Hello Vance,
pear for pegs is a little bit too soft. I don't use this.
The best wood for pegs is boxwood, followed by Plumwood which I use very often
and Olive wood. Besides stability this looks very nice. Furthermore I used another
wood, but I could not find the translation. Probably someone in
Hi Herbert: It depends on the material of both the peg and the peg box.
Material for the guts of the peg box should be Beech, it is hard, light
weight, and stable. The preferred material for the pegs is Pear or other
fruit woods. This wood is dense, strong, stable and not particularly prone
to e
Martin,
I do not know why you need a tripod for taking photos of lutes. I have been using
both SLRs and digital - the later before the technology took off. It is posssible to
take both micro and macro photos of a very high resolution handheld. The problem you
might face is the flexibility o
>I just finished re-fretting a lute made in 1978 that still had its
original pegs. They were a little over-lubricated and one or two had
gone a little out of round, but basically they were still working
well. They were black, but I think they were dyed rather than made
out of ebony.
So I guess
>From the luthiers I've talked to, the reason that violinists etc. have peg
jobs so often is their insistence on ebony pegs. Ebony is somewhat abrasive
and wears out the holes fairly quickly. Not really a problem with most of
the woods used for lute pegs. If pegs are slipping, check to see if th
Herb,
Friction pegs work, not because of roughness between the peg and the hole but rather
due to the precision of roundness and taper between the peg and the hole.
Can't speak to how long pegs last, but I do know violinists, violists, cellists and
such folks have peg jobs done on their ins
How long do pegs last? Do their friction surfaces wear smooth (become
polished), and lose their ability to hold the strings at tension?
Dear All,
This is off-topic, I know, but I wondered if there's anybody out there in the
Collective Wisdom who could offer me advice (off-list, please).
I would like to buy a digital camera to take pictures of lutes. Going digital would
greatly simplify getting photos to my web site, other peop
Hello all,
Michael has correctly complimented Wayne on his efforts. There are limits to
the ability to protect oneself from Spam (although I do occassionally like a
Spam sandwich - white bread, iceberg lettuce, and lots of mayonnaise - but
that might have to do with growing up in the forties).
I
