BITD, Harmony produced a 24:1 tuner, but owing to tradition in peg hole spacing
the round gear was no larger than the current 16:1
So , the teeth were thin and many, so tended to break off ,
Now, if the round gear were brought out to, say a 3/4" diameter ,
rather than only 1/2", then the broader tooth would last 50 + years,
and the knob would turn further for every microtone of pitch change,
with that lower gear ratio tuner..
String changes would, of course, require a crank winder..
but tradition wins..
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