I absolutely second this. While a peg disaster is not too likely using pliers or peg turners, it is not worth to take the risk in particular if your maker is more than 10000 mls away.
The method of gently hitting the thin end with a little rod softer than your peg works 100% and minimises the risk of breaking the peg, or, worse, the pegbox. g -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:04:21 -0800 > Von: Stephen Fryer <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: New to the list > On 14/01/2011 8:43 AM, Edward Mast wrote: > > When I received a lute that had sticking pegs (it hadn't been played > > in a long while) I didn't want to order and then wait for a peg winder. > > I used pliers. Two caveats, though: put enough tape on the jaws to keep > > them from marring the pegs, and be careful not to let the pliers slip, > > fall and hit the instrument! Apply pressure gently and slowly. > > I recommend against pliers, or any other extreme twisting force on the > pegs. I've known that to end with broken pegs. > -- NEU: FreePhone - kostenlos mobil telefonieren und surfen! Jetzt informieren: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
