Shawn Brock -> RE: Thoughts on the different styles of PegHeds? (Mar. 30 2012 17:07:15)
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@ Britguy, great pics Man, thanks for sharing! I had wondered if you had decided to take the plunge and get the Pegheds, I guess this answers that. Glad they are working out so well for you! Good luck with the trees, I hope today brings you sunshine. @ all of you, I'm still in need of your help... I had originally asked about which Pegheds to use, because I thought I may have them installed on an old beater guitar. Now things have changed, looks or feels like I'll need them installed on my Castillo... So here's how it lays out, the pegs on the Castillo are 7 MM. So my question is, could I get the 7 MM Pegheds and not have to worry about reaming the existing holes? If work is going to have to be done on the holes, I'll probably just go with the Ramirez style, if not I may take a chance on these 7 MM violin. These Castillo pegs are sucking! I hate to say that, cause I have always been a fan of Salvador's work, but the truth is the truth... I don't know if this set of pegs is so fussy because they are 7 MM, and the set on my beater is 8 MM, and that makes the beater easier to tune, or if a lot of the problem is because of the desert dryness. I keep 2 humidifiers in my case, and the guitar is showing no signs of problems, but these pegs just aren't working right. The guitar has only been here for a day, and things could turn around, but all in all I think these pegs weren't fitted as well as they could have been. Maybe I'm wrong, but those are my thoughts at this time... Can I rant to you for just a moment? Okay, no one said no... Las Vegas is one of the worse places in the world to live, people are as lazy and foolish as it gets! I have tried all of the violin shops here in town, and not a 1 of them are willing to put in a set of Pegheds on a guitar! What's up with that? I mean, I know you are trained in violin repair and not guitar, but dang! I even told them that they wouldn't have to restring the guitar, just ream the holes, and put in the Pegheds, but no... I am capable of doing this myself, but I believe in having a person who is qualified and trained do this kind of work. In other words, this is what you do for a living, and I'll pay you to do it, just because that's the way I am! So I'm left with the choice of doing it myself, or taking it out of town... It seems ridiculous to me! I guess I'm used to living in other world class cities, with people who are willing to work for a living... After visiting what is supposed to be the best/ most high end violin shop here and seeing what they offer, I'm not sure that I would trust these people to work on anything anyway...
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