finger-board

I scaled the top of the finger-board, to dive at once to the bottom — skipped with flying fingers, like

Redgauntlet 2008

The chanterelle does not lie over the finger-board and is always played open by the thumb.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

The nut, or rest, is that small piece of ebony over which the strings pass on the finger-board.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

The finger-board is of ebony, and varies a little in length according to the position of the sound-holes.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

The original finger-board was short, and generally fretted.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

The strings are stopped [v. 03 p. 0318] by the pressure of the fingers against the finger-board which lies over the front of the neck; the correct positions for the formation of the intervals of the scale are indicated in some banjos by frets consisting of metal or wooden bands inlaid in the finger-board.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

Its two ends represent the ivory pillows; its string, the main chord; its staff, the finger-board; and the arrows shot from it musical notes.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

The finger-board is inlaid, and is made of a light description of wood.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart

Along the bamboo which serves the purpose of a finger-board, is the main chord and several thinner wires.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

The bellies made from this wood have a singular stain, running parallel with the finger-board on either side, and unmistakable, though frequently seen but faintly.

The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart