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A headstock or peghead is part of a guitar or similar stringed instrument such as a lute, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and others of the lute lineage. [1]

46 relations: Angle, Banjo, C. F. Martin & Company, Chapman Stick, Dean Guitars, Epiphone, ESP Guitars, Fender Jaguar, Fender Japan, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Floyd Rose SpeedLoader, Gibson, Gibson ES-335, Gibson Explorer, Gibson Firebird, Gibson Flying V, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Guild Guitar Company, Guitar, Ibanez, Jackson Guitars, Logo, Lute, Luthier, Machine head, Mandolin, Mexico, Paul Bigsby, Peavey Electronics, PRS Guitars, Rickenbacker, Samick, Scarf joint, Squier, Steinberger, Sustain, Tailpiece, Ukulele, United States, Washburn Guitars, Woodworking joints, Yamaha Corporation.

Angle

In plane geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.

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Banjo

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

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C. F. Martin & Company

C.F. Martin & Company (often referred to as Martin) is an American guitar manufacturer established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin.

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Chapman Stick

The Chapman Stick is an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s.

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Dean Guitars

Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and musical products.

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Epiphone

Epiphone is an American musical instrument manufacturer founded by Anastasios Stathopoulos, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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ESP Guitars

is a Japanese guitar manufacturer, primarily focused on the production of electric guitars and basses.

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Fender Jaguar

The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar by Fender Musical Instruments characterized by an offset-waist body, a relatively unusual switching system with two separate circuits for lead and rhythm, and a medium-scale 24" neck.

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Fender Japan

Fender Japan, Ltd. was the joint-venture between Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, and which operated the Japanese business of Fender musical instruments from 1982 to 2015.

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Fender Jazzmaster

The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as a more expensive sibling to the Fender Stratocaster.

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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), commonly referred to simply as Fender, is an American manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers.

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Fender Stratocaster

The Fender Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares.

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Fender Telecaster

The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele, is the world's first commercially successfulLes Paul had built a prototype solid body electric guitar known as "The Log" in the 1940s, but could not market his invention.

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Floyd Rose SpeedLoader

Floyd Rose SpeedLoader is a floating guitar bridge based on the Floyd Rose Original.

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Gibson

Gibson Brands, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corp.) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and consumer and professional electronics from Kalamazoo, Michigan and now based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Gibson ES-335

The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial thinline archtop semi-acoustic electric guitar (also known as "semi-hollowbody" or "thinline").

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Gibson Explorer

The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958.

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Gibson Firebird

The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson from 1963 to the present.

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Gibson Flying V

The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model first released by Gibson in 1958.

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Gibson Les Paul

The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952.

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Gibson SG

The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar model that was introduced in 1961 (as the Gibson Les Paul SG) by Gibson, and remains in production today with many variations on the initial design available.

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Guild Guitar Company

The Guild Guitar Company is a United States-based guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, a guitarist and music-store owner, and George Mann, a former executive with the Epiphone Guitar Company.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Ibanez

is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki.

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Jackson Guitars

Jackson is a manufacturer of electric guitars and electric bass guitars that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.

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Logo

A logo (abbreviation of logotype, from λόγος logos "word" and τύπος typos "imprint") is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.

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Lute

A lute is any plucked string instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body.

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Luthier

A luthier is someone who builds or repairs string instruments generally consisting of a neck and a sound box.

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Machine head

A machine head (also referred to as a tuning machine, tuner, or gear head) is a geared apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments by adjusting string tension.

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Mandolin

A mandolin (mandolino; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick".

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Paul Bigsby

Paul Adelburt Bigsby (1899–1968) was an American inventor, designer, and pioneer of the solid body electric guitar.

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Peavey Electronics

Peavey Electronics Corporation is an American company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets professional audio equipment.

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PRS Guitars

PRS Guitars (also known as Paul Reed Smith Guitars) is an American guitar manufacturer headquartered in Stevensville, Maryland, founded by luthier Paul Reed Smith in 1985.

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Rickenbacker

Rickenbacker International Corporation is an electric string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California.

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Samick

Samick Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. (Hangul: 삼익악기, also known as Samick) is a South Korean musical instrument manufacturer.

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Scarf joint

A scarf joint (also known as a scarph joint) is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking.

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Squier

The V.C. Squier Company manufactured strings for violins, banjos, and guitars.

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Steinberger

Steinberger is a series of distinctive electric guitars and bass guitars, designed and originally manufactured by Ned Steinberger.

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Sustain

In music, sustain is a parameter of musical sound over time.

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Tailpiece

A tailpiece is a component on many stringed musical instruments that anchors one end of the strings, usually opposite the end with the tuning mechanism (the scroll, headstock, peghead, etc.).

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Ukulele

The ukulele (from ukulele (oo-koo-leh-leh); variant: ukelele) is a member of the lute family of instruments.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Washburn Guitars

Washburn Guitars is an American manufacturer and importer of guitars, mandolins, and other string instruments.

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Woodworking joints

Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining together pieces of timber or lumber, to produce more complex items.

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Yamaha Corporation

() is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate with a very wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics and power sports equipment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headstock

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