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A '''tuning pin''' is a tuning peg with a detachable grip, called a [[tuning lever]]. The socket on the tuning lever fits over the pin and allows it to be turned. Tuning pins are used on instruments where there is not space for a knob on each string, such as pianos and harps.
 
Turning the peg or pin tightens or loosens the string, changing the [[Pitch (music)|pitch]] produced when the string is played and thereby [[Musical tuning|tuning]] it.
 
'''Konso''' are a friction system using braided leather rings.
 
==Pegbox==