machine heads
Guitar tuning pegs
Machine heads are the tuning mechanisms on stringed instruments like guitars and basses—the geared pegs at the headstock that players turn to adjust string tension and pitch.
Each machine head consists of a knob, a gear mechanism, and a post around which the string winds.
I need to replace the machine heads on my old Stratocaster.
Frequency-selecting devices
- pegsCylindrical fastening pins
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- worm gearScrew meshing with cogwheel
- ratioComparative numerical relation
knobs · mechanism · buttons · winders · tighten · loosen · tension · stability
Head-body junction
- headstockTuning peg mounting point
- nutHard-shelled seed
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- stringsThin flexible lines
intonation · bridge · saddle · tuning · restring · setup · luthier · acoustic
Unified collection of recordings
- Smoke on the WaterFamous rock instrumental opening
- hard rockLoud guitar-driven genre
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- 1972Early seventies date
vinyl · classic rock · heavy metal · riff
tuners
Frequency-selecting devices
- pegsCylindrical fastening pins
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
- worm gearScrew meshing with cogwheel
ratio · knobs · mechanism · buttons · winders · tighten · loosen · tension · stability · screws
neck
Head-body junction
strings · intonation · bridge · saddle · tuning · restring · setup · luthier · acoustic · electric
album
Unified collection of recordings
- Smoke on the WaterFamous rock instrumental opening
- hard rockLoud guitar-driven genre
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
1972 · vinyl · classic rock · heavy metal · riff