fingerbord Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I have a peg shaper it will adjust in order to do any size peg shape needed. I find it is very hard to figure where to set my adjustment at for the perfect shape I need. Does anyone know how to do this, or should I get a diffrent peg shaper.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 There being only about fifty types of shaper, and half a dozen fully adjustable ones, I think we'll need a picture to see what you have before we try to help you with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 If you're referring to one of those black metal peg shapers with the big knob on top, get another one. I worked with one of those years ago and it does a lousy job and found it difficult to work with. The pitch of the block is set by inserting the reamer (assuming you already have one of those, if not, then you need to get a good one). The taper of your reamer needs to match the taper of your peg shaper to get a proper fit. Get one of the better Herdim shapers ($125-$300). Some people make their own. The more expensive model allows you to adjust the peg shape to fit the hole, without having the make the hole fit the peg first and removing precious wood from the pegbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolinDavid Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 It might be interesting for you to read what I wrote about a new Peg Shaper at Peg Shaper Poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Yes. That one's on my list of things to buy. I just have to convince myself to spend the money. If it works as well as it looks like it does, I WANT IT! Boy, it's expensive, though! The photos are (probably intentionally) not too explicit, but I think I've figured out how it works, and the idea looks totally credible to me. This one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolinDavid Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Congratulations on your good eye! Yes, it's not the cheapest one, but it works really great - in contrast to many Peg Shapers that are much more expensive and end up in the garbage can after half an houre of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmeng Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I've got one of the fixed taper shapers from International Luthiers Supply. Cheap, but it works fine and doesn't make pegs that are out of round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 The reason I'm thinking of the German one is that I've got a mess of rental instruments from 1/16 violins on up to 4/4 cellos, and the normal shapers don't do some sizes--especially the smaller cello sizes. Something with a wide range would be really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Jesseph Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 That's different- German pop-ups. My German is very poor, but I am in the market for a peg shaper. I don't mind a bit of an investment if if makes the job easier and faster. Should I pursue the German one? I might e-mail and see how it goes. How much does it cost? Is there another source for this shaper? Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Maybe ViolinDavid will come back and explain things? It's his baby, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Since I just build new instruments, I have a very simple peg shaper and a cello peg shaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolinDavid Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 The Peg Shaper makes its job quite fast and more precisely than a good non-adjustable one. The adjustableness (sounds funny. Is that English? ) makes it a perfect tool for restorations as you don't have to injure good, old instruments needlessly with your reamer. Once you have adjusted the taper you can fix it with an elastic band. We invented an adjustment-kit that makes adjusting the blade and the thickness of the shaving very, very easy. You can adapt its thickness precisely to your idea of a perfect shaving in no time. That and the fact that you might be praised by your customers for your smoothly running pegs makes working with the Peg Shaper very pleasant. And now the economic part: There is no other source for this shaper in order to keep the price as low as possible. The violin-size costs EUR 195,- (currently USD 243,55), the cello size EUR 225,- (USD 281,03) and a set consisting of both sizes is EUR 400,- (USD 499,60). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricecereal Posted March 1, 2004 Report Share Posted March 1, 2004 Is this Herdim peg shaper easy to use and worth buying? Herdim peg shaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 In my shop, the Herdim (that you linked to) is what I use most... Works fine as long as it's sharp and set correctly. You may decide to loose the rubber guard. It gets in the way when using an end button grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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