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Cervantes
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
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ORIGINAL: Andy Culpepper Thanks guys. That rosette and others can be found at LMI: https://www.lmii.com/products/mostly-wood/rosettes Cervantes, I feel that pegs, both planetary and friction, do lend a different sound than machine tuners. I think there's a slightly quicker attack and a kind of "reediness" to the basses. Hard to describe. I like planetary pegs and I'm actually going to put them on this guitar before I ship it, they just haven't come in yet. But I also love traditional wooden friction pegs just for the coolness factor. If I made myself a guitar I would use those. Once you figure out how to fit them really well they are a joy to use. The strip down the back and the bindings are all Indian Rosewood. Andy, Thanks for your experience with pegs. Do you get the planetary pegs from pegheads? I couldn't find any info on their web site about cost, but I am assuming the are not inexpensive. I am tempted to just use traditional pegs because I like the look, lighter weight and possible positive effect on the sound. It seems they would be a lot less work to install than machine tuners also. LMII sells a set of ebony pegs for $16, thats hard to beat. I also read its a good idea to use hard maple plugs in the head stock to make the pegs work better. I am a little worried I won't like how they tune but i guess I could always install machine tuners if it doesn't work out.
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Date Apr. 18 2015 1:03:24
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Cervantes
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From: Encinitas, CA USA
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
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ORIGINAL: Andy Culpepper quote:
Andy, Thanks for your experience with pegs. Do you get the planetary pegs from pegheads? I couldn't find any info on their web site about cost, but I am assuming the are not inexpensive. I am tempted to just use traditional pegs because I like the look, lighter weight and possible positive effect on the sound. It seems they would be a lot less work to install than machine tuners also. LMII sells a set of ebony pegs for $16, thats hard to beat. I also read its a good idea to use hard maple plugs in the head stock to make the pegs work better. I am a little worried I won't like how they tune but i guess I could always install machine tuners if it doesn't work out. I do get my planetary pegs from pegheds.com. This is from an email I got recently from Chuck Herin: $25 each composite plastic grips $33 each with German made Josef Teller Swiss model ebony grip. Grip is 24mm wide. $36 each with German made Josef Teller Swiss model rosewood grip. Grip is 24mm wide. Add $3 each for mother of pearl or mastodon inlay. I would say Pegheds and even machine tuners are actually easier to install. Friction pegs take some practice to get the holes reamed really well, and the pegs shaved properly. Usually I recommend friction pegs for anyone who doesn't mind taking a little extra time to fine-tune. If a customer is going to be performing on stage with the guitar I normally recommend planetary pegs or machines, although if you're good with pegs it's not really an issue. Andy, Thanks for the peghead info. Based on what you said I am leaning towards the Pegheds since they are easier to install and will making tuning easier, I know some people disagree and think pegs are just as good if not better. I couldn't find any installation instructions for Pegheds, do they require a tapered hole created with a reamer? Just want to budget what my tool costs are going to be. I believe my teacher has them on his guitar so I can ask him how he likes them and maybe look at his guitar to see how they are installed.
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