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Secret weapon for dealing with those gut strings on replica instruments! You would be surprised how many historic period "purists" use these on their gut-strung period replica instruments. The pegs look just like ebony and they are kind to gut strings. A necessity if you want to spend more time playing than tuning (don't tell anyone we told you so).

Wittner internally-geared "Finetune Violin Pegs" put the other planetary geared pegs we all know about (and we used to sell) to shame. Much kinder to the pegbox, as they are held in by friction like a regular peg instead of screwing and gluing...in other words, you DO NOT ruin your pegbox. Much more durable than the competing planetary pegs and the gears don't strip, like the other ones have for us many times. Comes in two diameters, as measured where the red arrows point in the photo, 7.8mm and 8.6mm.

Made in Germany by Wittner, the Finetune Violin Peg provides very easy, quick, effortless and very precise tuning. Made of high tech composite material and light alloy, the tapered peg is put in place without glue by simply pressing it into the pegbox just like any ordinary peg. Self-inhibiting transmission inside the peg; the string can not lose tension. Users of other brands know that the pegs often slip a semitone or two after tuning. Because, once installed, you only turn the button rather than pulling and pushing the peg out and into the pegbox, there is no wear on peg and peghole ( the shaft of the peg does not spin, subsequently there is no friction). Climate and humidity has no influence on the peg. 4/4 size only. Diameter at the ring is 8.6mm. This would be for the appropriate size for an older instrument, which has had the peg holes reamed several times (or more) as part of routine maintenance.

Unless we install the Finetune Violin Pegs for you (at no extra charge), you will need a peghole reamer for a proper fit. This is not an issue if you order the pegs at the same time you order one of our instruments.

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