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Machine head

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tuning headnoun(music) Synonym of peghead
tunernounA device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
pegheadnoun(music) The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
tuning hammernounA tuning wrench with a hammer attachment for regulating tension in stringed instruments.
instrumentnounA device used to produce music.
tuning keynounA peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.
headstocknounThe part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.
microtunernounAn electronic device or audio software endowed with microtuning capabilities specifically designed and used to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament to be played.
musical instrumentnounA device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds.
detunernounA mechanical device used to simplify the tuning of a stringed instrument during performance, allowing the musician to reach notes outside the normal range of the instrument.
tuning wrenchnounA specialized socket wrench used to tune stringed instruments that have strings wrapped around tuning pins.
automatophonenounAny musical instrument that operates by mechanical means.
necknoun(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
stringed instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.
wrestverb(transitive) To pull or twist violently.
tonewheelnounA mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
metallophonenounAny musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.
instrument makernounMaker of musical instruments.
string instrumentnoun(music) A musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings.

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