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Line 2: A '''tuning peg''' is used to hold a [[Vibrating string\|string]] in the [[pegbox]] of a [[String instrument\|stringed instrument]]. It may be made of [[ebony]], [[rosewood]], [[boxwood]] or other material. Some tuning pegs are ornamented with [[Animal shell\|shell]], metal, or plastic inlays, beads (pips) or rings. Turning the peg ~~winds/unwinds~~tightens or loosens the string, ~~making it tighter/looser. This affects~~changing the [[Pitch (music)\|pitch]] produced when the string is ~~sounded,~~played and thereby [[tuning]] it. ==Friction pegs==

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