>Unless the Pegheds were specially made for a lute, peg length and diameter would be a problem. The first lute I built for myself had Schaller adjustable tension pegs (I didn't have a lathe to do my own pegs, didn't know where to buy any lute pegs, and wasn't sure I could fit traditional pegs accurately). I had to build the peg head with a center rib to take the tips of the violin pegs. They worked just fine, but because of their larger diameter they were finicky to tune. And also because the pegs were bigger, the peg head had to be larger (no taper towards the tip) and looked pretty horsey.
The internal gears on the Pegheds would take care of the finicky tuning, but if they were violin-sized you would still have the big horsey-looking things (relative to lute pegs) on the end of your lute. I've heard that these pegs are expensive. Imagine buying 15 for an 8 course lute! Tim > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Newbie Question #2 >Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:27:52 -0600 > >>This might be interesting. Be careful though if you mention the >word >>"lute" or "how's business?" to this guy he goes ballistic, as I have >>painfully found out. A couple of clients of mine have put them on >their >>flamenco guitars. Jury's still out! >> >>http://www.pegheds.com/ >>Michael Thames >>www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "lutelist" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 5:58 AM >>Subject: Re: Newbie Question #2 >> >> >>> We could have some form of "French" tuning pegs such as exist on >my 5 >>string >>> double bass. They combine a gear with a wooden peg under slight >friction. >>I >>> like them so much on my bass that I've often wished I had them on >my >>lutes, >>> baroque guitar and gamba also. Maybe we can get the ear of a >luthier on >>> this. >>> >>> Gary >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dr. Marion Ceruti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Vance Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" >><lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; >>> "Caroline Usher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 1:11 PM >>> Subject: Re: Newbie Question #2 >>> >>> >>> > Vance Wood wrote: >>> > >>> > "However there is an historical accuracy not touched on and that >is the >>> > limits of >>> > expediency in addressing some of the same problems that seem to >plague >>> > us." >>> > >>> > ++I agree with Vance on this one. >>> > Whether we like it or not, we are stuck with historical >accuracy. >>> > This past weekend I brought my 8c ren lute from the coast where >>> > it is cool and (relatively) damp to the desert where it is hot >and dry. >>> > It took me an hour to tune, pegs being the way they are. If we >>> > were more interested in efficiency than were were in historical >>> > accuracy we would be using machine tuning. I can tune three >>> > or four strings on a modern instrument to within 1/4 cent >accuracy >>> > (the limit of the gauge) in the time it takes to tune one string >>> > on a peg given a change in ambient temperature or humidity. >>> > >>> > I can see some advantage in movable frets, but I really see no >>> > advantage whatsoever in pegs, other than the historical >significance. >>> > Historical accuracy comes with a very high pricetag in terms of >>> > time wasted that otherwise could be used for practicing. >>> > >>> > Best regards, >>> > Marion >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Vance Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > Sent: Apr 4, 2005 12:22 PM >>> > To: lute list <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>, Caroline Usher ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > Subject: Re: Newbie Question #2 >>> > >>> > Dear Caroline: >>> > >>> > In the context this was written------Yes. When it comes to >>understanding >>> > the instrument, the music and the player/authors------No. In >answered >>to >>> > the question we? If that means you wish to exclude yourself >from that >>> > painting with a broad brush I would like to hear your thoughts. >If you >>> > mean >>> > that I am caught up in historical accuracy, which incidentally >is not so >>> > because I cannot afford it, and should have not used the word >"We" I >>> > stand >>> > corrected. However from the way things tend to go on this list >it would >>> > seem that most are very much centered on historical accuracy. >However >>> > there >>> > is an historical accuracy not touched on and that is the limits >of >>> > expediency in addressing some of the same problems that seem to >plague >>us. >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Caroline Usher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > To: "lute list" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >>> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:04 PM >>> > Subject: Re: Newbie Question #2 >>> > >>> > >>> >> At 11:29 AM 4/3/2005, Vance Wood wrote: >>> >> >I think sometimes we get too caught up in the historical >accuracy of >>> >> >what >>> > it >>> >> >is we do. >>> >> >>> >> What you mean we, white man? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ;-) >>> >> Caroline >>> >> Caroline Usher >>> >> DCMB Administrative Coordinator >>> >> 613-8155, Box 91000 >>> >> B343 LSRC >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>
