Peg’s stems are tapered in order to allow them to encounter less friction when pulling them out a little in order to make them loose enough to turn. This taper also allows the peg to be made tight enough to stay in place when pushed in, securely encased inside the peg hole.
The peg holes are cut to match the shape of each peg. The pegs much like a tapered screw without threads. The hard woods used for the pegs and peg box provide the leverage, resistance, and friction needed to balance the pressure that tuned strings exert upon them.
At this point, you have learned a lot about pegs and how they work. The violin, viola, and cello use pegs and the peg box in much the same way, but not the bass.
Bass strings are very long and are heavier than those used by the smaller string instruments. Therefore, they require more strenuous winding.
On the bass, the same principle of turning applies in order to tighten strings to pitch, but it is accomplished a little differently.
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