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				Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:24 am
				by GTSP
				While poking the inter-tube, I stumbld across the website for Kluson tuners. Turns out, they're abot a 2 hour drive from my house. I thought that some of yooz guys that tinker on gee-tars may like to check this out.
http://www.kluson.com/index.htm 
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:50 am
				by Sarah93003
				GTSP wrote:While poking the inter-tube, I stumbld across the website for Kluson tuners. Turns out, they're abot a 2 hour drive from my house. I thought that some of yooz guys that tinker on gee-tars may like to check this out.
http://www.kluson.com/index.htm 
Yep, and they're owned by these guys:  
http://www.wdmusic.com/ 
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:37 am
				by dubtrub
				They are nice tuners with the correct vintage markings, and I use them exclusively, but unlike the original according to labeling on the box, they are made in Korea.
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 10:23 am
				by Sarah93003
				Danny, are they slotted like the vintage ones?  I see they have the nickel "Butterbean" buttons, but did not see the plastic "Butterbean" Buttons.  Do you buy both?
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 12:11 pm
				by Dennisthe Menace
				Sarah, I'm pretty sure that Kluson is making re-issues of all of the originals, and I believe that
Gotoh (Korean Manufacturer) is manufacturing the Kluson Brand.........but did anyone notice on 
the Kluson Website, the disclaimers for Fender, Gibson and....the last one is: 
  
 "MOSRITEĀ® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF WESTHEIMER CORPORATION.".......??
 
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 12:55 pm
				by Sarah93003
				Dennisthe Menace wrote:Sarah, I'm pretty sure that Kluson is making re-issues of all of the originals, and I believe that
Gotoh (Korean Manufacturer) is manufacturing the Kluson Brand.........but did anyone notice on 
the Kluson Website, the disclaimers for Fender, Gibson and....the last one is: 
  
 "MOSRITEĀ® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF WESTHEIMER CORPORATION.".......??
 
I believe that's a mistake.  If you look at Westheimer's website there is no mention of Mosrite.  I just did another search of the USPTO to be sure and there are only two LIVE trademarks for Mosrite.  77329855 is owned by Loretta B. Moseley and 75439289 is owned by Fillmore Co., LTD and registerd by Noriyuki Yusa.
I don't know if these links will work since they are the result of a search:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f= ... tufj7s.2.2http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f= ... tufj7s.2.5 
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 3:36 pm
				by Dennisthe Menace
				Sarah posted: 
I believe that's a mistake. If you look at Westheimer's website there is no mention of Mosrite. I just did another search of the USPTO to be sure and there are 
only two LIVE trademarks for Mosrite. 77329855 is owned by Loretta B. Moseley and 75439289 is owned by Fillmore Co., LTD and registerd by Noriyuki Yusa.
This is what I found...."
Please direct all inquiries regarding
'Groove Tools' guitars and basses
to
Westheimer Corporation
3451 Commercial Ave Northbrook, IL 60062-1818
(847) 498-6491
Who is Groove Tools? They don't say.....
 
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 3:45 pm
				by dorkrockrecords
				Groove Tools is the budget line of Conklin Guitars, built in Korea under license to Westheimer.
			 
			
					
				Re: Kluson Tuners Webpage
				Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 4:06 pm
				by Dennisthe Menace
				aah!....Thanks Adam 

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