fingerboard

Noun

Meaning

a bank of keys on a musical instrument

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

a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

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I'm too busy playing to worry about the movement or the fingerboard. Terry Kath

Also, the space between notes on the fingerboard is large, due to scale length and string spacing, so players must hold their fingers apart for the notes in the lower positions and shift positions frequently to play basslines. Source: Internet

A hardwood fingerboard sits on top of or is flush with the sound table. Source: Internet

A trill initiated from just hammering the finger up and down on the fingerboard will create a harsher quality than with a vibrato trill. Source: Internet

Also, the position of the saddle, usually a strip of bone or plastic that supports the strings off the bridge, determines the distance to the nut (at the top of the fingerboard). Source: Internet

An extension nut may be used to achieve the higher string height at the peghead end of the fingerboard. Source: Internet

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