fretboards
Where frets sit
Fretboards are the flat surfaces on the necks of guitars, basses, and similar stringed instruments where players press strings against metal frets to produce different notes.
The term appears in discussions of instrument construction, materials, and playing technique: The guitar has a rosewood fretboard.
Also called fingerboards.
Tropical cabinet timber
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- inlaysEmbedded decorative elements
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
binding · nut · dots · fingerboard · laminate · scalloped · quartersawn · veneer
Fretted stringed instrument
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
sitar · bouzouki · oud · shamisen · balalaika · tres · dulcimer · lute
Note-playing hand technique
- positionsLocations or viewpoints held
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- barre chordsGuitar technique using flat finger
- slidesMoves smoothly across surface
hammer-ons · pull-offs · vibrato · bends · action · hand position · stretches · arpeggios
rosewood
Tropical cabinet timber
radius · binding · nut · dots · fingerboard · laminate · scalloped · quartersawn · veneer · overlay
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
banjo · sitar · bouzouki · oud · shamisen · balalaika · tres · dulcimer · lute · kora
fingering
Note-playing hand technique
- positionsLocations or viewpoints held
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- barre chordsGuitar technique using flat finger
slides · hammer-ons · pull-offs · vibrato · bends · action · hand position · stretches · arpeggios · legato
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
leveling · crowning · polishing · dressing · reconditioning · cracks · shrinkage · warping · grime · oxidation
fretboardsbodies
Physical structures of organisms
headstocks · soundholes · bridges · necks · pickups
fretboardsbody
Physical structure, living thing
headstock · soundboard · bridge · sound hole · tuning pegs