Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments: Difference between revisions

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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 or headstock==

{{anchor|Pegbox}}

{{See also|Headstock}}

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]]) is called the ''[[headstock]]''.