Trimming the pegs

Elias has been playing this cello for over a month now and has gathered some experience with it. He getting well used to the bigger size. In his opinion the cello is good which is nice to hear.

There was strange buzzing sound with some notes in the beginning on the A string. It seemed to come from the peg box. Maybe the ends of strings or something was vibrating at a particular frequency. We haven't heard it in a while now.

​I had left the pegs long in case something needed adjusting. Today I shortened the pegs so that they look neater. I also added some dry soap and chalk onto the pegs to make them turn a little smoother. It is pretty cold now in Finland and it gets below -20 °C in the night. My workshop is unheated so it gets below zero there too. Hence I need to use gloves when working in the winter. Luckily the pegs were done quickly.

When I last saw Pekka he said I could thin the bridge out. That still needs to be done. Elias' cello teacher also said the sound could be more open. Thinning the bridge could help that. I will tackle that next.

It is a great to see and hear Elias play the cello.