Though not strictly speaking a 'peg' issue, strings binding at the nut can cause tuning problems (even when using Pegheads I suppose).
Miles On May 27, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Gary Boye <boy...@appstate.edu> wrote: > I know there are some bad pegs and peg makers out there, but in my experience > the majority of "peg" problems can be traced to improper installation of the > strings to the pegs. Players wind too much string on the peg, it bumps up > against the inside of the pegbox--this becomes a "stuck peg." They wind the > string on the peg towards the thicker end, forcing the string to pop out when > tightened--this is a "loose peg." Learn to string your instrument properly > and alot of these "peg problems" disappear . . . just my 2 cents. > > Gary > > Dr. Gary R. Boye > Professor and Music Librarian > Appalachian State University > > On 5/27/2015 11:24 AM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: >> Early - 19th C. - guitars were made with machines or friction pegs. Those >> made with machines were more expensive. If you use pegheads on one of these >> instruments, you have an expensive guitar masquerading as a cheap one. I'll >> join Sterling at the vomitorium. >> >> Joseph Mayes >> ________________________________________ >> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of >> Sterling Price <spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 8:02 AM >> To: Michael Grant >> Cc: LuteNet list >> Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM] [LUTE] Re: Pegheads on new lute >> >> If your lute has shitty, ill fitting pegs then PegHeads might be fine, but >> it seems that most lute builders know how to make pegs that work just great. >> When I see PegHeads on early guitars with six strings I seriously feel the >> need to throw up. >> Sterling >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On May 26, 2015, at 10:55 AM, Michael Grant <mmgrant0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> --001a11c35b4c9e155e0516fefe80 >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >>> >>> I had PegHeds (that is how the inventor and manufacturer spells his >>> product) installed on a 10 c Ren lute. 19 PegHeds to replace tired, worn, >>> crappy wooden friction pegs that had broken off, actually started shearing >>> off under load. The lute was used and I had just gotten it. Chuck Herin, >>> the PegHed guy is, by pure luck, only about 2 hours from me here in South >>> Carolina. I drove the instrument to him, he made very small bore changes >>> in the pegbox and installed them. Here are before and after pics of the >>> lute's pegbox. The PegHeds cost $30 a piece. That adds up but what was it >>> costing me to have a lute with 1/2 of the broken pegs missing and so >>> unplayable, what would it have cost me to take it to a lute luthier and >>> have new friction pegs turned and installed and how long would that have >>> taken. Then I would have been back to friction pegs. Add both costs up >>> and the PegHeds were a no brainer! I recommend them highly. >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Dan Winheld <dwinh...@lmi.net> wrote: >>> >>>> I am neither conventional nor wise, so I can only offer my own personal >>>> experience & opinions: >>>> >>>> Most people love them, I wouldn't pay $20 for a barrelful of them. But >>>> they are life saver on Orpharions; or any multi-string, double-course low >>>> tension wire strung instrument. For those instruments, and those >>>> instruments alone, I would consider them almost a necessity. >>>> >>>> They are nice on my Baroque lute student's 13 course instrument - but >>>> string changing is his problem! >>>> Hate them on my own 8 course, but I have adapted & gotten used to them- >>>> and that lute is so good I put up with them. The conventional but >>>> exquisitely fitted pegs on my Vihuela are a lot faster & easier than the >>>> Pegheads on my lute; I am used to the quick action of the 1 to 1 "gear >>>> ratio" of no gears! String changes? Instant! >>>> >>>> No gears for me, thanks! >>>> >>>> Da >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/26/2015 6:22 AM, Charles Mokotoff wrote: >>>> >>>>> I took delivery of a new lute this week that has Pegheads installed. >>>>> I've never been one for much authenticity, so this doesn't bug me at >>>>> all. All I can say is, where have they been all my lute life? I don't >>>>> know what I am going to do with all the extra time I have now. They >>>>> are >>>>> fantastic. The only single thing I miss is the simplicity of removing >>>>> a >>>>> string with conventional pegs, but to be able to just sit there and >>>>> put >>>>> your left hand up to easily tweak tuning feels miraculous to me. >>>>> I am curious what the conventional wisdom is on these. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> -- >>> __________________________________ >>> Michael M. Grant, PhD, MBA >>> *Coastal Psychological Consulting, PA* >>> 74 Lodge Trail >>> Pawleys Island, SC 29585 >>> 843.314.3263 Phone >>> 843.314.3784 Fax >>> www.coastalpsychological.com >>> >>> --001a11c35b4c9e155e0516fefe80 >>> Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 >>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>> >>> <div dir="ltr"><div>I had PegHeds (that is how the inventor and >>> manufacturer spells his product) installed on a 10 c Ren lute. 19 PegHeds >>> to replace tired, worn, crappy wooden friction pegs that had broken off, >>> actually started shearing off under load. The lute was used and I had just >>> gotten it. Chuck Herin, the PegHed guy is, by pure luck, only about 2 >>> hours from me here in South Carolina. I drove the instrument to him, he >>> made very small bore changes in the pegbox and installed them. Here are >>> before and after pics of the lute's pegbox. The PegHeds cost $30 a >>> piece. That adds up but what was it costing me to have a lute with 1/2 of >>> the broken pegs missing and so unplayable, what would it have cost me to >>> take it to a lute luthier and have new friction pegs turned and installed >>> and how long would that have taken. Then I would have been back to >>> friction pegs. Add both costs up and the PegHeds were a no brainer! I >>> recommend them highly.<br><br></div><div! >>>> Michael<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div >>>> class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Dan Winheld <span >>>> dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwinh...@lmi.net"; >>>> target="_blank">dwinh...@lmi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote >>>> class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc >>>> solid;padding-left:1ex">I am neither conventional nor wise, so I can only >>>> offer my own personal experience & opinions:<br> >>> <br> >>> Most people love them, I wouldn't pay $20 for a barrelful of them. But >>> they are life saver on Orpharions; or any multi-string, double-course low >>> tension wire strung instrument. For those instruments, and those >>> instruments alone, I would consider them almost a necessity.<br> >>> <br> >>> They are nice on my Baroque lute student's 13 course instrument - but >>> string changing is his problem!<br> >>> Hate them on my own 8 course, but I have adapted & gotten used to >>> them- and that lute is so good I put up with them. The conventional but >>> exquisitely fitted pegs on my Vihuela are a lot faster & easier than >>> the Pegheads on my lute; I am used to the quick action of the 1 to 1 >>> "gear ratio" of no gears! String changes? Instant!<br> >>> <br> >>> No gears for me, thanks!<br> >>> <br> >>> Da<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br> >>> <br> >>> On 5/26/2015 6:22 AM, Charles Mokotoff wrote:<br> >>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px >>> #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> >>> I took delivery of a new lute this week that has Pegheads installed.<br> >>> I've never been one for much authenticity, so this doesn't bug >>> me at<br> >>> all. All I can say is, where have they been all my lute life? I >>> don't<br> >>> know what I am going to do with all the extra time I have now. They >>> are<br> >>> fantastic. The only single thing I miss is the simplicity of removing >>> a<br> >>> string with conventional pegs, but to be able to just sit there and >>> put<br> >>> your left hand up to easily tweak tuning feels miraculous to me.<br> >>> I am curious what the conventional wisdom is on these.<br> >>> <br> >>> --<br> >>> <br> >>> <br> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at<br> >>> <a href="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html"; >>> target="_blank">http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html</a><br> >>> <br> >>> </blockquote> >>> <br> >>> <br> >>> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div >>> class="gmail_signature"><div >>> dir="ltr"><div>__________________________________<br>Michael M. Grant, PhD, >>> MBA<br><i>Coastal Psychological Consulting, PA</i><br></div>74 Lodge >>> Trail<br><div>Pawleys Island, SC 29585<br>843.314.3263 >>> Phone<br>843.314.3784 Fax<br></div><div><a >>> href="http://www.coastalpsychological.com"; >>> target="_blank">www.coastalpsychological.com</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div> >>> </div> >>> >>> --001a11c35b4c9e155e0516fefe80-- >>> -- >> >> >> >> > > > >
