Bryan Jensen
United States
Layton
Utah
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capt yid wrote:
Thanks for the enlightenment!
Added "peg paste" to my shopping list (music store?).
Common sidewalk chalk works for an instrument - though it is messy compared to peg paste (aka peg dope) and I'd think more messy than you'd want for your game. Rosin works in a pinch but is too sticky so not healthy to be used that way regularly on an instrument. A music store should have paste/dope (often in a lipstick-type applicator) and it's cheaper than buying rosin - another reason I suggested it.
However, based on what Simon suggested, he may be right. In which case, rub some sidewalk chalk on a few pegs as a test and see if it gives the friction you want. If the looseness is due to the hole being too shallow (ergo hole diameter as provided in the set is a little too large) then chalk nor dope likely will solve your issue. If chalk does help then the paste should be a little less messy.
