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I had the urge to replace the old pegs of my cheap fiddle as they weren't turning smoothly. Here's a few pics. You can see from the photo that the old pegs, though black, were certainly not ebony. I practised on the one on the left with my home made peg shaper and the blackness all came off!
The old pegs:
Peg reamer all the way from China!
Home made shaper - hole cut with the reamer and a plane iron.
Finished job - they work much better now!
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Very impressive Jim. You are also a MacGyver 🙂
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Thanks Pierre. I had to look up 'MacGyver' lol.
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Very cool, nice job, Jim 😀
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Hey Jim 🙂
Nice Nice work.
Congrats.
Toni
Vibrato Desperato.... Desperately seeking vibrato
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Thanks @damfino and @coolpinkone. 🙂
They're working so well I'm even thinking of taking off the fine tuners on the D & A strings (I already took off the G string one).
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Learning not to use the fine tuners is a big step forward. Also improves the sound of your instrument. 🙂
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Just seen the post - good stuff @--Jim-- Dunleavy.
I may be embarking on a similar venture to replace the pegs on my 3/4 E-bay fiddle. It's quite old (late 1920's) and has clearly been played a LOT over its lifetime.
Although the pegs grip, and adjust easily, the peg-box holes are either heavily worn through use (the pegs protrude pretty far on the far-side - and there is only one fine-tuner on the E) or it has been reamed out sometime in the past. I may need over-size pegs to sort this, or even plain un-tapered blanks if I can taper them down. There's no hurry though - the fiddle is fine as it is - I like its sound and if I even bother, it'll be a job for the autumn/winter nights anyway !
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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