Thanks Neil for mentioning that as I forgot to discuss it. My
installation used five right-handed pegs (chanterelles, mouche, and
trompette) and two left-handed (bourdon and gros bourdon). To decide
which you need, look at which way of wrapping does not make a kink in
the string at the point where it goes through the wall of the peg box.
A kink would impeded smooth tuning and make the string liable to
break. If the string runs around the peg counter-clockwise when viewed
from above or clockwise when viewed from below, you will need the left-
handed pegs. If the string winds clockwise when viewed from above/
counter-clockwise when viewed from below, use the right-handed pegs.
As Neil mentions the choice is determined by the construction of the
instrument, so anyone ordering will need to verify the direction of
the pegs for the particular instrument before ordering.
I added two photos to illustrate what Neil is talking about:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2252239971
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2252240043
-Arle
On Feb 9, 2008, at 11:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I bought some of these while in the US and have since fitted two
sets to antique gurdies. They certainly do work very well and
fitting them is a breeze. I ground down a 10.5mm drill to accomodate
the taper etc which guarantees a perfect fit.
One thing to watch out for is that they come left or right handed.
The traditional gurdy peg will always use the right hander but one
of the antique instruments had holes in the left hand side of the
pegbox which dictated stringing the other way. Fortunately, I had
some left handed ones as well.
I contacted Brian Burns and indeed the pegs are different internally
as well as having a different external thread so it is important to
know which ones you need.
Neil
