Francis Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Hello, Is anybody familiar with this type of old peg? The shaft is stamped "ROSE" I need to know how to adjust them, and also how to get them out of the pegbox! There is a part that rotates, between the collar and the brass section, where the peg is touching the pegbox. on the two bass pegs this part is still rotating (but very hard to turn) but it's stuck to the pegbox. On the two treble pegs this ring seems to be stuck, thus disabling the "mechanical" aspect of the pegs, and they were used like regular pegs, although they badly need to be adjusted. Should I just treat them like regular pegs? What about the ones that still work? Any advice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Polk Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Of course I can't be sure, but they look very much like Pegheds, which is not a very old design. They are actually geared tuners, like those used on guitars, with a 4:1 ratio. A few decades old at most. The fine threads near the center are actually screwed into the wood of the peghole. You should be able to grasp the tuning head and pull it slightly out which will let you do faster tuning. If you can't get the other two out, you need to inject a small amount of alcohol (or whatever) into the wood/threads and then grab the shaft behind the head (not the head itself) and turn it. If I remember correctly, to loosen, turn the bass pegs counter clockwise and the treble pegs clockwise. Pegheds have a website which should include instructions that will help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Dorsey Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 What you show in your picture are not Pegheds. I do not see any threads that screw into the peg holes. I have never seen pegs like this. If they don't have adjusting screws, I have no idea how they work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addie Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 http://www.google.com/patents/US938079 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vathek Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Is the violin French? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshman Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 do they thread together at the brass part, perhaps one of the holes in the center section functions as a stop while the head tightened? put a metal rod into the larger of the holes and hold that while turning the head? Reese Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BassClef Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 From Addie's link: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conor Russell Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Here's how they were sold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Fouilhe Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Other kind of old mechanic pegs.. Found near from Mirecourt at the LABERTE factory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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