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cosimojack -> RE: Lubricating/'doping' wooden pegs? (Sep. 14 2011 12:50:39)
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I follow this method that Bear Meadow dulcimer's Dwain Wilder recommends:
The best dressing compounds I've found to do this job are Hill's Peg Dope and Hidersine's HiderPaste (both commonly available at stringed instrument shops). First gob the Hill's Peg Dope on the peg lands and work it in by spinning the peg while you apply a polishing pressure with your fingers. You should really heat it up, so it flows a little and works into the wood. Then apply more Hill's, and this time put the peg with the gobs of dope on the lands into the peg's hole in the peghead, coating the holes. Turn the peg vigorously to work the dope into the insides of the hole. Now re-apply more Hill's on the peg and work it into the lands again, raising the heat once more. The object here is to work a generous amount of the peg dope into the wood of the peg and the inside of the hole in the peghead. It isn't necessary to end up with blobs of peg dope everywhere, but don't be sparse in working it into these areas.
Next, wipe off the excess and scribble a few marks of HiderPaste on the peg lands, insert the peg into the peghead and turn vigorously to distribute it. Withdraw, add a final few scribbles to the peg lands, insert and twist. Now your peg should both hold tuning and turn easily at concert pitch.
In the future, when your pegs need conditioning, put on a little Hill's Peg Dope if they are sticking and need to move more smoothly. And if they are getting bad at holding a position and slipping too much, put on a few marks with the HiderPaste.
After stringing up and bringing the instrument to concert pitch, make sure the pegs are still set well and run smoothly. You're done!
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