Pegheds for String Instruments

Pegheds make tuning easier!!  They are geared pegs for violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba etc, and there is no need for fine tuners!

Many lower priced instruments are equipped with badly fitting pegs which make tuning really, really difficult.  And often we are faced by a change in climate conditions -either humidity or dry air and the pegs tighten up.  Ever wonder why cello tailpieces with 4 integral fine tuners have become so common??  People with arthritis and joint problems have trouble shifting their pegs and tuning.

Installation tools include  a peg reamer.  It is not necessary to remove all the strings at the same time to install Pegheds.   Always  measure the peg diameter of your instrument to be sure they are not larger than the available Pegheds.

Gerard Malanga Interview

In Walt Whitman’s notebook for the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, he writes, “Every soul has its own individual voice.” That notion rang true for photographer/poet/filmmaker Gerard Malanga as he put together “Souls,” an exhibit of 100 portraits spanning five decades.

Malanga may be best known for his work with Andy Warhol, with whom he founded Interview magazine and collaborated on many films. He has authored several books of poetry, as well as the band-bio Up-tight: The Velvet Underground Story, and maintains an archive of photographs and movies from his years at Warhol’s Factory.  More…