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fingerboard Definition

fin·ger·board (-bôrd′)

noun

a strip of ebony or other hardwood fixed to the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed with the fingers to determine the desired tones

fingerboard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Firstly, the single-piece neck has a 12-inch radius fingerboard, which is flatter than either American or American Vintage specs.

Modifies a noun

  • chart: The book also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the banjo neck.

Adjective modifier

  • ebony: The neck and scroll are carved from one piece of maple, and an ebony fingerboard fitted.
  • Indian: The high specification includes an American alder body and hard maple neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard.

Preposition: with

  • inlay: The super slim neck was black lacquered and had a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.

Noun used with modifier

  • rosewood: A 22 fret rosewood fingerboard features crown shaped position markers.
  • maple: The Squier Tele Custom features a solid Agathis body and a bolt-on maple neck with a maple fingerboard.
  • guitar: An interesting note is Buddy's approach to the guitar fingerboard.
  • fret: A 22 fret rosewood fingerboard features crown shaped position markers.
  • radius: Firstly, the single-piece neck has a 12-inch radius fingerboard, which is flatter than either American or American Vintage specs.