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Old 01-21-2011, 11:17 AM
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Lightbulb Hatpegs?

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Originally Posted by Ruben E garcia View Post
Question for you guys... are Ebony ones considered the best ones??? the could be quite expensive...
No, the Rubner HatPegs to me are much less expensive than any of the higher grade Baker type copies or the Sloans. The Ebony is cheap as compared to high grade machining. The Rubners are the same gears as the metal ones but made to house the Ebony or Rosewood shafts. I have had both and they are in my book, medium grade machines. They will only work as good as the 'machined' Gear/Worm parts are. The Ebony shaft just holds the string. Also, the installer has to drill the hole in the wood for the string.
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