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Post by Jason Reichenbach on Apr 15, 2020 17:00:40 GMT -7
Hey, guys.
One of the girls dropped my horn & snapped the violin peg in twain :-)
What size violin peg should I pick up to hand fit in my horn?
Thanks!
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Post by Black Hand on Apr 15, 2020 18:03:14 GMT -7
The use of violin pegs seems to be a modernism - carve a stopper from a piece of softwood and go. This way, the plug going into the horn spout can be tuned to fit just right.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 15, 2020 21:26:28 GMT -7
While Black Hand is right about the modern violin peg trend. If that is what you really want, can you repair the original peg by cutting the broken peg off flush with the wide part, drilling into the wide part and setting and gluing a new softwood peg into the hole? I use pieces of cedar arrow shaft material for replacement stoppers. The 5 degree taper I use for the points generally works out about right too.
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 16, 2020 4:16:07 GMT -7
No pegs...
I carve mine from any hardwood of my choosing. For softwoods fir is my go to. I however like hickory or maple though as they tend not to chip or splinter as others will at times.
A simple carved plug will be much more pleasing than a violin peg. No need to get fancy, but certainly you can if you wish.
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