Fernando of Sor
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Registered: 10-23-2011
Location: London, UK
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Peg Problem
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
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jdowning
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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.
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littleseb
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Registered: 10-14-2008
Location: london - uk
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lots of threads to read on it, this one for example: http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=11096
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