Hi folks,
I recently acquired a 1961 Vibra Artist Deluxe, and I don't know how rare those are in the UK but here in the States I think they are seldom seen. Anyway, mine unfortunately has schaller minis rather than the gold Van Ghents. I think it unlikely that I would find the correct tuners (or is someone making reproductions?) , so are there any suggestions about what I could put on it that would look more correct? The gold is almost completely off the metal parts, unfortunately, and I need to get some work done to make it more playable but it's not broken. It is also missing one of the volume knobs, I wonder if anyone is reproducing those? I know it's unlikely since there can't be many of these around. Needless to say, spares for Burns guitars are not plentiful here compared to those of any US makers. If anyone is interested I can put some pictures up later. Thanks!