Rue Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 As a continuation from another current thread, what type of fittings do you prefer? If you select "other", please, expound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Green Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Mountain mahogany because, Eric Meyer makes really nice fittings , and it’s not an endangered tropical timber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Cliff Green said: Mountain mahogany because, Eric Meyer makes really nice fittings , and it’s not an endangered tropical timber. Excellent! Please click on "other". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three13 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I clicked "mixed" because "depends" wasn't an option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted August 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Other wouldn't do??? It's so hard to get the options right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scordatura Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I voted for boxwood. However it needs to be of a superior quality/hardness or it is one of the worst to use. Usually costs a bit to get where you need to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Three13 said: I clicked "mixed" because "depends" wasn't an option... Me, too. I prefer ebony exclusively for fingerboards, but use a variety of different chinrest, tailpiece, and peg woods to suit the aesthetics of individual violins. The only common choice I haven't used is snakewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three13 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I’ve seen snake wood literally break apart and splinter - I wouldn’t put it on a violin I liked for fear that it could do some damage if it failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMitchell Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Can't go wrong with ebony, but my favorite is pernambuco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bress Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I prefer rosewood until I run out of rosewood pegs. Then I’ll prefer ebony, because I have over 30 sets of nice ebony pegs. My options are wide open for cello. I wouldn’t mind a set of Mountain mahogany. I recently used a plum wood chin rest that was quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Kasprzyk Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I like understated elegance of the black plastic Wittner fine tuning pegs in their 1/2 size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mampara Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 I like Australian hardwoods such as gidgee or mulga, same hardness and density as ebony and because I have a chitload of the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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