"Sprucing" up My New K24e

[Strumming Fool]

Having some fun with dyed bone bridge pins from Bob Colosi and Madagascar rosewood tuner buttons from LMI!

[ronmcc4]

Really classy touches. I wonder if you can replace the buttons on standard Taylor tuners?

[Craig]

That's a beautiful guitar and yes you can Ron, it's a simple job I did on my 714ce

Craig

[Guitarsan]

Very nice! Love me some Colosi dyed bone bridge pins.

[TaylorGirl]

Nice! I was looking for something "spruce". Guess I read too much into it.

[Kmeister]

That's a beautiful guitar and yes you can Ron, it's a simple job I did on my 714ce

Craig

Care to share how?

[Guitarsan]

That's a beautiful guitar and yes you can Ron, it's a simple job I did on my 714ce

Craig

Care to share how?

Well, see the screw on the end of the tuner button? Screwdriver is all that is needed. Careful though, there are two small washers on the end that like to jump off and hide themselves. You can see them in the photo above. (The plastic one goes on first, then the metal one if you need to put them back on.)

I guess I'd be more interested in "sizing" for "replacement" buttons. Is there a typical "size" to replace them? Shaft diameter, length, etc.

[ronmcc4]

The buttons I'd be I terested in customizing are standard Taylor tuners on a 324ce-K. I only saw buttons for Gotoh and Schaller on the LMI site. Where would I get buttons for Talor tuners? Any idea?

[Strumming Fool]

Typically, Grover style tuner buttons will fit Taylor's tuners. If you do a search, you'll find several websites that offer Grover replacement buttons. Unfortunately, most reputable sites don't offer a lot choices outside of ebony, but it's worth a bit of your time to see for yourself.

[krugjr]

man, it's like dressing up for the opera.....this guitar will never wear denim again!     nice touches, SF!

[Guitarsan]

Yeah, gotta make them your own I say. Even on my new custom GC, I have ebony pins with abalone inlays (Taylor pins) on order. The abalone will match the fretboard dots, replacing the plain ebony ones. And speaking of my custom, I'm digging the Gotoh 510s on it. So, will soon be upgrading my K24ce to those in antique gold. Haven't decided on the knob color yet, but the custom already has gold knobs, so may go the black route on the K24ce.

[Craig]

Ron

I bought some rosewood buttons from http://www.nicholsinlay.com/ to match the  rosewood trim on my 714ce FLTD.
As GuitarSan say's it's an easy job but Bill Nichols does recommend taking the string tension off first.

Craig

[Strumming Fool]

And speaking of my custom, I'm digging the Gotoh 510s on it. So, will soon be upgrading my K24ce to those in antique gold. Haven't decided on the knob color yet, but the custom already has gold knobs, so may go the black route on the K24ce.

I had originally ordered my K24e with antique gold Gotohs with black buttons. They look really nice, and feel good to the touch. Just my $.02

[ronmcc4]

Ron

I bought some rosewood buttons from http://www.nicholsinlay.com/ to match the  rosewood trim on my 714ce FLTD.
As GuitarSan say's it's an easy job but Bill Nichols does recommend taking the string tension off first.

Craig

Thanks Craig. I'll check that out.

[ronmcc4]

I notice that nicholsinlay does not use a metal insert on the rosewood model. Is that going to be an issue with wear over time?