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I bought a violin off Facebook Marketplace for cheap expecting a project instrument that I could use to keep me occupied. It’s a fully carved workshop instrument and honestly it’s kind of fine aside from the pegs. They are some old mechanical pegs (I’ll leave my personal vendetta against mechanical pegs out of this) and the E strings peg is broken so it needs to be replaced. I assume there is no hope for finding the same pegs now so I just want to remove them but as you can see there is this metal bushing set into the wood on the tapered end of the peg. I can’t tell if it’s pressure fit, glued, or screwed in but I’m not sure how to get it out. I’ve tried to pull and tap it out but if I use much more force I fear I’ll have to deal with a peg box crack on top of this. P.S. I am aware that there is a good chance I will have to fill the current holes and ream new ones
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Hi everyone. My niece's student cello has a hairline crack at the D string peg hole (see pics). Any suggestions on how to repair? Thanks!
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Hello everyone, This is my first post here. I need helping in identifying the possible origins/manufacturer, etc. of an old violin. I don't think this violin is worth much, if anything. The violin belonged to my grandfather, who played it for most of his life. When he passed away in 1973 the violin became mine, and I have been playing it ever since. Soon my daughter will move up to a full sized violin and it would be fun if she could use this one as well. I have always been curious about the history of this violin, so any information will help. I am guessing it was purchased from a catalog, (possibly Sears), between 1900-1915, but those are merely guesses. This violin has a beautiful sound, and, by all indications (varnish, purfling, etc.) it is of decent quality. I would just love to know its story, and I don't care about how much it is (not) worth. The inside label appears to be gray in my photos, but that's because of my flashlight. The label is brown and its edges sort of "melt into" the surrounding wood. Thank you for any help you can provide,