tuning peg
Pitch-altering knob
A tuning peg is a small wooden or plastic pin on a stringed instrument—guitar, violin, ukulele—that adjusts string tension to change pitch.
Turning the peg tightens or loosens the string: The G string keeps slipping because the tuning peg is worn.
Also called a tuning pin or machine head on modern instruments with geared mechanisms.
Rounded gripping fixture
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- holeAbsence in matter
bushing · button · roller · worm gear · ratio · friction · geared · machine head
Slender fiber or character sequence
pull · torque · pressure · winding · coil · gauge · tone · sharp
Make more secure
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- turnRotational movement
- windAir current outdoors
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
twist · rotate · calibrate · regulate · set · tweak · slip · stick
knob
Rounded gripping fixture
hole · bushing · button · roller · worm gear · ratio · friction · geared · machine head · pegbox
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
stretch · pull · torque · pressure · winding · coil · gauge · tone · sharp · flat
tighten
Make more secure
unwind · twist · rotate · calibrate · regulate · set · tweak · slip · stick · grip
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
bone · ivory · mother-of-pearl · inlay · carved · handmade · artisan · woodworking · lathe · fitting
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
bass · ukulele · mandolin · banjo · lute · harp · oud · sitar · kora · balalaika
- Guitarelectric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, guitar string, guitar strap
- violinviolin, bowing, violin bow, strings, fingerboard
- string instrumentsukulele, mandolin, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- instrument accessoriespicks, guitar picks, pick, plectrum, flatpick
- adjustersadjuster, regulator, calibrator, dial, knob
- pegsdowel, clothespin