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RE: Are peg heads for dead heads?
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RE: Are peg heads for dead heads? (in reply to sorin popovici)
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Sorin I will post a picture within this week. I'm finishing two pegheads at the moment, a Blanca and a Braz negra. But, if you don't like the looks of pegs..... What can we do I'm an ex violinist, so I just LOVE pegs. And Sean is right.... there's something about wood
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Date Oct. 18 2005 8:29:26
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Ramón
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RE: Are peg heads for dead heads? (in reply to Jon Boyes)
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Hola Anders y todo, I have been gone. I have a wood-peg flamenco which tunes very, very well with ebony pegs, but I love the simple fact that with Pegheds... http://pegheds.com/ ....the look is quite real (from 2' away, I doubt one could tell they are not all wood) , the price is acceptable, tuning is faster, easier, more precise (especially under pressure). There is a slight bit more weight than an ebony peg, yes (more 'sustain', as Anders spoke of??). They are working on gears at 16/1, but at the moment, 4/1 is what they have, and they use the 'knob' or 'button' from a set of pegs (ebony) that you send. If I have a peghead that is a pain, I would convert. If I ordered a new guitar that was not terribly high in price, yes. If I had one that is a more 'collector' guitar, I would not. I am speaking of re-setting our 'everyday' or play/fun/beach guitars for ease and not a lot of $$. Again...We ALL have different experiences and likes. Sadly, the peghead site has never been updated, which is a shame, but there is a builder here in San Diego who has also done 2 or 3 (one for a 'player' on his new DeVoe blanca with pegs!), and he LOVES it. The builder is building 2 more flamencos with the pegheds (notice the spelling?), as he feel it's a very good way to go.... In the end, [you] decide. I saw a guitar with the Carlos pegs. $200 and they are a silver/pewter color....Not what one would call authentic looking. I've noticed an upswing in peg head flamencos again, and I think that once this system gets seen more, people will choose them over machines, simply because they are, yet retain a beautiful, original Spanish look and feel. I will take a few pics and post when I can... Ramón
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Date Oct. 19 2005 14:37:39
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RE: Are peg heads for dead heads? (in reply to Thomas Whiteley)
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Thanks for the info. I might try a set one day. They look a lot better than other alternative pegs that I've seen.
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Date Oct. 19 2005 16:32:16
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