peghead
Guitar neck top
Peghead is the part of a stringed instrument where the tuning pegs are mounted—the carved or shaped top of the neck on guitars, banjos, violins, and similar instruments.
Also called the headstock.
The design often identifies the instrument's maker: You can spot a Fender by its distinctive peghead.
Tuning peg mounting point
- tunersFrequency-selecting devices
- nutHard-shelled seed
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- neckHead-body junction
inlay · logo · volute · binding · veneer · rosewood · mahogany · maple
Wound document of parchment
- pegboxTuning mechanism enclosure
- nutHard-shelled seed
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- neckHead-body junction
luthier · carving · maple · ebony · varnish · purfling · volute · craftsmanship
Tuning peg mounting point
- neckHead-body junction
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- nutHard-shelled seed
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
flange · armrest · tailpiece · shell · bridge · inlay · purfling · scroll
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
joinery · veneer · scrollwork · finish · sanding · overlay · binding · purfling
headstock
Tuning peg mounting point
neck · inlay · logo · volute · binding · veneer · rosewood · mahogany · maple · ebony
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- pegboxTuning mechanism enclosure
- nutHard-shelled seed
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
neck · luthier · carving · maple · ebony · varnish · purfling · volute · craftsmanship · strings
headstock
Tuning peg mounting point
resonator · flange · armrest · tailpiece · shell · bridge · inlay · purfling · scroll · volute
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- carvingShaping by cutting away
inlay · joinery · veneer · scrollwork · finish · sanding · overlay · binding · purfling · grain
tuners
Frequency-selecting devices
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
winding · tension · pitch · adjustment · tightening · loosening · stability · ratio · slippage · calibration