Pirate Jim
Well-known member
As some of you may have seen, I recently got a tenor Fluke:
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.co...8-NUD-Finally-joined-the-club-Koa-Tenor-Fluke!
It had the friction tuners which I didn't mind - I've quite liked them on sopranos and concerts I've had. In the end, they needed to be so tight to take the tenor string tension without slipping that fine tuning was irritating. As my birthday was coming up I let it be known that I wouldn't mind a set of Pegheds! My lovely mum duly obliged (and had lots of nice things to say about dealing with Magic Fluke Co.) and so I had a set to install. Here were the tools I used:
Installation is simple - ream the holes, screw the tuner in to make sure the hole is the right size, pop some glue on the tuner and screw it in permanently. The Pegheds have a left and right hand threaded version so that string tension causes them to tighten in the hole, not loosen.
If you look closely at the peg reamer you can see the line of where I got to for the correct size for the holes. This meant going very carefully and slowly for the first hole and then the subsequent holes could be done really quickly afterwards. These reamers aren't all that cheap (this one was £50) but it's hard to beat having the right tool for the job. It was excellent.
Before picture:
After picture:
I've had UPTs on a uke before and the mechanism of the UPTs is unrivalled and definitely superior to the Pegheds - smoother and easier turning. I have to say, the aesthetics of the Pegheds wins hands down for me. I love the look of them and would gladly install them on other ukes.
Not wanting to waste anything, I also replaced the crappy geared ears on my soprano with the friction pegs from the Fluke. It looks a million times better!
Midway through / hybrid pic:
After picture:
https://forum.ukuleleunderground.co...8-NUD-Finally-joined-the-club-Koa-Tenor-Fluke!
It had the friction tuners which I didn't mind - I've quite liked them on sopranos and concerts I've had. In the end, they needed to be so tight to take the tenor string tension without slipping that fine tuning was irritating. As my birthday was coming up I let it be known that I wouldn't mind a set of Pegheds! My lovely mum duly obliged (and had lots of nice things to say about dealing with Magic Fluke Co.) and so I had a set to install. Here were the tools I used:
- Screwdriver to undo the friction pegs
- Violin peg reamer to enlarge the holes with the correct taper
- Rubber band to provide grip on the Pegheds for screwing them in (don't use pliers or you can crush them)
- Superglue gel
Installation is simple - ream the holes, screw the tuner in to make sure the hole is the right size, pop some glue on the tuner and screw it in permanently. The Pegheds have a left and right hand threaded version so that string tension causes them to tighten in the hole, not loosen.
If you look closely at the peg reamer you can see the line of where I got to for the correct size for the holes. This meant going very carefully and slowly for the first hole and then the subsequent holes could be done really quickly afterwards. These reamers aren't all that cheap (this one was £50) but it's hard to beat having the right tool for the job. It was excellent.
Before picture:
After picture:
I've had UPTs on a uke before and the mechanism of the UPTs is unrivalled and definitely superior to the Pegheds - smoother and easier turning. I have to say, the aesthetics of the Pegheds wins hands down for me. I love the look of them and would gladly install them on other ukes.
Not wanting to waste anything, I also replaced the crappy geared ears on my soprano with the friction pegs from the Fluke. It looks a million times better!
Midway through / hybrid pic:
After picture: