Hi Cor,
Note the message I just sent to the list. I just realized I had the
peg's directions reversed, The French tourne a guache bit is right.
Look at my updated images.
-Arle
On Feb 10, 2008, at 2:38 PM, Cor Westbroek wrote:
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
----- Original Message ----- 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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