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Tapered Tuning Pegs: Turned to 1:30 and Reamed to Fit
A friction tuning peg is a cone of hard wood that holds a string's tension simply by sitting tight in a matching tapered hole. A good one turns easily and holds without slipping. Violin and viola pegs are turned to a 1:30 taper, 1 mm narrower for every 30 mm of length; the hole is reamed to the same taper.
The picture: tapered wooden pegs for baroque violins, each with a collar and a flat grip.
Intermediate
An afternoon for a set
Instructions
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1
Turn the shaft
Turn the shaft
Mount a hardwood dowel blank in the lathe and turn the shaft to a straight cone: check the diameter at both ends with a caliper against the notebook's figures for a 1:30 taper.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Dowels1 pieceTools needed:
Wood Lathe
Digital Caliper 6-Inch
Safety Glasses2
2
Shape the grip
Shape the grip
Leave a collar at the wide end, then flatten and shape the head into a grip with a spokeshave and knife.
Tools needed:
Spokeshave
Knife3
3
Ream the hole
Ream the hole
Drill a pilot hole through both cheeks of the pegbox and open it with a reamer of the same taper until the peg seats with most of its shaft in contact.
Tools needed:
Hand Drill
Reamer4
4
String hole and fit
String hole and fit
Drill a small string hole through the shaft where it sits in the middle of the pegbox. Smooth the shaft; it should turn evenly and hold. If it slips, ream a touch further; if it sticks, lightly sand the shaft.
Tools needed:
Hand Drill
Sandpaper5
5
The 1:30 taper
The 1:30 taper
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