Alden and Cali use them on HGs without problems (I believe) There seem to be 2 types "Pegheds" are installed in a plain tapered hole and glued in "Perfection Pegs" are also put in a tapered hole but have a self-tapping threaded bit They both seem to be designed for 2 point support as in a violin
An H-G peg is only supported at one end ? Both ? invented by cellist and luthier John Charles Herin Peghed info here http://www.peghed.com Perfection Peg info here http://www.knilling.com/ Prices look like $80 - $120 for a set of 4 i.e ?10 to ?15 each The come in different sizes, violin, viola, cello etc Graham -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Arle Lommel Sent: 05 December 2007 19:30 To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Subject: Re: [HG] Perfection Pegs Just called a local violin repair shop (the guy knows HGs since this is Bloomington, Indiana we're talking about, where there are a surprising number of players) and he observed that he didn't think they would work in most HGs because the peg box construction is so different from a violin and the part that turns and holds the string on the Pegheads and Perfection Pegs (two variations on the same thing) would be in the wrong place for a peg that isn't supported in two places by the peg box. -Arle On Dec 5, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote: > Has anyone tried Perfection Pegs, also known as > Perfection Planetary Pegs, on a hg? They look like > traditional violin or cello pegs, but they have tiny > gears inside so they function like modern tuners. I > figure they could be useful for people who want their > instruments to look traditional, but want modern > convenience. On message boards, violin players seem to > like them, since they can be installed without > changing anything about the violin. > > The website, unfortunately, is full of video sales > fluff, negating any time-savings you'd get from your > new easier tuning. Try the PDF files. > http://www.knilling.com/ > > They're also on ebay. > > Melissa > www.melissatheloud.com > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
