For Everyone?

Why don't all string players use them?

Well, the music world is very conservative when it comes to changes.

EVEN, IF A NEW INVENTION OR ENHANCEMENT PROVES TO BE A LONG-TERM ADVANTAGE, IT TAKES QUITE A WHILE EFORE IT IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED.

Musicians who own a valuable instrument tend to be slow in accepting the newest changes. It is a good principle to experiment with innovations on expendable commercial instruments. After an invention has proven itself over years to be of advantage without any negative side effects, the innovation can be applied within a wider horizon.

When the carbon fiber bows were first introduced there were very few takers. The older generation among us will remember how much resistance there was initially to the "artificial" synthetic strings for violin or even the steel strings for cello.

The fact that they did not constantly change their pitch with changing heat or humidity was not immediately convincing. The thought of installing "plastic pegs" today in to a fine old instrument is revolting to many aesthetes in our field. Here too the practicality and the added protection of the peg box will take time to convince more and more people.

Some people may prefer an artistically hand created peg on their treasured instrument versus a peg which is so much more more practical. This is understandable but the time will come where this new approach is readily accepted by many. Now there is a very nice alternative.