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Jim McCarthy
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Adelaide - Australia
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Depends on the instrument a bit - if the original manufacturer is still in business - then try them. Otherwise there are two options I can think of. Make your own - Use a length of steel or aluminium flat (3mm thick is best) cut a length to match the ones you want to replace and allow a bit extra for the "nail" portion which is inside the timber support strut. Use a combination of drill and angle grinder - or if you have access to one, a milling machine - to grind out the slot in the top for the string, and all but a thin post at the bottom which goes into the timber. You will probably need to drill out the timber and this will be tricky if there is already the broken off stub of the old peg in there - carefull not to break your drill bit. You could try drilling with a small bit next to it, then using needle nose pliers and something pointy like a big nail to dig/pull it out. If the hole is now too big, use some wood toothpicks to fill up the hole a bit so the new peg is a firm fit. Apply epoxy resin in the hole and tap the peg in with a small hammer or scrap of wood. A bit of soft rubber - silicone - tube over the peg isolates it from the bar. In a real pinch/emergency - you can just hammer two reasonable thickness bullet head nails in place of the peg leaving enough of their heads up so that they are level with the other pegs. The bit of rubber tube will then both act as the isolator and it keeps the string off the timber.
Good luck!
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