Dumb tuning peg question ...

Hotspur · 06-25-2010, 03:36 PM

Okay, this might fall into the category of "too trivial for words" but I read that you're supposed to wrap your string around the tuning peg so that each successive wrap is closer to the headstock than the previous one.

If I squint real hard, I can imagine some torque or leverage thing going on here ... but is there really any reason not to do it the other way around, or is this just a rule of thumb to help you keep your winds around the tuning peg neat?

River · 06-25-2010, 03:38 PM

It helps increase the break angle over the nut, stabilizing the string in the nut slot.

It also snugs up the wraps above the last.

Hotspur · 06-25-2010, 10:50 PM

Thanks!

dennistruckdriver · 06-25-2010, 10:53 PM

Just do it.

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Hotspur Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 439 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dumb tuning peg question ... Okay, this might fall into the category of "too trivial for words" but I read that you're supposed to wrap your string around the tuning peg so that each successive wrap is closer to the headstock than the previous one. If I squint real hard, I can imagine some torque or leverage thing going on here ... but is there really any reason not to do it the other way around, or is this just a rule of thumb to help you keep your winds around the tuning peg neat?

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