fingerboard in Dutch
fingerboard in Dutch is toets — fingerboard means a mostly flat piece running along an instrument's neck against which a player presses the strings to shorten them and so raise their pitch.
fingerboard in Dutch
toets
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
What does "fingerboard" mean?
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noun A mostly flat piece running along an instrument's neck against which a player presses the strings to shorten them and so raise their pitch.
"The guitarist ran her fingers along the fingerboard as she played."
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noun A miniature skateboard or snowboard that a person moves and controls with their fingers.
"The kids spent the afternoon doing tricks on their fingerboards."
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fingerboard in a sentence
- The guitarist ran her fingers along the fingerboard as she played.
- Pressing a string further up the fingerboard shortens it and raises the note.
- The kids spent the afternoon doing tricks on their fingerboards.
- She keeps a tiny fingerboard ramp on her desk at work.
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What is "fingerboard" in Dutch?
"fingerboard" in Dutch is toets. fingerboard means: A mostly flat piece running along an instrument's neck against which a player presses the strings to shorten them and so raise their pitch.
How do you use "fingerboard" in a sentence?
Example: "The guitarist ran her fingers along the fingerboard as she played." In Dutch, "fingerboard" is toets.
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