Waverly Guitar Tuners

As always, service from Stew-Mac was great. The Waverly tuners also are great. They not only look beautiful on the guitar, they perform better than any other brand of tuners I've ever used. I can't recommend Stew-Mac, or Waverly tuners, highly enough.

I had heard the hype about these tuners for years and I thought to myself that there were NO tuners that were worth that kind on money. I WAS WRONG!! I finally tried a set on my Martin HD28V and have been so happy with them that I purchased a Butterbean set from Stew Mac for my D18V. BEST thing about them is MADE IN AMERICA!!! Thanks Stew Mac

These were a perfect replacement for the big clutsty looking butterbean Grovers on my '66 Martin D18. What were they thinking? Be wary though, my tuner posts had washers beneath the bushing which protected the finish, so they looked different after years of getting no light. The Martin washers didn't fit over the posts so they had to be reamed out. If your Martin has these washers, your bushing alone won't cover the disparity in the finish, so you'll have to live with it or adapt the washer. Otherwise, they work as smooth as silk and are more balanced looking.

We love these tuners at Koentopp Guitars. They are efficient, well built, and one of the lightest tuners available. Not to mention great looking too.

I've always wanted to try these tuners, so I used them to replace the Gotohs on my Martin D-18V. They fit the original holes perfectly, so installation was a snap. They're pricey, but smooth as can be, with no gear lash at all-quality stuff.

I had only one issue. On two of the tuners, the mounting plates weren't quite flat, so they didn't sit properly on the headstock surface. Fortunately, the plates are soft steel, so they were easy to flatten by clamping one end in a small vise, and using thumb pressure to bend them slightly. It's a small detail, but something to watch for.

Oval button relics were perfect to help revive a Harmony H78. Practically the same foot print as the original machines meant that careful reaming (for the larger bushings) placed the screw holes just right. They look like they've always been there but move like a dream.

These tuners works very smoothly & precisely, and look just as the original ones. It was expensive but worth it!

They work great. They look great. Waverly's have a well-deserved reputation for being the best tuners on the market, and the new iteration, with Vintage Oval Knobs, carries on the tradition. I know some folks wonder if you really get that much more for the price, but yeah, you do. They are the smoothest tuners you'll ever use.

Had a set of Waverly Vintage Oval tuners installed on my Martin OOO-MMV. Very precise, beautifully made, and finished out her classic look. Have Waverly's on my HD-28 as well. None better. Alas...if I could only sing in tune.

I put these on my '06 D-18 Authentic and they are super accurate and no backlash. I don't know if it is the size of the button, but these are not quite as smooth as the butterbean knob model I reviewed earlier. However, I will be purchasing this style again for my Martin Custom 15 to replace the worn Schallers.