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Pegbox: and peghead for lutes
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Other tuning systems include '''screw-and-lever tuners''', '''geared tuners''', and the '''konso''' friction tuning system (using braided leather rings).
 
==Pegbox and peghead==
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A '''pegbox''' is the part of certain [[String instrument|stringed]] [[musical instruments]] (the [[violin family]]: [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]], [[double bass]],) that houses the tuning pegs. The corresponding part of the [[lute]] family (including [[guitar]], [[mandolin]], [[banjo]], [[ukulele]]) thatis housescalled the tuning pegs''[[peghead]]''.
 
==Tapered pegs and pins==