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fret
(redirected from Fretted instrument)

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fret1
the result of fretting; corrosion

fret2
any of several small metal bars set across the fingerboard of a musical instrument of the lute, guitar, or viol family at various points along its length so as to produce the desired notes when the strings are stopped by the fingers


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nbsp;border inlays (top, back, sides, neck and tail pin), large hexagonal fingerboard inlays and a vertical abalone logo in the head-stock, this six-string rhythm guitar is considered the diamond jewel of the American vintage fretted instrument industry.
On a hot October morning inside his Echo Park studio, Gustavo Santaolalla finger-picks a plaintive melody on a ronroco - a fretted instrument with five sets of double strings that's popular in Andean music.
The newest addition to the company's award-winning Finale music notation software line offers new features for guitarists and fretted instrument players, as well as file compatibility with Finale 2003.
 
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