Years ago I had a lute peg that would not turn, period. Dan Larson - Lute Doctor at the LSA Seminar that year- tapped it loose from the exposed end with a small hammer and a pencil (new unsharpened with the eraser cut off cleanly) to deliver the tap, while the lute was on its side and the other pegs resting on a table top with a towel on it. It was a great relief to have a playable instrument again. So if you won't get a good turner soon, or if you're still afraid of breaking the peg, you could try this instead, or let your builder do it for you. r
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony Hind Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:46 PM To: Claudia Funder; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: New to the list "Now that it's summer I am also experiencing huge peg turning issues (as per Anthony Hind's note of last year). " Claudia Hello Claudia, It only happened to me when I moved between Paris (which is usually rather dry), and Normandy (which is very humid). I would be particularly wary of any peg turner that has an additional lever, as this guitar one seems to have. http://tinyurl.com/5rnkbxa The one I bought was from Wolfgang Fruh, http://www.lepointdaccroche.com/?Contact and it is nicely made, but a straight piece of wood, with a shaped hole in the end to hold, but not grip, the peg. This adds very little leverage (mainly by its diameter being larger than the peg, and by its length). As you can see, it is in a hard wood, http://tinyurl.com/4wb6k5z but there is a softer springy piece within the hole. http://tinyurl.com/4aj56jy I am sure you could make one, perhaps, out of a softer wood, which might break, rather than the peg, or the peg-box. However, as I remember, Wolgang's turners were not so expensive, but you would need to add the postage. I bought mine from him at the last French Lute meeting. It really is not intended for releasing stuck pegs, but morefor accurate turning. If you do use one, you should put minimum force on it, and expect to wait some time before the peg moves. Any over energetic movement could be catastrophic ... Good luck, peg turning in such a situation can be quite a tense business, but when they work well, as mine usually do, quite a joy. Anthony ----- Message d'origine ---- De : howard posner <[email protected]> À : Lute List <[email protected]> Envoyé le : Ven 14 janvier 2011, 7h 04min 46s Objet : [LUTE] Re: New to the list > On Jan 13, 2011, at 9:08 PM, Claudia Funder wrote: > >> For last few days I haven't been able to turn the pegs at all. I've tried >> the >>heat/drying technique suggested but given it hasn't really helped. (Actually, >>I > >>might try a hair dryer....Hmm) > > > Welcome, Claudia. I hope you understand that the key to a long, healthy life >for an instrument is to avoid rapid changes in humidity. > >> If anyone can let me know where I can get a peg turner from to help that >> would > >>be just grand. I can't find anything on the interweb... > > > Look for "peg winders." I turned this up pretty quickly: > > http://www.guitarcenter.com/Peg-Winders-Fretted-Instrument-Tools.gc -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
