Tuning
Click on one of the four violin pegs to hear the note you want to tune to.
The sound will continue until you press MUTE or click on another peg.
Start by breaking the grip of the peg. Rotate the peg to release the string tension slightly, then slowly increase the tension until the string matches the pitch of the sound from the computer. Always push the peg gently into its hole.
Don't let all the strings down together as there's a chance the sound post inside the violin may fall down. You'll know if it does because it will rattle. If that happens, don't tune the strings up again until the sound post has been re-fitted.
If you bring the pitch up almost to the note you can fine tune using the appropriate adjuster on the tailpiece. Turn the adjuster clockwise to raise the pitch, anti-clockwise to lower.
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Stiff pegs or arthritic hands?
Same result "I only use the fine tuners".
But this might help you. It's designed to help young and not so young hands turn the pegs on violins and cellos. Instead of this or this
where fingers are scrunched onto the peg, trying to turn it,
the peg-turner is smooth in your hand and allows a much more comfortable and efficient grip to the peg. It has a bottom to the hole to allow pressure from the hand to drive the peg into the tapered peghole. The peg-turner is double-ended: cello one end and violin/viola the other.
Celllo peg-turner (left)
and
violin/viola (right)
The peg-turner is 3D printed and won't damage the ebony pegs. I have deliberately modelled the thickness to 25mm so that it can be posted within the UK at the minimum large letter rate of £1.55 (April 2026) or to the US for £4.65. The weight of each is 20g and 100g is the limit for £1.55.
Each costs £7 and can be posted immediately on payment of £8.55 to my bank account (details on CONTACT) and an email to me at david@violinman.co.uk with your name, postal address, and number of units needed. Please add your name to the online payment as a Reference or note so I can reconcile the two. This UK post is 2nd Class (delivery 2-3 days advised). If you want it sooner, email me for a quotation,
Finally, I'll be pleased to know if it helps you and if you can suggest improvement to the new device. The alternative is a set of geared pegs but they would cost, fiitted to a cello about £250. Not for the faint-hearted!
