Comparison of Friction Pegs versus
Planetary Pegs

Nothing is as illuminating as the experiences of many people about a relatively new product. However any individual experiences can be misleading, if they are not based on complete information about the product and installation.

I read one response claiming that the peg holes will have to be made unnecessarily big. That is a legitimate concern, however these pegs can be obtained in different sizes. After reading a few of these well-meant comments, I decided to clear up the issues as well as I can. So here it is:

First: OUR OBLIGATION AS RESTORERS IS TO ONLY ENGAGE IN REPAIR PROCEDURES, WHICH CAN BE REVERSED. I have tracked instrument with Planetary pegs for a while before I started installing them myself. Initially the demand came more from Rock and Jazz violinists who are - dare I say- somewhat more progressive. The next group of people who showed interest was musicians with arthritis in their hands who could still play but had trouble tuning their instrument without pain.

AT THIS POINT I AM WILLING TO FIT THESE PEGS INTO ANY INSTRUMENT, IF A MUSICIAN ASKS FOR THEM, BECAUSE I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT THERE IS NO LONG TERM PROBLEM CONNECTED WITH THEM. QUITE TO THE CONTRARY, THEY REDUCE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND COSTLY REPAIRS.

The need of replacing regular wooden friction pegs is well established.