Yes, they are permanently installed. ed
At 07:52 AM 6/21/2010, Edward Mast wrote: >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 > > > > 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
