Hill's is good, but it's dark brown, so for light-coloured pegs (e.g.
lemonwood) I find I want to use something else. Dry soap and talc seems OK.
Chalk can be gritty and may wear out your pegs and/or peg holes.
I actually put quite a lot of peg paste on my pegs in the process of fitting
them - it gets compacted into the pegbox and provides a really good basis
for a smooth action. Wood-against-wood is not good.
If anyone knows of a good recipe for a pale/transparent version of Hill's,
please let us know.
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Daillie" <[email protected]>
To: "andy butler" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:59 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Soap & Talc, quick question
I find that good quality peg paste (such as Hills) is far more reliable
over time. Soap and chalk can become rather an unpleasant grunge after a
while (often sooner than later).
A sparing amount of peg paste once a year or so is generally enough to
keep everything turning over smoothly.
Best
Matthew
On Aug 13, 2015, at 11:11, andy butler <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm about to change strings on my lute, and I understand that applying
a soap/talc mix to the pegs will help with tuning.
So, is that a 50/50 mix?
Should I add any water?
any tips gratefully received
kind regards
andy
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