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peg dope

noun

Definitions

  1. A substance used to lubricate the pegs of a string instrument and to provide friction…

    A substance used to lubricate the pegs of a string instrument and to provide friction between the pegs and the strings

    • The final step in fitting the peg, after work with the reamer and peg shaper, is to apply peg dope to the peg shank.
    • The compound is commonly sold in a small stick, like a tube of lipstick, and it used to be labeled "Peg Dope" before too many shipments got held up in customs (But many violinists still call it "peg dope" anyway).

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