estebanana -> RE: Tried Alessi F6 95 gram tuners? (Jul. 4 2017 3:36:43)
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I like pegheds too, most of us Foroneers use them. I have a set waiting for a customer to request them. Today, meaning in the last year, I've decided to go back to being a Hardliner in wood pegs. I built three guitars last year that the customer afterwards expressed remorse at not having had me make them with real wood pegs. I think there is a reevaluation of wood pegs happening, at least as far as my clients. Many players are wanting a guitar with geared tuners and one with pegs. We all know tuners with gears are more of sure thing on stage, but more players are getting confidence to use pegs again and I am 200% in support of them. Guitars with pegs are just prettier and romantic. It's like the difference between using a very utility based ball point pen and a fine fountain pen. The fountain pen is not practical to haul around in your pocket, car, or for all situations. The ball point can be very well made and function beautifully. And then the fountain pen may be more esoteric and take more time to master, but it gives rewards in performance and aesthetic pleasure, and a haptic quality the ball point lacks. Pegs and gears are a similar comparison. And there is a lot of collector appeal to say beautiful and plum wood or box wood pegs, and ebony is always classic. There are players who see the practical value of pegs too, the balance is almost always better. Peghead type tuners, geared pegs, are only going to get better as time passes, so a guitar made with wood pegs can always be refitted with future iterations of geared pegs if the owner wants. I also want to get a good reputation for my wood peg guitars because I just love making peg models. I've been making peg appointments with a silver wire inlay into the tip of the the peg. But I suppose I would use the Alessi tuner if I wanted to charge amori. That's a joke son, get it, Alessi - amori ........
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