pegbox

String anchor chamber

The pegbox is the part of a stringed instrument where the tuning pegs are inserted.

Located at the end of the neck, it holds the pegs that adjust string tension and pitch.

Violins, guitars, and similar instruments all have pegboxes, though their shapes vary: The violin's pegbox terminates in an ornate scroll.

anatomy

scroll

Wound document of parchment

nutHard-shelled seed
cheeksFacial side surfaces
throatNeck's inner passage

neck · fingerboard · headstock · bushing · mortise

craftsmanship

luthier

Stringed instrument craftsperson

carvingShaping by cutting away
woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
chiselEdged carving implement

gouge · reaming · drilling · fitting · shaping · maple · ebony · rosewood · boxwood · inlay

instruments

violin

Bowed string instrument

violaMidrange bowed instrument
celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
double-bassLargest bowed string instrument

lute · oud · erhu · sitar · banjo · mandolin · ukulele · balalaika · fiddle · hurdy-gurdy

tuning

pitch

Frequency of sound

tensionStretched or strained state
windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
slippingLosing footing unintentionally

sticking · restringing · intonation

Categories

instrument accessoriespicks, guitar picks, pick, plectrum, flatpick
violin makingluthier, violin, Stradivari, f-holes, Cremona
violin supplieschin rest, shoulder rest, strings, mute, case
stringed instrumentsguitar, lyre, lute, mandolin, harp

Opposites

instrument anatomy - string attachment points

pegboxtailpiece

Concluding addition to text

bridge · soundboard · body · sound box · saddle

instrument anatomy - functional role

pegboxsoundboard

Tone-amplifying wooden surface

sound hole · belly · soundbox · resonator

Family

box, peg, boxing, boxes, boxed, pegs, pegged, pegging, unbox

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