Try this: http://www.pegheds.com/
For photos, see:: http://gamutmusic.squarespace.com/news/mechanical-pegs-now-available-at-gamut-music.html ed At 07:23 AM 8/17/2012, Bruno Fournier wrote: > and where can those pegs be bought? Being from the old school,with > lutes built in 1980, I haven't always followed up on the lates > innovations... > > A > > Bruno > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Miles Dempster > <[1]miles.demps...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ..now, if somebody could double the length of my left arm, it might > be possible to tune my theorbo diapasons on the fly! > > On 2012-08-17, at 1:23 AM, Edward Martin wrote: > > OK, Nancy asked me to jump in, so I will. > > > > The first experience with these pegheds was on Dan Winheld's 8-course > > lute. A I really liked them, a lot. > > > > Then, about a year ago, I took my first plunge with these gears > > (pegheds). A I had them installed on my 6-course vihuela, and they > > immediately solved many, many problems. A First off, baroque guitars > > and vihuelas (probably renaissance guitars) A have problems, in that > > the traditional peg goes through only one hole, as opposed to two > > holes for a lute. A Therefore, the vihuela has a greater tendency to > > slip. A The pegheds remedied this problem, and I later decided, last > > early spring, to have them installed on my 11-course lute. A My > > 11-course baroque lute partner, Tom Walker, also has a lute that is > > an exact match to mine, and he also has pegheds. A So, I have > > experience with 4 instruments in pegheds, (very limited with Dan > > Winheld's 8-course, however). A It improved my 11-course instrument > > dramatically, with better tuning. A This is especially important when > > using gut, and all these instruments are entirely strung in gut. > > > > By the way, Tom'sa lute was just 5 days old (!!) when he received it, > > and we had a concert that night. A The hall filled with people, and > > the heat and humidity went up. A The gut strings were so stable with > > pegheds, that we had NO TUNING for the entire concert, with exception > > of tuning diapasons to a different key!! A That in itself is > remarkable. > > > > Plainly put, I love them. A They are unbelievably smooth, as in a > very > > expensive guitar machine. A They are adjustable in tension - as with > a > > traditional peg, push them in and they will be tighter, pull them > > out, and looser. A Whether in a tight or loose setting, they are > > smooth. A They never slip, never stick. A This summer, with all the > > humidity, I had no problems with stuck or slipping pegs.... they > > stay, it pitch, where you put them. A Speaking of tuning, they are > > geared at 25% as compared to a peg. A For example, if one wanted to > > tune a half step sharp, one turns the gear 4 times further than when > > using a traditional A peg. A That makes for much more accurate > tuning, > > as they will not skip too sharp, as compared to a traditional peg. > A I > > find myself tuning more, but very much faster than before, and yes, I > > tune sometimes while playing. A Tuning with pegheds is actually a joy > > now, as I can tune more accurately, and much faster. A No more sore > > fingers trying to turn stick pegs!! > > > > We all know what it is like to adjust to a certain pitch... we play > > around, get it where we want, let go, and it slips with traditional > > pegs! A Now, I have trust, so I can quickly adjust, without fear of > > slipping; A yes, I can no adjust tuning "on the fly" while playing. > > > > As for weight, Dan Larson has on his web site, comparisons of the > > weights of pegs vs. pegheds. A Different types of wood make different > > weights in pegs. A Pegheds are , if my memory serves me correctly, > > just 2 grams more, or so. A I cannot distinguish any difference in > the > > weight of the neck or instrument, and the pegheds made, in my > > opinion, no difference whatsoever in sound, other than sounding > > better because I can now tune more accurately, therefore sounding > > better. A No, the 11-course lute does have any perception to added > weight. > > > > There are 2 drawbacks: > > > > 1. When changing a string, because the pegheds do not slip, one has > > to un-wind the peghed to get the old string out. A This is not a > > problem, as the added time (perhaps 7-8 seconds) lost is nothing, > > compared to the time saved in fast and accurate tuning. > > 2. A For those that only want authenticity, pegheds were not used in > > old times. A Neither was nylgut, nylon, carbon, or perhaps wound > > strings for that matter! A Many people who saw them on my lute this > > summer were fooled, into thinking they were ebony (they are not). > > > > Thanks for asking..................I would put them on all my > > instruments, if I could afford to do so. > > > > > > > > > > At 12:45 PM 8/16/2012, Ken Brodkey wrote: > >> Has anyone tried the mechanical pegs made by Pegheds? I have a > >> customer who is interested in replacing his traditional pegs with > >> these. Any comments are much appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Ken > >> > >> > >> > >> To get on or off this list see list information at > >> [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > > > Edward Martin > > 2817 East 2nd Street > > Duluth, Minnesota A 55812 > > e-mail: A [3]e...@gamutstrings.com > > voice: A [4](218) 728-1202 > > [5]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id60298871&ref=name > > [6]http://www.myspace.com/edslute > > [7]http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin > > > > > > > > -- > > A > > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > > A > > [8]www.estavel.org > > A > > -- > >References > > 1. mailto:miles.demps...@gmail.com > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 3. mailto:e...@gamutstrings.com > 4. tel:%28218%29%20728-1202 > 5. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id60298871&ref=name > 6. http://www.myspace.com/edslute > 7. http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin > 8. http://www.estavel.org/ 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 http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
