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What are geared cello pegs?
Knilling's Perfection Planetary Geared Peg is an innovative tuning peg providing a fine tune and “non-slip” solution for your violin, viola or cello. The 4:1 gear reduction gives the Perfection peg the precision to act as its own finetuner.
Do geared pegs affect sound?
' Much more familiar than the geared peg is the sort of fine tuner that is often built into tailpieces – especially on student instruments – to provide an easier means of quick and accurate tuning. ... 'The extra weight a fine tuner adds to the string muffles its sound,' explains Ihle.
How do geared pegs work?
To get a feel for how the pegs work: for each peg, back the peg off a couple of turns to release the string tension and several times work the head backwards and forwards a half turn each way as you applay a gentle inward pressure to the head. Do the same thing while gently pulling outwards on the head.
