Considering wood tuners - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T16:51:43Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/considering-wood-tuners?x=1&id=2592684%3ATopic%3A3749799&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi, don’t know how old that i…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-18:2592684:Comment:37538832023-02-18T10:50:40.387ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, don’t know how old that instrument is. Tuning issues occurs depending on how well the pegs are fitted in the first place, and how often used I suppose. Using proper violin pegs is what I would do, too time consuming to make them myself.</p>
<p>I’ll post how I did the fitting without the peg box reamer.</p>
<p>Taff.</p>
<p>Hi, don’t know how old that instrument is. Tuning issues occurs depending on how well the pegs are fitted in the first place, and how often used I suppose. Using proper violin pegs is what I would do, too time consuming to make them myself.</p>
<p>I’ll post how I did the fitting without the peg box reamer.</p>
<p>Taff.</p> Taffy,tuning problems over ti…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-18:2592684:Comment:37538822023-02-18T05:23:59.775ZJohn B Treutleinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnBTreutlein
<p>Taffy,tuning problems over time!? How many problems for how much time?how old is that….Dulcimer?</p>
<p>Taffy,tuning problems over time!? How many problems for how much time?how old is that….Dulcimer?</p> I was considering for down th…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-18:2592684:Comment:37540142023-02-18T05:20:02.897ZJohn B Treutleinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnBTreutlein
<p>I was considering for down the road because I saw rosewood pegs for sale I also saw the need for matching reamer also,I am working on another guitar now a cedar La primadora box I had to completely glue back together,with a cherry and mohogany neck and a Wenge fret board earlier tonight I glued the fret board on,so I’m a little further on then the pictures,which are of gluing the box back together it wasn’t all apples and spice though as the 1st neck I kind of messed up when I got too frisky…</p>
<p>I was considering for down the road because I saw rosewood pegs for sale I also saw the need for matching reamer also,I am working on another guitar now a cedar La primadora box I had to completely glue back together,with a cherry and mohogany neck and a Wenge fret board earlier tonight I glued the fret board on,so I’m a little further on then the pictures,which are of gluing the box back together it wasn’t all apples and spice though as the 1st neck I kind of messed up when I got too frisky with the belt sander,it could be used if you dont mind the divot by the tuner head! I guess you can’t win them all ,I kept it ,it might be a candidate for a ukulele or a vilolin<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10969244669?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10969244669?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-18:2592684:Comment:37539852023-02-18T05:19:08.967ZJohn B Treutleinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnBTreutlein
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<p></p> Hi again, ok so the peg held…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-16:2592684:Comment:37528122023-02-16T05:41:11.104ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi again, ok so the peg held that string at twenty pounds today.</p>
<p>Next, I'll make my own peg and try this method of fitting to make sure it's easily doable, or at least challenging. <br/> Taff</p>
<p>Hi again, ok so the peg held that string at twenty pounds today.</p>
<p>Next, I'll make my own peg and try this method of fitting to make sure it's easily doable, or at least challenging. <br/> Taff</p> Hi John, as promised I did ha…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-15:2592684:Comment:37506392023-02-15T07:31:49.179ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi John, as promised I did have a stab at using a wood tuner without using the traditional method of fitting, but getting a good grip against the string tension.</p>
<p>This is my first Mk1 model, I have a weight hanging on the string and it's holding fine, but I'm going to add a dial gauge and see what string pull/poundage it will grip.<br></br> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967636055?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967636055?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <br></br> Cheers…</p>
<p>Hi John, as promised I did have a stab at using a wood tuner without using the traditional method of fitting, but getting a good grip against the string tension.</p>
<p>This is my first Mk1 model, I have a weight hanging on the string and it's holding fine, but I'm going to add a dial gauge and see what string pull/poundage it will grip.<br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967636055?profile=original" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967636055?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a><br/> Cheers Taff</p> Hi, as Brian points out these…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-14:2592684:Comment:37501252023-02-14T21:36:48.690ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, as Brian points out these pegs would be hard to fine-tune, the taper on the shaft needs to match the taper in the peghead for a good grip, and that's where violin fine tuners would help. Also, the peghead material should be hardwood too.…</p>
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<p>Hi, as Brian points out these pegs would be hard to fine-tune, the taper on the shaft needs to match the taper in the peghead for a good grip, and that's where violin fine tuners would help. Also, the peghead material should be hardwood too.</p>
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<p>These types of instruments I get for repair suffer tuning problems over time. I'm glad the customer had to live with this one, haha.<br/> Taff</p> Whatever you do, don’t use so…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-14:2592684:Comment:37501902023-02-14T16:42:51.399ZBrianQ.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianQ
<p>Whatever you do, don’t use softwoods, they’ll spin right off? Oak is a good place to start for tuning pegs & tuner buttons, making tuning pegs requires patience & skill, but not the best for spot on tuning when you’ve got more than one string? That’s the down side of wood tuners! …<br></br> <br></br></p>
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<p>Whatever you do, don’t use softwoods, they’ll spin right off? Oak is a good place to start for tuning pegs & tuner buttons, making tuning pegs requires patience & skill, but not the best for spot on tuning when you’ve got more than one string? That’s the down side of wood tuners! <br/> <br/></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967305472?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967305472?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="350" class="align-full"/></a><br/> <br/> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967306897?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10967306897?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="350" class="align-full"/></a></p> Hi, if you are up for a compr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-14:2592684:Comment:37501022023-02-14T06:44:37.468ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, if you are up for a compromise what about tuner with wooden buttons. I have an idea for wood tuners that do not use the violin style of peg fitting. I give it a try and get back. <br/> Taff.</p>
<p>Hi, if you are up for a compromise what about tuner with wooden buttons. I have an idea for wood tuners that do not use the violin style of peg fitting. I give it a try and get back. <br/> Taff.</p> I encountered the glitch I he…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2023-02-13:2592684:Comment:37496752023-02-13T07:35:23.088ZJohn B Treutleinhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JohnBTreutlein
<p>I encountered the glitch I heard of! It won’t post my reply unless I go to html editor,lost my post but any way in short I said I like the wood tuners because I like wood</p>
<p>I encountered the glitch I heard of! It won’t post my reply unless I go to html editor,lost my post but any way in short I said I like the wood tuners because I like wood</p>