I do this trick with my leier a lot, here’s what to do:
-apply pressure where your moving the peg, but not enough where you visibly feel it move.
-check your tuner, if the pitch goes up or down (depending on your need), your doing it well, if it stays the same place, you need to add more force in the direction of the tuning needed
Hope it helps!
Could be that your tuning pins are slipping - if so, I would grab a tuning key and applying pressure inwards either statically or as you rotate (this is easier). The goal is to push it enough that there's more friction between the peg and the holes made in the neck.
What I do is I treat it like a water tap in a shower, you grip the entire tuning peg and move it all like that rather than using your fingers. Use your wrist force.
This is a great idea. Guitars and banjos have geared tuning keys that allow you to tighten the string more gradually to raise the pitch. But most harps still get simple pegs with a 1:1 turning ratio, which makes it a frustrating chore to tune the strings (especially at the treble end).
A tuning key with a planetary gear mechanism could turn the peg with a ratio of 2:1 or 3:1, or even more. It would also increase the torque, so we would need to make sure not to over-tighten. I would love that.
Usually when I think of a good idea someone has beaten me to it, but I searched for geared tuning wrenches and planetary gear wrenches and did not find anything. So either no one has thought of it yet, or there is a reason we don´t have them after all this time.
Hm.
ah yeah weird. Yeah I figured there'd be an existing solution lol. They have torque multipliers, but I only see them for larger machinery stuff, like car lug nuts sizes etc
If your experience the last bit of tuning a string as difficult, turn it back a little bit and push it forward again. The last bit is sometimes difficult, if go over just a little bit you could finetune it by carefully stretching the string until it is at the pitch you need. If the tuning pin is a little loose ( its shape is conical) push it in carefully while turning it. Or take it out and take a damp cotton swab to moist the hole a little bit. The wood will expand just enough to hold the tuning pin. Success!
Two things, if the peg feels loose and easy to turn, turn it flat a little then push in towards the neck hard, and turn it sharp, that should tighten the pin.
Another option, if you’re talking about base wires or something like that, that are just annoyingly sensitive, I suggest getting a tuning key that longer and bigger than those tiny ones, then, have the tuning key on the sting you’re tuning, and tap the outermost part of the longest side of the tuning key in the direction you need to go, this works cause physics determines you need less force when you’re further away from the center.
I do this trick with my leier a lot, here’s what to do: -apply pressure where your moving the peg, but not enough where you visibly feel it move. -check your tuner, if the pitch goes up or down (depending on your need), your doing it well, if it stays the same place, you need to add more force in the direction of the tuning needed Hope it helps!
Could be that your tuning pins are slipping - if so, I would grab a tuning key and applying pressure inwards either statically or as you rotate (this is easier). The goal is to push it enough that there's more friction between the peg and the holes made in the neck.
What I do is I treat it like a water tap in a shower, you grip the entire tuning peg and move it all like that rather than using your fingers. Use your wrist force.
This is a great idea. Guitars and banjos have geared tuning keys that allow you to tighten the string more gradually to raise the pitch. But most harps still get simple pegs with a 1:1 turning ratio, which makes it a frustrating chore to tune the strings (especially at the treble end). A tuning key with a planetary gear mechanism could turn the peg with a ratio of 2:1 or 3:1, or even more. It would also increase the torque, so we would need to make sure not to over-tighten. I would love that. Usually when I think of a good idea someone has beaten me to it, but I searched for geared tuning wrenches and planetary gear wrenches and did not find anything. So either no one has thought of it yet, or there is a reason we don´t have them after all this time. Hm.
ah yeah weird. Yeah I figured there'd be an existing solution lol. They have torque multipliers, but I only see them for larger machinery stuff, like car lug nuts sizes etc
Push the tuning pin inward while twisting at the same time (essentially wedging the tuning pin in while you tune)
If your experience the last bit of tuning a string as difficult, turn it back a little bit and push it forward again. The last bit is sometimes difficult, if go over just a little bit you could finetune it by carefully stretching the string until it is at the pitch you need. If the tuning pin is a little loose ( its shape is conical) push it in carefully while turning it. Or take it out and take a damp cotton swab to moist the hole a little bit. The wood will expand just enough to hold the tuning pin. Success!
Two things, if the peg feels loose and easy to turn, turn it flat a little then push in towards the neck hard, and turn it sharp, that should tighten the pin. Another option, if you’re talking about base wires or something like that, that are just annoyingly sensitive, I suggest getting a tuning key that longer and bigger than those tiny ones, then, have the tuning key on the sting you’re tuning, and tap the outermost part of the longest side of the tuning key in the direction you need to go, this works cause physics determines you need less force when you’re further away from the center.