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A tuning peg is used to hold a String in the Pegbox of a Stringed Instrument . It may be made of Ebony , Rosewood , Boxwood or other material. Some tuning pegs are ornamented with Shell , metal, or plastic inlays, beads (pips) or rings. 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. When tuning, the player adjusts the tension of the peg by slightly pressing in or pulling out along the peg's axis while turning the peg. Peg Dope , applied to the shaft, eases the tuning process. A properly working peg will turn easily, and hold reliably, that is, it will neither stick nor slip. Modern pegs for s for their holes. |