Waverly Guitar Tuners

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.

I have a lovely Martin 0-17 made in 1936 that I have owned since the eighties. When I bought it, the tuners were so worn that the guitar would slip out of tune onstage. So I replaced them with Grover Rotomatics, which fit in the same holes. The Grovers worked fine of course, but were heavier than the original Waverlys (which I kept).
So the guitar stayed in tune but was a little head heavy. Recently I saw that Stew-Mac was offering new versions of the originals, so I compared the factory tuners with Stew Mac's very helpful technical drawings. This showed an exact fit. The new tuners did fit perfectly, the screws went in the same holes, with no problems. The bushings fit in slightly loosely, but a couple of wraps with plumber's teflon snugged them up.
Expensive, but very worth it. The guitar now sounds great, and is restored to its proper look and headstock balance. Thank you, Stew Mac.

I've replaced the original machines on my Martin 000 without any problems and it works and looks great. Thanks for this good suggestion.

The standard tuners on all my guitars. Love the new oval buttons. Waverly never fails to be a high quality, smooth and superb tuner!