Geared violin peg installation -- Knilling Perfection

[amezcuaist]

I wish the table had some padding .It feels bad to hear the violin rattling around. The video needs some editing to keep strictly on topic. The reamer should only be the correct type. All that needs editing .It`s very messy. I am not anti gears though. You need a clear close up to show the screw threads against the pegbox. Lose the bit about glue. That will freak out most people.

[tar4tar4]

I have wittner fine-tune pegs on my instrument. They are much easier to install no screw or glue just push'em in. They are very precise with a 1:8.5 ratio and very light... I love them.

[goodcyrus]

GREAT!!

[IGOROZKARSKY]

THANKS TO YOU, I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE "KNILLING VIOLIN PERFECTION PLANETERY PEGS", TO USE ON A LANGSPIL I JUST BOUGHT, WHICH

HAS ORDINARY VIOLIN PEGS INSTALLED.

I AGREE WITH YOU, THE OLD VIOLIN TUNING PEGS ARE STONE-AGE TEQNOLOGY.

THE "PERFECTION PLANETERY PEGS", ARE SPACE-AGE TEQNOLOGY.

THE "PERFECTION PLANETERY PEGS", WHAT A LUXURY !

[carvindc400]

What do you suggest I do? Thank you!

[emdeeeff]

@carvindc400 If the pegs are completely threaded in, it'll be hard to ream it out to put them deeper, because the taper of the peg outside of the thread is more abrupt than the normal 30:1 (because the gears are inside there). If you opened it enough to get significantly in, the threads wouldn't engage the wood solidly.

If you have enough of the rotating section to get at least maybe 4 turns of the string on, I'd try cutting the string shorter so you didn't need so much wrapped around...

[emdeeeff]

@carvindc400 But remember, I'm not any sort of authority here. Always be careful making permanent alterations to your instrument, like taking away wood with a reamer. I'd be very,very hesitant to ream the pegholes any farther than needed to get the threads completely in.

If there's so little of the rotating section completely inside the pegbox that you can't wrap the string a few times once the threads are all in, contact Knilling or ask a luthier before getting too creative.

[carvindc400]

Hello! Thanks for posting this video. I just got my Knillings pegs for my viola, but I noticed something different from what you`ve shown. The threads disappear completely when I screw the body of the peg in, so the peg's body is NOT flush with the internal part of the peg box - it seems to be a problem since the string when it wraps around the peg , it snugs in that little space , inside the pegbox hole. I'm afraid the string might break. I did not used the reamer yet, bcause the threads are in

[solracselbor]

Absolutely fantastic video! I think it would be awesome if you recorded yourself repairing violins (if you do that), not as a DIY video but more as an informative video.

I have a question that's a bit off topic: when you turned that violin around on the back I saw a black outline on the lower part of the neck. Lately I've been seeing a number of violins with that black outline. Is that a stylistic thing, or is there more to it?

Thanks for this!

[emdeeeff]

@solracselbor Oh, I'm not a luthier. I'm not even a violinist; I'm a computer programmer. I just take lessons as a hobby, and prefer not spending many minutes and much invective fighting friction pegs to get in tune :)

Yes, it's purely ornamental. You'll often see it called a ebony or ebonized C-ring. That bottom bit of the neck there is actually part of the violin's back, not the neck itself. It's not terribly new; several Strads are similarly accented for instance.

[solracselbor]

@emdeeeff I think I may follow your steps and get some of these pegs. I too only play as a hobby, and tunning is such a pain.

Thanks for the info, the video is really informative!