Double Bass New Gotoh Carbon fiber tuning machines

[james condino]

I saw a post from Steve Swan on facebook a while back about these new carbon fiber machines from Gotoh that were at the NAMM show this winter. Has anyone seen them in person and are they available now or was it just trade show hype?

 

[Dr. Love]

I haven't seen anything about them, but that's intriguing. I've wondered why there aren't more lightweight options on DB tuners like aluminum or titanium when they're so common for guitar and electric bass. It seems like there would be a market for them, especially for travel basses and basses with extensions.

 

[eh_train]

I saw a single-plate version at a trade show in Italy about 8 months ago (I miss 8 months ago, those were the days!).

They looked nice enough. I'm not sure what they cost. They would reduce the overall weight slightly, if that was an issue. Better yet, they might stop the bass scroll from resting on the ground when the bass is on it's side.

 

[james condino]

Here is the response they sent me; not lookin' good....


Dear james,

Thanks for your inquiry.
We have finalized the specifications of the carbon double bass tuner, and are currently in the stage of mass production.

Also, since the official sales route has not been decided at this time, sales will start as soon as it is decided.

Please understand that you will be waiting for a while.


Best regards.

*In addition, please be sure to leave the original text when replying to this email.


G-GOTOH Co., Ltd.
Web : www.g-gotoh.com

 

[M0ses]

I wonder what production method they are using for "mass assembly"
Don't see why you couldn't just cut the plate out of a CF sheet on a CNC router. Shouldn't require any fancy tooling or molds. The cf clovers are overkill but could be done the same way.