fingerboard

Neck's playing area

The fingerboard is the long, narrow strip on the neck of a stringed instrument where the player presses the strings to change pitch.

On guitars and similar instruments, the fingerboard is typically divided by metal frets; on violins and cellos, it's smooth.

Her fingers moved fluidly up the fingerboard.

strings

violin

Bowed string instrument

celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
violaMidrange bowed instrument
double bassLargest bowed string instrument

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lutherie

luthier

Stringed instrument craftsperson

fretsWorries or string dividers
inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
nutHard-shelled seed

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fingerboard

miniature

Reduced-scale representation

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ollieHandsfree skateboard jump
kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick

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climbing

hangboard

Finger strength training device

crimpPinch into folds
pinchSqueeze with fingertips
sloperFitted pattern template

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Categories

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fret thingsguitar, lute, banjo, mandolin, ukulele

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instrument component function

fingerboardbody

Physical structure, living thing

soundboard · resonator · sound box · sound hole · bridge

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