Machine tuners

[Belinda Daughtry]

Hello All,

I'm wanting to change the tuning pegs on my hg from friction to machine pegs. Any suggestions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Arle Lommel]

It's well worth doing. I think it's the best upgrade I made to my instrument. I used Pegheds, but those have become harder to get ahold of recently. They are nice because they are essentially drop-in replacements for many existing pegs (if they aren't, you'd just need to find a violin maker with peg reamers to handle shaping the holes). The make tuning so much easier and more precise.

I'm not a fan of banjo tuners (I think they look wrong on HGs), but many people do like them. From the look of your instrument, I'd probably recommend going with a 4:1 orbital peg that is designed to look like ebony (like the Pegheds). There are also 16:1 orbitals that allow for really precise tuning, but I've found 4:1 pegs to be more than precise enough without the hassle of turning and turning and turning… and turning some more when you put a new string on, like what is needed for 16:1 pegs. I have never installed banjo orbitals, so I don't know what is involved.

My guess is changing all your pegs out for good orbital pegs that look like ebony would set you back between $150 and $250 US (maybe less, but I don't want to tell you too little). I'd consider that money well spent. And if you are happy with the look of banjo orbitals, you could probably go considerably cheaper (although I would avoid most really cheap pegs).

Best,

Arle

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> I'm wanting to change the tuning pegs on my hg from friction to machine pegs. Any suggestions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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[Jon Redpath]

I like banjo pegs. They are on all of my gurdies. They are simple to use and I have found over many years they are quite reliable. I play every day and that a fair bit of use in cold damp Scotland. Maybe the owners of this web site would be good people to ask what is best for your particular instrument, especially if you live on their side of the pond. Enjoy you playing what ever you decide. JON

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[Arle Lommel]

Jon, do you use 4:1 or 16:1?

-Arle

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We have been using Pegheds for years. Once we started using them we only stock banjo tuners for replacements.

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[Melissa Kacalanos]

I might be unusual, but I don't mind the friction pegs on my hg. With a good coating of Peg Dope, they work just fine.

Melissa the Loud
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> On Jan 5, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Belinda Daughtry <bgd...@charter.net> wrote:
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> Hello All,
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> I'm wanting to change the tuning pegs on my hg from friction to machine pegs. Any suggestions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>

[Arle Lommel]

I assume you're talking about your Hungarian instrument, correct? There is no need for mechanical tuners on them because the heads are so big it make tuning easy. But on French-style instruments with friction pegs a tourne-à-gauche is pretty much essential. Mechanical tuners do away with that need.

-Arle

[Felicia Dale]

I’m very, very happy with the replacement tuners for my Volksgurdy indeed. I never minded the friction pegs particularly though sometimes they were a bitch in hot, wet weather but this is just so much easier on tuning and on the strings. Much finer adjustments mean the strings (especially the chanters) don’t get so annoyed with me so I’m glad I made the transition. The Hackman I have also has them and they’re just great. Plus, they look exactly like the original pegs which makes me happy.

Felicia.