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soundboard Definition

sound·board (so̵undbôrd′)

noun

  1. a thin plate, as of wood, built into a musical instrument to increase its resonance or serve as a resonator
  2. sounding board (sense )

soundboard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Better instruments - even budget and modestly priced have a solid wood soundboard.
  • stain: If he removed the resists he did not stain the soundboard.

Adjective modifier

  • painted: Like most Continental eighteenth-century harpsichords made north of the Alps, this instrument was originally made with a painted soundboard.
  • open: With the first stop of the harmonic series it will stand in the front of the instrument on an open soundboard.
  • great: The Swell, in a large box behind the Great soundboard, is beautiful, particular in its quieter moments.
  • 61-note: With the more usual 61-note soundboard, the range would only be a paltry three octaves.
  • main: Much of the original pipework on the Swell has now been replaced on the main soundboard, where it was originally placed by Keates.
  • simple: String with a simple soundboard Pluck the string and listen.

Modifies a noun

  • molding: The soundboard moldings are of walnut and have a simple ogee molding profile.
  • painting: The band could not be cleaned using any of the techniques which had been employed to clean the remainder of the soundboard painting.
  • recording: Prince thought the gig such a success, that some of the soundboard recordings were later used for the final Purple Rain album.
  • wood: On the beveled edge of the soundboard wood, grayish paint ( lead white + smalt ) was present as the bottom layer.
  • resonance: The true breakthrough for this library is the soundboard resonance using GigaPulse SP.
  • tape: Only on the soundboard tape could you actually hear Glen and even then not completely.