and with a string locking screw used?
Edited by - Pauls Pretty Good Stuff on 05/08/2026 15:46:33
The Grover peg was introduced to the market in May of 1920.
Not exactly a rousing success it would seem.
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Originally posted by Bill RogersNot exactly a rousing success it would seem.
They are very good pegs, but timing matters. By 1920 plectrum banjos had supplemented regular banjos and the tenor banjo was on the rapid rise. This would see a shift to gear pegs on better banjos.
I know that on regular banjos, the Clifford Essex Professional model, put on the market about April of 1922, came equipped with these. I've seen them on other high end American regular banjos as well. But the 20s were not strong years for regular banjos and the depression pretty much ended it.
Everything Joel says is correct. They were just a little too late, and missed the majority of the gut string era. I see them regularly, usually with the screws cranked all the way down so the spring isn't actually doing anything.
Had a banjo with a set of those on it years ago. May have been a Maybelle or some other Slingerland product.
Thought the pegs were cool, but didn’t really know what the screw on the top was for. Banjo was strung back then with steel.
Thanks for the replies everyone.
I restored a Gretsch banjo ukulele with these recently. No idea if they were original or not. Worked well with a plain NylGut set and I saw no need to replace them.
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