Thanks Kevin,,,,, It is 1/8" brass rod I got at Lowe's. I bent it with pliers, drilled 1/8" holes in the wood. I drilled through the Oak and had to tap the hangers in, they fit very tight so there's not a chance of coming out.

I originally bought 3/8 wood dowels for the bow pegs but that was too large so I used 1/4" dowel. I drilled about 3/4 of the way through the Oak, I used 1/2" Oak, finished it with clear laquer. I staggered the peg holes to kinda give it some sort of classy look. When I inserted the 1/4" dowels in the holes, I still had to tap the pegs in, then I put a drop of Super Glue on the end of the peg before inserting it in the hole.  Don't use too much glue, it will ooze out. I made that mistake on the first one.

Took me about 3 hours to make it, including the trip to Lowe's. But then again, I'm a carpenter / cabinet maker, so I have the tools needed.

Thanks for the nice comment and good luck.

When I bought the 1/4" dowel, I used micrometers to check the size. Label said,"Made in Malasia",, you know how that goes.

I thought of that already and wrapped one strip of electrical tape around them, only one layer thick. Couldn't get the fiddle off without having to tug on it. The brass rod is very smooth, won't damage anything.

Be carefull. There are Bulls in the China shops, then there are Swans on the ponds.

I guess I shouldn't have posted pictures on here. Seems that some people think i'm trying to take business from "Fiddlershop.com", that was not my intensions or anything like that. If you read what I wrote.

 the prototype is it, there are no more. I know, I could probably make em and sell em, but that wouldn't be fair to Fiddlerman, now would it. I only made it to hang MY fiddles and bows, so I thought i'd show it here to give people an idea.

They are "NOT" for sale.