Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments: Difference between revisions

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Geared pegs for [[violin family]] instruments also exist, although they have not gained wide use, which has to do with the extensive and irreversible physical modification that must be made to the peg box in order to mount them, which is often viewed as ruining the aesthetics of the instrument, combined with a bad reputation they acquired due to poorly designed early models that were prone to failure, often with catastrophically damaging results.

The most recently marketed pegs of this sort use [[planetary gears]] designed to fit inside a case shaped like a friction peg,. andThey have seen some adoption as they look almost exactly like friction pegs, require no more modification of the instrument than a new set of friction pegs, and make fine tuners unnecessary. They are also durable and less sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Information – Perfection pegs |url=https://perfectionpegs.twofold.com.au/information/ |website=perfectionpegs.twofold.com.au |accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>

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