Perfection Planetary Geared Violin Peg Set

Knilling's Perfection Planetary Geared Peg is an innovative tuning peg providing a fine tune and “non-slip” solution for your violin, viola or cello. The 4:1 gear reduction gives the Perfection peg the precision to act as its own finetuner. Perfection peg operation Turning the head of a Perfection peg rotates its main central sun gear. Three planet gears are held between the sun gear and an outer ring gear. As the sun gear turns the planet gears orbit around it. The motion of the planet gears rotates the shaft, which then takes up the string. The shaft turns once for every four turns of the head. The 4:1 gear reduction gives the Perfection peg the precision to act as its own finetuner. When tuning: pressing the head of a Perfection peg inwards as you turn it stiffens the action in a gradual and controllable way, and this allows the peg to hold the string at tension. Like applying the brakes of a car or a bicycle: as you press the brakes you gradually slow down, come to a stop and then