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nice looking horn!
if you go the route of the 'fiddle peg' stopper, check out the reamer, which will get the hole in the horn closer to the taper of the peg ... here's a link:
Violin Peg Hole Reamer 1:40 Taper Carton Steel with Wood Handle Luthier Tool - Walmart.com - Walmart.com
it's not traditional (if i remember correctly) and i've yet to see a violin peg in a museum.
you might also want to consider using a slightly larger peg (maybe a viola or 'cello) ... this will solve the bridging problem is you're using coarser powder (2F vs. 3F) ... bridging is where the powder doesn't flow evenly through the hole because the grains catch against one another and form a 'bridge' across the diameter of the hole... if you tap the horn, it breaks loose, but this is a pain in the neck ... your hole should be just big enough to avoid this problem ...
i personally think violin pegs look cool, and all of my horns have them ... never paid much attentio to the PC / HC folks ... if that floats their boat, more power to 'em (unless they try to bully me into following)
if you go the route of the 'fiddle peg' stopper, check out the reamer, which will get the hole in the horn closer to the taper of the peg ... here's a link:
Violin Peg Hole Reamer 1:40 Taper Carton Steel with Wood Handle Luthier Tool - Walmart.com - Walmart.com
it's not traditional (if i remember correctly) and i've yet to see a violin peg in a museum.
you might also want to consider using a slightly larger peg (maybe a viola or 'cello) ... this will solve the bridging problem is you're using coarser powder (2F vs. 3F) ... bridging is where the powder doesn't flow evenly through the hole because the grains catch against one another and form a 'bridge' across the diameter of the hole... if you tap the horn, it breaks loose, but this is a pain in the neck ... your hole should be just big enough to avoid this problem ...
i personally think violin pegs look cool, and all of my horns have them ... never paid much attentio to the PC / HC folks ... if that floats their boat, more power to 'em (unless they try to bully me into following)