Slippery pegs of doom

[little_cinnamon]

But before I start ranting, many wishes to filker0 for a very happy birthday!

(rant on)

For the best (or, in fact, worse) part of the last hour I have been trying to tune the cello, after replacing the string that broke a couple of weeks back. The tuning pegs and their holes are worn down quite a bit, so the pegs keep slipping back and de-tuning. They

Comments

[hrrunka]

For harps with tapered tuning peg holes the application of a little rosin to a slipping peg is sometimes suggested. Makes the peg a little bit stickier...

[rifiri]

I know nothing about cellos... but can offer hugs.

*hugs*

[keristor]

Wahey, you have a cello now! I was just bemoaning on RMF that a cello was one instrument we didn't have in UK filk. Have you tried superglue? No, I don't mean glue the pegs in the hole, but I remember hearing from a jazz bass player (double bass, that is) that you can put a thin film of it round the pegs, let it dry /thoroughly/ and then re-insert them and that provides the little bit of extra thickness. Check with the music department at uni, they may have suggestions...

[qfyd]

Would it not work out cheaper and easier to hold it at arms length in theface of the music shop guy and say, "Make this work!"

Thank you!

[filker0]

I feel quite honoured to be remembered in your posting!

I'm now well settled in to my 45 cubic years (that's 3 years * 3 years * 3 years -- since units multiply, well...). I've had the numerical age for a month now (I was born on May 22, 1959), and it seems to fit just fine. I won't be returning it. Your caution in waiting until I decided to keep it (I only had 30 days return privilege, afterall) was quite well founded.

*hugs* and thanks for the good wishes!

Re: Thank you!

[qfyd]

I'm not a pedant... well... okay I am virtually THE Pedant

Pedant (n) from the Latin Pete-ant meaning similiar to The Pete (see also Qfyd). One who picks faults nd corrects others.

But 3 years * 3 years * 3 years is 27 cubic years.

You're in fact roughly 3.55 cubic years

Correction...

[filker0]

Sorry about that... I'd intended to say 3 * 3 * 5...