HEADSTOCK

Headstock

Headstock or peghead is a part of guitar or similar stringed instrument. The main function of a headstock is holding the instrument's strings. Strings go from the bridge past the nut and are usually fixed on machine heads on the headstock. Machine heads are used to tune the guitar by adjusting the tension of strings and, consequentially, the pitch of sound they produce.

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headstock

Noun

  1. A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
  2. A structure atop a coal mine, used to sink and lift miners and loads.
  3. A beam that supports a bell
  4. A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck
  5. The part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings


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