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===Use===

[[File:Tuning Pegs (Kunti) of Saraswati Veena.jpg|thumb|Tuning pegs with knobs on a [[veena]].]]

Tapered pegs are a simple, ancient design, common in many musical traditions. Many are found in the archaeological record, such as in Colonial Maryland.<ref>https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/curators-choice/2015-curators-choice/2015-02-evidence-of-african-american-instrument-in-colonial-maryland.aspx</ref>

Tapered pegs are common on classical [[List of Indian musical instruments|Indian instruments]] such as the [[sitar]], the [[Saraswati veena]], and the [[sarod]], but some like the [[esraj]] and [[Mohan veena]] often use modern tuning machines instead. Tapered pegs are also used on older European instruments, such as the Bulgarian [[gadulka]] and the [[hurdy-gurdy]], as well as on [[flamenco guitar]]s.

Among modern western musical instruments, tapered pegs are most often used on [[violin family]] instruments, though usually the [[double bass]] uses tuning machines.

===Peg dope===