Gotoh UPT-UBN Gold/White Planetary Geared Machine Heads set of 4

The better the ukulele, the more important the friction/geared machine heads become in relation to the instrument's weight, sound, sustain and its ability to stay in tune.

Gotoh's UPT planetary ukulele tuners were designed by Yusuke Kawakami to blend classic looks with modern functionality. These ukulele machine heads are used and recommended by many note worthy ukulele aficionados including Blackbird, Martin and aNueNue. In short, these machine heads look like friction tuners but are actually geared tuners.

The Gotoh planetary tuners have 1:4 gear ratio and share a lot more functional similarities with geared tuners meaning they will rarely need tightening.

These machine heads need a hole 9.7 - 10 mm long to fit and vintage ukuleles will often require minor work to make these tuners fit. They are designed for headstocks 10 - 12 mm thick. For thicker headstocks, use the Gotoh UPTL longer shaft tuners. Please measure your instrument carefully before ordering. Any questions, please get in touch.