Thank you very much for your advice about the slipping pegs. My violin is new and I am a begging student on line. Both the violin and I are slipping a little. I'll chalk your good advice to another lesson seriously accepted. Blessing to you and your business.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. I'd been using a thin sliver of tissue paper, but from a violin that I'd bought, there was some chalk in the case. I had no idea what it was for but left it there and, hey, BINGO, this is the reason, and I'd never have known if not for you. Thank you SO MUCH !! - Mark from Australia.
Dear Viva Violins, impressive. I am looking for a chalk like that myself in various stores here in England (Essex) but I am only getting the greasy or creamy ones. Not the type of abrasiveness I am after, like the ones shown here. I intend to use it on my Sitars (an Indian lute) and I will be really grateful if you can help me with acquiring some.
No... Pushing the peg in farther over time will reem out the hole in the scroll and then the thing will never get tight. What I learned was as you tune up the string or restring the instrument to take that string and push it towards the outside edge of the scroll and that will tighten it up... Plus when you first put the string on you can lock it under the first wrap the same as you would on a guitar to lock it in.
I've never tried it. I guess it might be worth a tentative go but proceed with caution if you can't get hold of French chalk. I'm not sure about using a coloured chalk, we tend to stick with white as it's less visible.
Hand Chalk is white. Oh. Wait. That may be rosin. The white cones at Pool Halls, for hands, for grip, for Pool Cues. Not the chalk for the tip of the cue.
Does Hinderpaste help in preventing 'peg slip'? That's what I've got at this point. I've also been told to lightly sand the pegs with very fine sand paper- what's your opinion on that? Thank you.
A peg paste will lubricate the pegs but won't stop them slipping. Think of it as you would oil in your car. I would never recommend you sandpaper the pegs, this will just make them smaller and slip more. Graphite also makes them more slippy. The only thing that will stop pegs slipping is soft french chalk. Put lines of chalk round the peg where it touches the wall of the pegbox and twist until you feel a little resistance. Remove the string to do this. You may have to repeat the procedure. If you use too much and they become stiff you can add a little peg paste until they move smoothly again. However, no amount of chalk will stop the problem, it sounds to me as though a trip to a luthier to sort your pegs out might be in order? If you want to know more about the basic workings of violins I wrote a book with helpful hits and tips on all aspects of your instrument. You can buy The Essential Handbook, for violinists, violists and fiddleplayers on Amazon, through the Viva Violins website or at The Strad Online shop.
@@vivaviolins8885 Thanks for the reply! I'm in South Africa- not sure if I can get the soft chalk but I'll look around. Won't sand my pegs again although it was very slight. Will look at your book although I usually get online things mixed up. Regards.
A is the note that an orchestra always tunes to at 440hz. It's standard practice for orchestral instruments to start tuning here so they are in tune with each other. Theoretically after that you tune the other 3 strings by ear to the A. Lots of people use electronic tuners these days so I guess you could start with any string but starting on the A is best practice.
I bought my grandson a 3/4 replica Stradivarius made in Germany. I seems to have plastic pegs that are not tapered and wont come out Have you seen these types of pegs ?
They sound like Wittner fine tune pegs. They are excellent as all the tuning is done on the gears inside the peg. A very useful addition for a student violin so the student can learn to tune on the pegs easily. They are also great to use on older instruments as they stop damage to the pegbox.
@@vivaviolins8885 They are direct drive peg that you cannot pull out. I bought a liquid peg drop and have not received them yet, I bought a new set of strings and they don't seem to slip like before I changed them.
No, it depends what you can get hold of where you are. The soft chalk often has a square profile, not round. The last batch I bought was Pelican. As long as it produces lots of dust easily it should be fine.
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Thank you very much for your advice about the slipping pegs. My violin is new and I am a begging student on line. Both the violin and I are slipping a little. I'll chalk your good advice to another lesson seriously accepted. Blessing to you and your business.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. I'd been using a thin sliver of tissue paper, but from a violin that I'd bought, there was some chalk in the case. I had no idea what it was for but left it there and, hey, BINGO, this is the reason, and I'd never have known if not for you. Thank you SO MUCH !!
- Mark from Australia.
Dear Viva Violins, impressive. I am looking for a chalk like that myself in various stores here in England (Essex) but I am only getting the greasy or creamy ones. Not the type of abrasiveness I am after, like the ones shown here. I intend to use it on my Sitars (an Indian lute) and I will be really grateful if you can help me with acquiring some.
@@Sayan4Sitar I found some after a few attempts on Amazon!
@@Sayan4Sitar it's made by Pelikan in a blue box with "Wandtafel-Kreide, blackboard chalk, Staubarm, Low dust"written on the front in a yellow bubble.
Or you can put loose rosin(grounded) a little bit.
No... Pushing the peg in farther over time will reem out the hole in the scroll and then the thing will never get tight.
What I learned was as you tune up the string or restring the instrument to take that string and push it towards the outside edge of the scroll and that will tighten it up... Plus when you first put the string on you can lock it under the first wrap the same as you would on a guitar to lock it in.
Thanks !
Thankyou. French soft chalk is a good remedy!
Thank you! Very excellant! Ive got some pastel chalk in my case. Much appreciated!😅
Could Pool Hall/Billiards Hand Chalk be substituted?
I've never tried it. I guess it might be worth a tentative go but proceed with caution if you can't get hold of French chalk. I'm not sure about using a coloured chalk, we tend to stick with white as it's less visible.
Hand Chalk is white.
Oh.
Wait.
That may be rosin.
The white cones at Pool Halls, for hands, for grip, for Pool Cues.
Not the chalk for the tip of the cue.
Thank you.
Should I need some of yours, I'll contact you.
I'm having very few problems, so far.
Thank you!!!
Does Hinderpaste help in preventing 'peg slip'? That's what I've got at this point. I've also been told to lightly sand the pegs with very fine sand paper- what's your opinion on that?
Thank you.
A peg paste will lubricate the pegs but won't stop them slipping. Think of it as you would oil in your car. I would never recommend you sandpaper the pegs, this will just make them smaller and slip more. Graphite also makes them more slippy. The only thing that will stop pegs slipping is soft french chalk. Put lines of chalk round the peg where it touches the wall of the pegbox and twist until you feel a little resistance. Remove the string to do this. You may have to repeat the procedure. If you use too much and they become stiff you can add a little peg paste until they move smoothly again.
However, no amount of chalk will stop the problem, it sounds to me as though a trip to a luthier to sort your pegs out might be in order?
If you want to know more about the basic workings of violins I wrote a book with helpful hits and tips on all aspects of your instrument. You can buy The Essential Handbook, for violinists, violists and fiddleplayers on Amazon, through the Viva Violins website or at The Strad Online shop.
@@vivaviolins8885
Thanks for the reply! I'm in South Africa- not sure if I can get the soft chalk but I'll look around. Won't sand my pegs again although it was very slight.
Will look at your book although I usually get online things mixed up.
Regards.
Could I ask why you should always start turn tuning with the A string?
A is the note that an orchestra always tunes to at 440hz. It's standard practice for orchestral instruments to start tuning here so they are in tune with each other. Theoretically after that you tune the other 3 strings by ear to the A. Lots of people use electronic tuners these days so I guess you could start with any string but starting on the A is best practice.
I bought my grandson a 3/4 replica Stradivarius made in Germany. I seems to have plastic pegs that are not tapered and wont come out
Have you seen these types of pegs ?
They sound like Wittner fine tune pegs. They are excellent as all the tuning is done on the gears inside the peg. A very useful addition for a student violin so the student can learn to tune on the pegs easily. They are also great to use on older instruments as they stop damage to the pegbox.
@@vivaviolins8885 They are direct drive peg that you cannot pull out. I bought a liquid peg drop and have not received
them yet, I bought a new set of strings and they don't seem to slip like before I changed them.
@@davidspiller413 Ah, yes the cheap plastic pegs are the worst! If in any doubt, take the instrument to a luthier.
what if you don’t have any chalk. and you need to tune your violin ASAP what should i do?
The only thing you can really do is push the pegs in hard until they grip. Then see your luthier as soon as possible to sort them out
@@vivaviolins8885 that’s what i did and it worked thank you!
What happends if the pegs won't come out
Please take it to a qualified luthier straight away.
hammer time
is there a specific name or brand for the chalk
No, it depends what you can get hold of where you are. The soft chalk often has a square profile, not round. The last batch I bought was Pelican. As long as it produces lots of dust easily it should be fine.
I'm in a Nepal, can I just use chalkboard chalk?
@@vivaviolins8885
Great! Thanx! 😂