pebbleInDaPacific
Well-known member
So I was tuning my uke last night and I almost had a heart attack when I was tightening the friction pegs on my kamaka soprano, and the screw broke! It was a good thing that I just received extras in the mail, that I ordered just in case, and I replaced the whole peg itself.
Now being new to playing the uke, and pretty new to playing any instrument, I want to know how tight do I have to tighten the pegs? Is it common at all for peg screws to snap like this over time or am I really overdoing it and hurting my baby? I have those button type pegs that usually are standard on kamaka sopranos, like the one below:
http://www.ukuleleworld.com/product.php?productid=102&cat=34&page=1
I have had the ukulele for about a month now, and I know that it takes a few days to a few weeks for the strings to stretch out or keep its tune. Each time after tuning, I use a screwdriver to tighten the screws until they won't turn anymore. Is this overtightening? The pegs don't move at all when I do this and I don't force the screw to go any further. Am I also destroying the head of the uke? Before the screw broke, i could still feel it tightening, it was still turning with a little ease, then all of a sudden, it snapped! should I just hand tighten from now on and not use the screwdriver?
Please school me and lecture me without restraint, the more info this newbie has the bettah!
Many thanks, salamat, si yu'os ma'ase, mahalos, domo arigato mr. roboto!
Now being new to playing the uke, and pretty new to playing any instrument, I want to know how tight do I have to tighten the pegs? Is it common at all for peg screws to snap like this over time or am I really overdoing it and hurting my baby? I have those button type pegs that usually are standard on kamaka sopranos, like the one below:
http://www.ukuleleworld.com/product.php?productid=102&cat=34&page=1
I have had the ukulele for about a month now, and I know that it takes a few days to a few weeks for the strings to stretch out or keep its tune. Each time after tuning, I use a screwdriver to tighten the screws until they won't turn anymore. Is this overtightening? The pegs don't move at all when I do this and I don't force the screw to go any further. Am I also destroying the head of the uke? Before the screw broke, i could still feel it tightening, it was still turning with a little ease, then all of a sudden, it snapped! should I just hand tighten from now on and not use the screwdriver?
Please school me and lecture me without restraint, the more info this newbie has the bettah!
Many thanks, salamat, si yu'os ma'ase, mahalos, domo arigato mr. roboto!