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Both guitarists and violinists make different sounds in a similar way. The player pushes the string against the neck of the instrument at different positions to play different notes. One significant difference is that the guitar has frets, thin metal strips that run across the neck right under the strings. The guitarist pushes the string down against the fret, whereas the violinist must find the correct position to push the string down to make a particular note. In addition, each string is tuned to a different note, so each string has a different range. Guitarists and violinists tune their instruments by adjusting the tension in the strings. Guitarists turn knobs on the tuning machine, a set of gears that increase torque through mechanical advantage. The violinist turns pegs, which have larger knobs than those on the guitar but which are connected directly to the strings.