Hi Arle,
Thanks for the pictures, I'm very interested in these pegs, but I have a
(maybe foolish) question ; does this left and right handed difference
between the pegs have consequences for the direction you turn the peg to
tune upward ?
My reference is the french `tourne a gauche`, which means I set up the
strings in a way that when I turn the peg left (clockwise) , the pitch goes
up.
Do you know if these pegs can be bought in Europe ?
Thanks,
Cor
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From: "Arle Lommel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [HG] images of new pegs
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
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