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Gamut 3-D Printed Peg Turners
Peg turners are most often thought of as a solution to sticky and troublesome pegs, but they are much more than that. Even instrument pegs that are well-fitted and smoothly turning can strain the hands. Especially in a concert situation where the hands must perform perfectly, turning pegs can overtax the hand, affecting the playing facility. Additionally, the hands become more susceptible to this toil as we age, and tuning an instrument can be quite a trial. Peg turners are a way to solve this fatigue.
The Gamut 3-D Printed Peg Turner offers extra leverage across a broader surface than the peg grip, allowing easier turning and less effort on the hand while turning. This results in more effortless playing and better tuning.
Gamut Music offers various peg turners to fit your instrument and simplify your playing life:
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Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments. Gut strings are not intended to be used with fine tuners or string adjusters, and those devices should be removed before installing the gut string on the instrument.
All Gamut Academie strings (pure gut and gut/metal-wound) are made with beef serosa unless they specifically say “sheep gut.” All pure gut Tricolore violin and viola strings are made with sheep gut; gut/metal-wound Tricolore and all Red Diamond strings are made with beef serosa.
Gamut gut string gauges are approximate (≈) diameter. Meaning, that while a ≈0.60mm string is polished in the workshop to a diameter of 0.60mm, changes in ambient humidity, temperature, shipping, and storage conditions can cause to string to expand or contract slightly.
Gimped gut strings and custom gauged equal tension strings are gauged with the equivalent-gauge (=) system. This means that the gauge listed, such as =1.50mm, indicates that the string is approximately equal in weight to a plain gut string of that diameter. Of course, because the wire is much heavier than gut, the string will be much thinner than a plain gut string.
More information about Gamut gut strings, string types, gauges, and string tensions can be found on our FAQ/Articles page. Not finding an answer to your question? Please contact us directly: support@gamutmusic.com.