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Old 16-02-2009, 04:16 PM
Dog Star (Phil)
I'm bloody serious

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Originally Posted by rmcpb View Post
The rosin dust is the go BUT often on the cheaper instuments the angle of the hole does not match the angle of the peg. Some very fine sandpaper around the peg and gently twisted in the hole will ream the hole to the same angles. Then its time for the rosin dust.
Thanks to you for the info too Rob.
Guess that's why the luthier wanted to re-machine the head.
I thought that was just a touch extreme as he hadn't even physically seen the fiddle in question.
I'll try all the tips given so far and with any luck, that'll solve my problems.
Just goes to reinforce my belief that the IIS members are a cluey bunch of people regardless of the subject under discussion.
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