Not sure if this has been discussed but these are the most unusual tuners I have seen.
Jim Garber
Jan-28-2007, 10:54am
Very unusual tuners. This one (<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-ITALIAN-MANDOLA-MANDOLINE-NEAPOLITAN-BOWL-PEARL_W0QQitemZ140077049685QQihZ004QQcat
egoryZ10179QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank">eBay link</a>) is a Carabba mandolin made in Catania, Sicily. Obviously more of an upper end one with tortoise sheated neck and fancy headstock.
Here is another Carabba with similar tuners tho the knobs are more conventional.
Jim
billkilpatrick
Jan-28-2007, 12:04pm
ouch! ...bet they would hurt.