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two (?)s for a friend

Unread post by davelikesheat » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:47 am

i have two (?)S for a friend. i told him i belonged to a pretty cool site with folks that know there stuff. lol


#1 he was wondering if there is a certin kind of oil/spray on the market fo the metel tuning pegs on a guitar. he has an old guitar and a few of the tunning pegs are turning pretty hard. they are the same kind that you see on a "classical" guitar. will wd40 work or is there a special type of oil on the market?


#2 his bridge does not have pegs to hold in the end of the strings. instaead the strings are "fed" through a whole and held that way. also much like a "classical" guitar. his (?) is is the "peg" system for holding strings better/worse than the other? is it more common on cheaper guitars? ( he has a harmoney).



any advice will help. thanx guys,......and girls lol

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Unread post by mangold » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:55 am

you probably dont want to use a spray on tuning pegs, just some industrial metal on metal grease

and no, having a "fed" bridge isnt worse, i think you get better tone with pegs, but thats my opinion.
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Unread post by dmbvideos » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:15 pm

My Ovations (one is $1150) all have the string-through bridge.
I don't think they sound bad, it's just an alternate method.

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Unread post by dmb66 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:33 pm

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