Talk:Headstock

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What is the point of an angled headstock if you have a floyd rose tremolo? I'm just wondering because I use a Floyd Rose style trem. I don't get why the angle is necessary especially with the tension bar or string tree... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.82.223.239 (talk) 07:10, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

The main reason for the merge is that in reading headstock, I looked up machine head and couldn't work out from photo or description what the difference between them is. -- SGBailey 23:39, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Technically a machine head (or tuning machine) refers only to one of several geared tuning pegs - the machine heads reside on the headstock (or peghead) of a guitar, mandolin etc, or on the pegbox of a double-bass or electric violin. Non-geared tuning devices (as found on traditional violins, ukuleles etc.) are usually called pegs or tuners. -- Butterfingersbeck 6 January 2006

They are two completely separate articles. Headstock deals with headstock (wooden part) function, usage, construction details (straight / angled), headstock shapes and designer / cultural aspects. Machine head deals with geared tuning pegs and nothing more: it's much more mechanically inclined and should give details on how gears are constructed, how they're sealed, how they work, etc. Much more things should be noted at machine head, such as "locking machine heads", and factors that affect tuning stability, especially with heavy tremolo usage. Generally, it is a good idea to have a separate article for every guitar part and that's what I'm trying to prove: there *is* much contextual information about every guitar part to make a separate article. --GreyCat 05:35, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

I've fixed the machine head article, so it's not that ambiguous now. Please check it out. I'm removing the merge template. --GreyCat 23:11, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Someone should add the BC Rich Widow shape to the 3+3 type headstock shapes, its a popular and distinctive headstock shape.

[edit] Merge Matching headstock

I suggest merge, as "matching headstock" (if it is really a verifiable content) is closely related to "headstock", if fact, is only one of possible variants. --GreyCat (talk) 10:56, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More headstocks - please add 7 to 10 string headstocks

Maybe someone can add the designs for various extended range guitar headstocks. Things like Ibanez 7 string, 8 string, possibly halo 7-10 string headstocks. Maybe also the Ibanez Xiphos 7, it has a unique reverse headstock. Any other extended range guitar headstocks out there would be great too. Perhaps also some Schecter.

IcecicleTrepan (talk) 11:43, 4 March 2008 (UTC)