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violin pegs

Stefan Andalus - 10-24-2004 at 12:46 PM

I would like to replace my current tuning pegs with fine violin pegs. I've never done this before, and I've found violin luthiers to be pretty un-cooperative. Do any of you have advice as to what dimensions, wood choice (ebony, rosewood, boxwood) and style work best?

samzayed - 10-24-2004 at 02:09 PM

I heard ebony Viola (not Violin) pegs work best on an oud. Check out http://www.internationalluthiers.com/violinparts.php

You'll also need a peg shaver and a reamer to fit the pegs to the oud. http://www.internationalluthiers.com/tools.php
I've never done this, so maybe someone else can advise in the details of fitting them

Dr. Oud - 10-25-2004 at 07:19 PM

Here's a link for peg installation You don't reall need the shaper as the pegs are manufactured with taper. You will need to fit them as described in this article.