strumstick' project. The slot is too narrow for an E-string (nota problem with a strumstick) but must be an issue with some brands of string that don't taper after the nut (e.g. at least some Fender strings).