Patent ID: 6989482

Claim:
A peg for a stringed instrument, comprising: a main body for mounting the peg to a head portion of the stringed instrument, the main body having through holes through which screws are inserted and tightened to the head to mount the main body to the head, a pair of bearings integrally formed with the main body and erected at both sides of the main body so as to oppose each other; a worm gear having two ends which are rotatably supported in round holes disposed so as to oppose each other on the pair of bearings; a knob provided at an end portion of the worm gear; and a winding shaft connected to the worm gear via a worm wheel, wherein the bearing are formed of a material having spring properties; wherein the bearings are inclined with respect to the base portion so as to open slightly outwards in a direction in which they are erected, and a tightening means for tightening the bearing to the worm gear from both sides thereof are provided at both ends of the worm gear, wherein the tightening means elastically deforms the bearing, whereby frictional force between the bearings and the worm gear is generated by repulsive force caused by spring properties of the bearings.