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Fingerboards

Scope note

Boards attached to the upper surface of the necks of certain chordophones, varying in shape as the characteristics of specific instruments dictate, over which the strings are stretched and against which the fingers of the player's hand press down the strings.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000209254

Broader Terms used

<chordophone components>

Equivalent Terms used

fingerboard

Created

13yrs ago

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