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wittner finetune pegs

abousammy - 6-5-2016 at 02:47 PM

HI all
I am looking for some wittner finetune pegs.
any help witch size do i need?
7.8 mm -violin
14mm ?
8.6mm
thanks in advance

Matthias - 6-7-2016 at 01:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by abousammy  
HI all
I am looking for some wittner finetune pegs.
any help witch size do i need?
7.8 mm -violin
14mm ?
8.6mm
thanks in advance


Hello,

the type you need depends from thediameter of your holes and the width of the pegbox. Take the measurements at your instrument and then you can decide.
In most cased I needed the viola pegs as the violin pegs are too small and thin. Aoud pegs have the tendency to be very thick, which leads to Viola pegs also.

Here you find all the wittner pegs listed with all their measurements:
https://music-strings.de/Wittner-pegs

Best regards

Matthias

jack - 6-8-2016 at 08:17 AM

Hi Matthias and other luthiers,
Another option I have considered is using ukulele friction tuners as an alternative to standard pegs. These come in a variety of qualities, all the way up to Gotoh Planetary geared tuners. I understand that to refit an Oud pegbox to accommodate such friction tuners would require some work but beyond that they seem like an ideal option which is a fair bit cheaper than Wittner pegs. There are even some wood friction tuners which would not disturb the Oud aesthetic too much. I'm interested in your thoughts on this option.

Here's an example of the friction style tuners:


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Gocauo - 6-8-2016 at 08:49 AM

pegheds are also an option...

http://www.pegheds.com/

Matthias - 6-8-2016 at 10:24 AM

Quote: Originally posted by jack  
Hi Matthias and other luthiers,
Another option I have considered is using ukulele friction tuners as an alternative to standard pegs. These come in a variety of qualities, all the way up to Gotoh Planetary geared tuners. I understand that to refit an Oud pegbox to accommodate such friction tuners would require some work but beyond that they seem like an ideal option which is a fair bit cheaper than Wittner pegs. There are even some wood friction tuners which would not disturb the Oud aesthetic too much. I'm interested in your thoughts on this option.

Here's an example of the friction style tuners:

they are too heavy and too short for an aoud

jack - 6-8-2016 at 12:18 PM

For the length issue I was imagining the friction tuners to only be attached to one side of the pegbox, on the same side as the head of the tuner is. The area where the string is attached in the tuner would therefore be 'floating' in the center of the pegbox. Therefore the tuner would not have to be the same length as normal pegs. This is how they are mounted on ukes (i.e. The tuners, like many geared tuners, are mounted through a single piece of wood, the headstock, and do not bridge a divide as in the case of the oud).

Alfaraby - 6-9-2016 at 11:32 PM

Hi there
Take a look here as well:

http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=13127#pid95...

Good luck
Yours indeed
Alfaraby