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fingerboard
(redirected from Fret board)

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fingerboard
the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingers


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These songs retain the intimacy that made his indie-label work so appealing--tape hiss and fingertips on the fret board are audible on quieter numbers, especially the muddy yet mesmerizing "See How Things Are Hard.
Also, virtually every aspect of the instrument itself--from the shape, the scale length of the strings, the radius of the fret board, and the types of tonewoods--all of those things are determined greatly by the needs of the player.
With your right hand, you strum a simple rhythm--much like guitar--while you press one or more strings down on the fret board with the left hand.
 
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