The violin and the art of its construction: a treatise on the Stradivarius violin

by August Riechers

XVI. THE PEGS.

These are generally made of ebony, and care must be taken that they are inserted exactly in the places marked in Fig. 8. The distance of the pegs from the upper edge of the outer side of the violin head should not be more than 10 m/m. The holes in the pegs, through which the strings pass, should be 2 m/m. from the inside of the head. The outer ends of the pegs should be level with the sides of the head and be slightly rounded off.