[LUTE] Re: Keeping pegs pushed in.
It's called frapping among gambists and violinists and happens all the time. Bass gambists will press their heads against the neck of the instrument while turning the pegs on the side opposite to provide the pressure needed to prevent frapping. On the bass side the gambist will use the index finger and thumb to turn the peg while positioning 2 fingers of the same hand on the treble side to provide enough pressure to, it is hoped, prevent frapping. Even then, frapping occurs often enough. A fact of early music life. Gary - Original Message - From: Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:48 AM Subject: [LUTE] Keeping pegs pushed in. I expend some work keeping my pegs pushed in, to avoid the 24-hour catastrophe of having a peg spin loose and its string de-stretch. So, it's a somewhat frustrating that violin/viol/viola/bass players never seem to worry about this issue. While tuning, they turn the peg with one hand and bow with the other hand. I have never seen them put down the bow, brace the violin with the right hand, and push in a peg with the left hand. And I have never noticed their pegs spinning loose, despite the dozens of symphonies I've seen with dozens of string instruments in each symphony. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2774 - Release Date: 03/27/10 12:32:00
[LUTE] Re: Keeping pegs pushed in.
Pull the peg out, sand it very lightly to remove the excess wax, and replace. If the peg does not fit, it must be sharpened with a special tool, and possibly the holes reamed. I never use peg goop, and my pegs very rarely move. However, pegs to frap to use Mace's word, mostly when you dive into air conditioned rooms. And I have seen orchestra players frap their pegs! There's one in the video of the Christmas Concerto I'm working on, but I won't use that camera angle. dt At 11:48 AM 3/29/2010, you wrote: I expend some work keeping my pegs pushed in, to avoid the 24-hour catastrophe of having a peg spin loose and its string de-stretch. So, it's a somewhat frustrating that violin/viol/viola/bass players never seem to worry about this issue. While tuning, they turn the peg with one hand and bow with the other hand. I have never seen them put down the bow, brace the violin with the right hand, and push in a peg with the left hand. And I have never noticed their pegs spinning loose, despite the dozens of symphonies I've seen with dozens of string instruments in each symphony. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
