Patent ID: 7816594

Claim:
Tuning peg for a stringed musical instrument, comprising: a shank with a first area forming a string supporting area and at least one additional area forming a mounting area for fixing the tuning peg to the stringed musical instrument; the first area being rotatable relative to the at least one additional area; a first gear wheel connected non-rotatably to the first area; at least one additional gear wheel connected non-rotatably to the at least one additional area; a head arranged on the shank so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation; and at least one drive gear wheel arranged in the head and acting on the first gear wheel and the at least one additional gear wheel; wherein: an axis of rotation of the at least one drive gear wheel is parallel to an axis of rotation of at least one of the first gear wheel and the at least one additional gear wheel; the at least one drive gear wheel rolls on the first gear wheel and the at least one additional gear wheel as a result of rotation of the head; and the first gear wheel and the at least one additional gear wheel are coaxially aligned.