Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strip of wood on the neck of a stringed musical instrument against which the strings are pressed in playing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the violin, guitar, and similar instruments, the thin, usually rounded, strip of wood on the neck, above which the strings are stretched, and against which, in stopping, they are pressed by the player's fingers. See cut under
violin . - noun In the pianoforte and organ, the keyboard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger.
- noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument.
- noun a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
- noun A miniature
skateboard that is driven with thefingers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
- noun a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger
- noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument
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Examples
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You can just sit there and play all day, the fingerboard is a guitarist's dream.
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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You can just sit there and play all day, the fingerboard is a guitarist's dream.
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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The wood to be cleared away outside the lines which mark the width along the course of the fingerboard will be the next proceeding; it may be done neatly with a rather fine toothed saw and then carefully planed up closer to the lines, barely touching them.
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Horace Petherick 1879
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The tortoise binding along the fingerboard is a lovely touch, as is the filled tailpiece.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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The note-marker indentations on the fingerboard are a nice touch likely improving note accuracy by far.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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The note-marker indentations on the fingerboard are a nice touch likely improving note accuracy by far.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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Another unique feature for this model is extending the fingerboard, which carried the rosette motif into 45-style blue Paua trim.
Mike Ragogna: John Mayer & Martin Guitar: Chats With Chris Martin & Fred Greene, Plus Chatting With Alyssa Graham (Video Exclusives) Mike Ragogna 2012
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John had suggested we continue the rosette pearl over the fingerboard, which was quite a challenge.
Mike Ragogna: John Mayer & Martin Guitar: Chats With Chris Martin & Fred Greene, Plus Chatting With Alyssa Graham (Video Exclusives) Mike Ragogna 2012
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John had suggested we continue the rosette pearl over the fingerboard, which was quite a challenge.
Mike Ragogna: John Mayer & Martin Guitar: Chats With Chris Martin & Fred Greene, Plus Chatting With Alyssa Graham (Video Exclusives) Mike Ragogna 2012
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- M 1000 Series: This pretty, gothic-style guitar comes with a uniquely finished Alder body, flamed Maple top, Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard, black nickel hardware, Grover Tuners, a Floyd Rose Bridge and EMG Pickups.
skipvia commented on the word fingerboard
Also called a fretboard, the facing of the neck of a guitar or other stringed instrument onto which the frets are installed. Made of very hard wood such as rosewood, maple, or ebony.
November 15, 2007