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pegbox (of a violin etc.) MUS

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Some old violins (and some made to appear old) have a grafted scroll, or a seam between the pegbox and neck itself. en.wikipedia.org

Below the scroll is a hollowed-out compartment (the pegbox) through which the tuning pegs pass. en.wikipedia.org

The neck is wide and hollow, with a straight pegbox. en.wikipedia.org

The strings are wound around four tuning pegs that are mounted sideways through holes in the pegbox. en.wikipedia.org

It features a larger pegbox to accommodate the fifth string. en.wikipedia.org

Instrument scrolls have a distinctive elongated pegbox and small tight spiral. en.wikipedia.org

The body of the instrument was very similar to the modern violin, but the neck was very wide, and the pegbox was crude. en.wikipedia.org

The pegbox houses four tapered tuning pegs, one for each string. en.wikipedia.org

The sickle, or occasional gentle arc pegbox, made an angle with the neck of between 30-90 degrees. en.wikipedia.org

The neck, pegbox, and scroll are normally carved out of a single piece of wood, usually maple. en.wikipedia.org

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