My cello's new ergonomic C peg skews the traditional symmetry of the scroll. The C string tuning peg has been a thorn in my neck for years, interfering with the natural placement and movement of my head when playing. The first attempt to modify the C-peg was the installation of the "Posture Peg", a kind of peg which has no handle and is turned by inserting an Allan key tool into it. The posture peg is an insane invention requiring the tool on hand at all times (if you don't have the key, you can't tune). Although it would appear to be self-evident, it only took a couple of scary moments to figure out tuning cannot require extra equipment. The times that damned key was left on the shop bench, in the flight case or just misplaced was more than enough reason to have it removed permanently.The tool-less design of this peg (handmade by David Doyle) buys my head another few cm of clearance and was made from an existing peg.
My instructor has been, sensibly because of my build, trying to get me to install a posture peg, but money's been the problem. This seems like a modification i could do myself for cheap.
ReplyDeleteBut one question, do you really use the pegs in the scroll to tune? I did once when i bought the instrument as she was wildly out of tune, but i've only used the fine tuners on the end piece since.