I seem to remember that the geared pegs for violins, cellos etc. are glued in place to prevent slipping of the peg itself (of course the gears don't slip). Is this necessary with the lute pegs? If not, what keeps the pegs themselves (not the gears) from slipping in dry weather?
Ned On Jun 20, 2010, at 9:07 PM, Edward Martin wrote: > I saw this lute in Dan Larson's shop yesterday. It is a very, very nice > Frei, and yes, the pegs, or kegs, or whatever you want to call them, are very > nice, very interesting. They are, as DT says, smooth as butter, and they > will never slip, as pegs do. They are plain, but very attractive.. > > I don't know the cost, but I think Dan said somewhere around $30 each. But, > what an improvement over friction pegs! Not only can one tune more > accurately, but quicker, with no errors, i.e., slipping. Yes, they do need > to be fitted by a luthier, but Dan informs me they are quite easy to put in. > > The person who sells these gears has been after Dan for a while, to try them > on lutes, but Dan resisted, thinking the weight was too much. But, There is > no noticeable difference in weight that I could discern as compared to pegs, > and the sound is not affected in any way. > > I am most impressed. I have ordered a set for my vihuela. > > ed > > > > > > At 05:21 PM 6/20/2010, Edward Mast wrote: >> I don't have geared pegs on my cello, but know a cellist - and a violinist - >> who does. They like them a lot. My questions would be: >> 1) How much would each peg for a lute cost? >> 2) Would they need to be fitted by a luthier, or could the player do it >> him/herself? >> 3) Assuming a peg with gears weighs more than a plain wooden peg (?), would >> geared pegs add significantly to the weight of the peg box? Enough to >> change the balance of the instrument? >> >> Ned >> On Jun 20, 2010, at 3:33 PM, David Tayler wrote: >> >> > At BFX 2010, I had the opportunity to play Dan Larson's Frey lute. >> > Well, first off, this was a really nice lute, and all gut strung with >> > some really cool strings. >> > This lute also had geared pegs, which look just like real pegs. I >> > mean, they are real pegs, not imaginary pegs, but hopefully you know >> > what I mean. >> > I have seen the pegs for some time now on Gambas, but this was my >> > first lute adventure. >> > The pegs work great! They turn like butter, but have an internal >> > braking system to stop them from "frapping" to use the historical term. >> > You can see very detailed photos of the lute on Flickr >> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/voicesofmusic/sets/72157624142677939/ >> > >> > I would love to have a cittern or orpharion with these pegs! >> > dt >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > To get on or off this list see list information at >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com > voice: (218) 728-1202 > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > http://www.myspace.com/edslute > >
