Wanted: tuner for 1985 Distillate

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Author Message brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 43 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - 11:30 pm:    "S" made in W Germany. G string tuner for 1985 Distillate bass. Silver (chrome or stainless). email at: cruachanaok@yahoo.com adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2843 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 9:21 am:    Schaller M4, shouldn't be too hard to find (I guess it no longer says W Germany, but that's history doing its bit). brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 44 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 8:01 pm:    Nobody seems to have this tuner. Should I be inquiring from Alembic? TIA brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 45 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 8:02 pm:    Should I seek this part from Alembic? brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 46 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 11:22 pm:    How do I get hold of someone at Alembic to ask about getting this replacement tuner? TIA adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2844 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 11:29 pm:    http://www.alembic.com/family/contact.html room037 Senior Member Username: room037 Post Number: 417 Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 1:09 am:    This eBay seller has many sellections of Schaller tuners from one each side. But I believe, you can get the set of 4 tuners by reasonable price on eBay. By the way, if you want "Alembic tuner" ("A" on the back), your bass needs routing for the "A" tuner. "A" tuner has thick shaft than "S". Eiji mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7409 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 9:27 am:    We don't stock Schaller tuners, so we would be acting more as a delaying agent in getting the part you need. I did a Google search for "Schaller M4" and came up with a decent sized list of results on their shopping page, even some people that will sell singles. brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 47 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 8:58 pm:    Thank you guys! brainiac Junior Username: brainiac Post Number: 48 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 9:20 pm:    Another question. My tuners have the screwhole on the side. There are several different models of M4s. As long as I find an M4 with screwhole on the side does that mean that it will be a clean replacement? Thanks. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7413 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 9:27 pm:    AFAIK, that's the "newer" placement. The anchor screw was on the bottom originally, but they changed it in the early 1980s. That's new to us! I've never had trouble fitting a more recent M4 on an older bass when the holes line up, but I don't see the Schallers much these days, so perhaps some more expert opinions can chime in on this. There are lots of people who would want the one with the anchor on the bottom for vintage repairs, so if you find any of those, be sure to share a link for those folks.