[LUTE] Re: Re Re: geared pegs and [Wolfgang's peg turner]

2010-06-21 Thread Martyn Hodgson
: Re Re: geared pegs and [Wolfgang's peg turner] To: "Lute List" Date: Monday, 21 June, 2010, 10:59 Dear Anthony and All, If your pegs stick because they have swollen or the pegbox has shrunk, try putting the pegbox near a source of gentle heat such as a desk la

[LUTE] Re: Re Re: geared pegs and [Wolfgang's peg turner]

2010-06-21 Thread Martin Shepherd
Dear Anthony and All, If your pegs stick because they have swollen or the pegbox has shrunk, try putting the pegbox near a source of gentle heat such as a desk lamp - no need for it to be hot, just slightly warmer than the surroundings. That will reduce the humidity and may take you back to w

[LUTE] Re: Re Re: geared pegs and [Wolfgang's peg turner]

2010-06-21 Thread Anthony Hind
I love the appearence and feel of the non-geared pegs on my Stephen Gottlieb 11c Warwick. A number of lutenists who tried this lute told me they were the best pegs thay had used. Nevertheless, following a three week stay in very humid Normandy, I returned to relatively dry Paris,