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Original Post By:
Joe Silver
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Date: 1/22/2012 9:50:38 AM |
| I have a tenor Fluke SB, which I like very much. However, it is fitted with Pegheds, which are prone to slipping and going out of tune. (My Flea, with friction tuners, holds its tuning much better.) Does anyone have any advice for keeping Pegheds from slipping? Is there a way to adjust them? Thanks in advance! |
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Posted By:
Dave Means
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Date: 1/22/2012 12:54:23 PM |
Yes, Pegheds can certainly be easily adjusted... that's the beauty of them. Pulling out on the buttons decreases the internal friction until they turn freely; pushing in on the buttons increases the friction until they are completely locked.
The range of movement between freely turning and completely locked is only about 1/16" or so, so it is not obvious (I'm surprised your Fluke did not come with instructions).
I personally prefer to keep my instruments with Pegheds adjusted so that there is just enough friction to keep them from slipping so I don't need to keep locking and unlocking them.
Make sure the problem is not that the Pegheds are loose in their holes in the headstock That's another whole kettle of fish.
-- Dave
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Posted By:
William
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Date: 1/22/2012 2:26:10 PM |
If they are loose,a question which goes right along with loose in the hole is the direction of each unit threading into its respective hole . The threads should be pulled tighter into the hole because the string tension is holding it as it tries to loosen its tension. That still makes me stop and think when I install them.
To check for tight in the hole, if pushing up on the end of the button does not help, contact me. I will email you an instruction sheet.
Thank you ,Dave, for the prompt to include some instructions when I sell directly to an end user or a new builder for the first time. It is better to err on the side of too much than not enough. I shall put that on my PEGHEDS website as well.
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Posted By:
Ukulele Rob
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Date: 1/23/2012 12:40:44 AM |
| Joe: Glad you got some expert responses here, because I was scratching my head over your post. I have a Flea, a Firefly and three different Fluke models with a scorecard of 2 sets of friction tuners and 3 sets of PegHeds, and it's been my experience that the PegHeds are as stable as the Rock of Gibralter. Hope Dave's and William's advice does the trick.
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Posted By:
Joe Silver
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Date: 1/23/2012 10:53:43 AM |
Thanks to all for the helpful advice! I *had* already noticed that applying some lateral pressure to the pegs while the uke was in playing position made the pegs seem to hold their tuning a bit better, albeit temporarily. I thought perhaps this was because maybe the pegs weren't installed completely securely.
After reading your comments, I unstrapped my uke and applied very firm, direct pressure to the end of each peg with the heel of my hand. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the pegs now held their tuning solidly and were much stiffer to turn, which I prefer.
Frankly, if I had it to do again, I might opt for standard friction pegs rather than Pegheds, as I haven't really seen the advantage of the latter. However, I appreciate that you've helped me to get my Pegheds to perform as well for me as good friction tuners.
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Posted By:
William
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Date: 1/23/2012 3:49:25 PM |
| When a PEGHED isn't set properly, they are no better than a standard friction peg, but when you learn to gently pull back on the knob to tune it, when it's only two cents off, and you can get it, by just pushing up your thumb and forefinger to lock it in place, then you may agree it beats regular friction tuners. It does not require the heel of the hand to tighten them.
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Posted By:
Joe Silver
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Date: 1/23/2012 3:57:24 PM |
| Just to clarify: When you say "pushing up," do you mean toward the headstock (i.e., *inward*), or literally *up* (i.e., perpendicular to the direction in which the peg is oriented in the headstock)? The former would seem to make more sense, but I just want to make sure. Thanks!
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Posted By:
noodletips
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Date: 1/27/2012 6:48:44 PM |
You push "inward", in the same direction as the shaft of the peghed, to increase the holding power of the tuner. It doesn't take much force.
Pegheds rule, IMO! ;)
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Posted By:
Joe Silver
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Date: 1/28/2012 5:36:07 PM |
| Thanks, noodletips. What you said is what I had previously assumed to be correct, but William's comments had confused me a bit. His suggestion that I had to "push up" in order to "lock" the tuners made me think there was some additional motion that was necessary after having tuned the string to the desired pitch. I can't get my Pegheds to "lock" in a literal sense, although they do become stiffer to turn when I push them inward. I now infer that they're not actually *supposed* to lock.
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Posted By:
Dave Means
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Date: 1/28/2012 6:07:27 PM |
| If you push the buttons in firmly, they will indeed lock to the extent that it is almost impossible to turn them without unscrewing the Pegheds themselves from the headstock.
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Posted By:
Joe Silver
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Date: 1/31/2012 7:00:26 AM |
| I guess it depends on how one defines "almost impossible." If I push the pegs in, they become stiff to turn, but still turnable - just the way I like them! Perhaps mine weren't installed properly at the factory...
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