Anders Eliasson -> RE: Tuning with Pegs? (Jan. 2 2007 9:01:27)
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Well, this can de done in many ways, and I´m not going to say mine is the best. I used to play classical violin with gust strings, meaning no fine tuners, and so the pegs are very important. There I learnt to use chalk and soap.... I think its a very nice way to do so, but its easyer to use a powder like very fine pummice or rottenstone and mix it with soap or wheelbearing grease..... The idea is to make a thick film between the headstock and the peg, so that the peg actually runs in this film. Wood on wood will always bite or stick and never be precise. The more greasy stuff (soap or grease) you add, the more it slips, and the more powder (chalk, pumice or rottenstone), the more it sticks. Normally you have to do this a couple of times and then it will last for a long time, making tuning no big problem.
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