Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments

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Tuning Peg is a small peg that is used to hold a string for a stringed instrument.

A violin tuning peg made of ebony.

By turning the peg, you wind/unwind the string, making it tighter/looser. This affects the pitch produced when the string is sounded, thereby tuning it.