G'day Bob Foggin,

So the fiddle will still be in tune for the next Backblocks practice ...? (Then we only need to look up the "banjo-out of tune" jokes mentioned by JohnInKansas!)

I must look up your 'African Monkey Pod' wood. I know some Philippine woods of similar name appear to be fairly oily ... unless that's just the local finish on tourist wares! I presume a good violin peg would have fine, smooth, even grained (unfigured!) wood - and not too slippery.

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Regards,

Bob Bolton