Fernando of Sor - 11-2-2011 at 06:20 PM
Hi, I've just bought a secondhand Ali Khalifeh & Sons Oud. I'm very happy with it, but am having some problems with the pegs, or at least I seem
to be. Up to this point I've mainly been a guitarist, and have absolutly no experience of wooden tuning pegs. So possibly the 'problem' is just normal
behaviour for a wooden ungeared tuning peg. I'll describe it.
Basically, they seem to be very jerky, and not at all smooth. Even with alot of patience, I really struggled to get it in tune, it kept jerking either
sharp or flat of where I needed it to be. I was wondering if it needs attention from a luthier, or possibly a violin/cello workshop. Or is there some
kind of lubricant required? any advice would be welcome.
Many Thanks - Mark
jdowning - 11-3-2011 at 03:57 AM
Sticking pegs and/or sticking strings? - a common problem that has been discussed many times on the forum. Do a search for 'sticking pegs' and you
will likely find a solution.
littleseb - 11-3-2011 at 04:40 AM
lots of threads to read on it, this one for example: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=11096