Patent ID: 7569760

Claim:
A peg cutter for peg elements of stringed musical instruments, comprising: a housing having a bearing surface with an edge; a blade resting on the bearing surface and having at least one cutting edge; a cutting-object receptacle for accommodating a peg element to be cut; and at least one contact element having at least one contact surface for the blade at or in proximity to the least one cutting edge; wherein: said cutting-object receptacle is provided in one of the housing or in a sleeve arranged in the housing; said cutting object receptacle is in the form of a cone with a cone axis inclined with respect to the edge of the bearing surface; said cutting object receptacle has an opening bound by the edge of the bearing surface; the at least one cutting edge of the blade projects beyond the edge of the bearing surface into the opening, a position of the at least one cutting edge of the blade with respect to the edge of the bearing surface is adjustable; the at least one contact element is adapted to be fixed on the housing for adjusting the position of the at least one cutting edge of the blade and removed before a cutting operation; the at least one contact element defines the position of the at least one cutting edge relative to the edge of the bearing surface of the cutting-object receptacle; the at least one contact element is formed in such a way that the at least one cutting edge lies at an envelope of the cone when the blade contacts the at least one contact element.