tuning pegs
Pitch control knobs
Tuning pegs are the small cylindrical posts on stringed instruments—guitars, violins, ukuleles—around which strings are wound.
Turning a peg tightens or loosens the string, raising or lowering its pitch.
They're mounted in the headstock and may be geared for finer control: The G string kept slipping because the tuning peg was worn.
Make more secure
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- turnRotational movement
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- winderCoiling device or person
knob · screw · gear · tensioner · grip · torque · winding · clamping
Frequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- stabilityResistance to displacement
adjustment · alignment · string tension · detuning · slippage · holding · stretch · settling
tighten
Make more secure
winder · knob · screw · gear · tensioner · grip · torque · winding · clamping · ratio
pitch
Frequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
stability · adjustment · alignment · string tension · detuning · slippage · holding · stretch · settling · temperament
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
ukulele · mandolin · banjo · lute · sitar · oud · kora · harp · viola · bouzouki
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
ivory · boxwood · mother-of-pearl · inlay · handcrafted · carving · shaping · fitting · wood · finish
- Bass Guitarsfretted, frets, fretboard, headstock, jazz bass
- luthieryluthier, luthiers, violin making, violin maker, bow making
- Guitarelectric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, guitar string, guitar strap
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- acoustic guitarsclassical guitar, folk guitar, flamenco guitar, dreadnought, Spanish guitar
- instrument gearviolin strings, strings, reeds, picks, guitar picks