A simple tuning peg question - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T07:26:54Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/a-simple-tuning-peg-question?groupUrl=class101&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3372086&xg_source=activity&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A853&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSuch is my approach to life!tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-26:2592684:Comment:33728102019-08-26T17:37:59.756ZMadGomerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MadGomer
<p>Such is my approach to life!</p>
<p>Such is my approach to life!</p> OK thanks for your replies ev…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-26:2592684:Comment:33724222019-08-26T15:16:25.523ZWarren Williamshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WarrenWilliams
<p>OK thanks for your replies everyone. As usual there doesn't seem to be an exact answer so I will 'eyeball' it and try to use a sensible height based on the angle of my strings coming off the nut.</p>
<p>OK thanks for your replies everyone. As usual there doesn't seem to be an exact answer so I will 'eyeball' it and try to use a sensible height based on the angle of my strings coming off the nut.</p> Hi, Like the previous answe…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-26:2592684:Comment:33722852019-08-26T11:17:04.733ZReg Sewardhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RegSeward
<p>Hi, Like the previous answer, I applied veneer to both sides of the machine head, then, like a twerp, I realised that the tuners would not protrude enough. So, I ended up Dremel routing each tuner base by an 1/8th" on the back side, a bit of a job, but it worked. I now have 5/16th" protruding, and that is fine, certainly enough for the average string sizes... this measurement is taken from the locking nut, out to the end of the peg.</p>
<p>Hi, Like the previous answer, I applied veneer to both sides of the machine head, then, like a twerp, I realised that the tuners would not protrude enough. So, I ended up Dremel routing each tuner base by an 1/8th" on the back side, a bit of a job, but it worked. I now have 5/16th" protruding, and that is fine, certainly enough for the average string sizes... this measurement is taken from the locking nut, out to the end of the peg.</p> Hi Warren, usually the peghea…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-25:2592684:Comment:33719942019-08-25T22:40:54.122ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi Warren, usually the peghead is 15mm thick on guitars. This will take the rotomatic [enclosed] style tuners. Some open back tuners have a longer post and some CBG's have thinner pegheads, so I would keep in mind the break angle of the string off of or over the nut as well as the height of the post <strong>hole</strong> above the peghead face.</p>
<p>If the hole is too high then the string may not have the desired angle from the nut. I try to keep the hole about 1/4 above the peghead face,…</p>
<p>Hi Warren, usually the peghead is 15mm thick on guitars. This will take the rotomatic [enclosed] style tuners. Some open back tuners have a longer post and some CBG's have thinner pegheads, so I would keep in mind the break angle of the string off of or over the nut as well as the height of the post <strong>hole</strong> above the peghead face.</p>
<p>If the hole is too high then the string may not have the desired angle from the nut. I try to keep the hole about 1/4 above the peghead face, this give enough room for a few winds of a wound string. I often put a veneer of suitable thickness on the back of the peghead to regulate the amount of post protruding out front.</p>
<p>Taff </p> I'm not able to measure mine…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-25:2592684:Comment:33719062019-08-25T22:02:13.443ZMadGomerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MadGomer
<p>I'm not able to measure mine right now but I make my headstock 5/8" thick and always have plenty of peg protruding even when I use bushings on top.</p>
<p>I'm not able to measure mine right now but I make my headstock 5/8" thick and always have plenty of peg protruding even when I use bushings on top.</p> I usually go about 1/2 inch a…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-08-25:2592684:Comment:33720862019-08-25T21:51:50.961ZArt Priorhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ArtPrior
<p>I usually go about 1/2 inch above the headstock, or the ferrule if one is used. Art</p>
<p>I usually go about 1/2 inch above the headstock, or the ferrule if one is used. Art</p>