Fretted guitar fingerboard
Fretless violin fingerboard The fingerboard, (also known as a fretboard on fretted instruments), is a part of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of wood that is laminated to the front of the neck of an instrument and above which the strings run. In the playing of such an instrument, a musician presses the strings down towards it in order to change their vibrating lengths, causing changes in pitch. This is called "stopping" the strings. Fingerboard may mean: Fingerboard, a part of string instruments; Fingerboard, an article of climbing training equipment; Fingerboard, also called a fingerskate, a miniature version of a skateboard controlled by ones fingers; Category: ...
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A string instrument (also stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ...
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The neck is the part of certain string instruments that projects from the main body and is the base of the fingerboard, where the fingers are placed to stop the strings at different pitches. ...
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The word "fingerboard" in other languages sometimes occurs in musical directions. In Italian it is called either manico or tasto, the latter especially in the phrase sul tasto, a direction for bowed string instruments to play with the bow above the fingerboard. This article will be merged with Italian musical terms at some point in the near future. ...
A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ...
Frets A fingerboard may be fretted, having raised strips of hard material perpendicular to the strings against which the strings are stopped. Frets easily and consistently allow a musician to stop the string in the same place, and they allow for less damping of the vibrations than fingers alone. Frets may be fixed, as on a guitar or mandolin, or movable, as on a lute. Fingerboards may also be unfretted, as they usually are on bowed instruments, where damping is generally not a problem due to the prolonged stimulation of the strings. Unfretted fingerboards allow a musician more control over subtle changes in pitch than fretted boards, but are generally considered harder to master where intonation is concerned. Fingerboards may also be, though uncommon, a hybrid of these two. Such a construction is seen on the sitar, where arched frets attach at the edges of the fingerboard; unfretted strings run below the frets, while fretted ones run above. The frets are sufficiently high that pressing strings against the fingerboard is unnecessary for the frets to stop their vibrations so that the lower strings' sympathetic vibrations are uninterrupted. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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The strings of a harp A string is the vibrating element which is the source of vibration in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. ...
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A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ...
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Materials On bowed string instruments, (such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass), the fingerboard is usually made of ebony, rosewood or some other hardwood. On some guitars a maple neck and fingerboard are made from one piece of wood. A few modern innovative luthiers (such as David Rivinus, see External Links) have used lightweight, non-wood materials such as carbon-fiber in their fingerboards. For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ...
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Parameters
 Fingerboard profile looking from nut to bridge. Scheme and essential parameters Typically, the fingerboard is a long plank with a rectangular profile. On a guitar, mandolin, ukulele, or similar plucked instrument, the fingerboard appears flat and wide, but may be slightly curved to form a cylindrical or conical surface of relatively large radius compared to the fingerboard width. The radius quoted in the specification of a string instrument is the radius of curvature of the fingerboard at the head nut. Image File history File links Fingerboard_scheme. ...
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The nut of a string instrument is a small strip or block of hard material forming a transition between the strings playing length and the tuning machines on the headstock, or the tuning pegs in the pegbox at the upper end of the fingerboard. ...
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Many bowed string instruments use a visibly curved fingerboard, nut and bridge in order to gain bow clearance on each individual string. The nut of a string instrument is a small strip or block of hard material forming a transition between the strings playing length and the tuning machines on the headstock, or the tuning pegs in the pegbox at the upper end of the fingerboard. ...
A Violin Bridge blank and finished bridge A bridge is a device for supporting the strings on a stringed instrument and transmitting the vibration of those strings to some other structural component of the instrument in order to transfer the sound to the surrounding air balls. ...
A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ...
The strings of a harp A string is the vibrating element which is the source of vibration in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. ...
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Most fingerboards can be fully described by the following parameters:
- w1 — width at nut (close to headstock);
- w2 — width at half of scale length (if fretted, usually the 12th fret);
- h1 — profile height (thickness) at nut;
- h2 — profile height (thickness) at half of scale length;
- r — radius (may be non-constant);
Radius
 Graphs of r(x) function for typical fingerboard profiles Depending on values of radius r and their transition over the length of the fingerboard, all fingerboards usually fit into one of the following four categories: Image File history File links Fretboard-radii-graph. ...
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| 1 | Flat | Both nut and bridge are flat. The strings are all in one plane, and the instrument does not have a radius (the radius is in a sense infinite). |  | | 2 | Cylindrical | The fingerboard has a constant radius, and the fingerboard, the nut and the bridge all have the same nominal radius (that of the fingerboard is strictly speaking a little smaller than that of nut and bridge). | r = r1 = r2 = const | | 3 | Conical | The fingerboard has a varying radius, usually linearly progressing from r1 to r2. Sometimes it is also called a compound radius. The nut and bridge are both curved but the nut radius is smaller than that of the bridge. |  | | 4 | Compound | While not strictly conical, with a curved nut and linear bridge. All parts of the fingerboard will have some curvature, but the fingerboard shape is not strictly a cone. | r(x) = f(x), usually  | Notes: - l is a scale.
- x designates a place on fingerboard, changes from 0 (at nut) to l (at bridge).
- r(x) describes radius depending on place on fingerboard.
- f(x) is a non-linear function.
Classical guitars, some 12-string guitars and a few other steel stringed acoustic guitars have flat fingerboards. Almost all other guitars have at least some curvature. However some recent five and six string electric basses have flat fingerboards. In a string instrument, the scale length (often simply but confusingly called the scale) is the sounding length of the strings. ...
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For guitars, smaller radii (9-10") are said to be more comfortable for chord and rhythm playing, while larger radii (12"-16" and up to infinite radius) are more appealing to fast soloing. Conical and compound radius fingerboards try to merge both of these features. The nut end of the fingerboard has a smaller radius towards the nut to ease in forming chords. The bridge end of the fingerboard has a larger radius to make soloing more comfortable and prevent "fretting out" (having the string press against a higher fret during a bend). Example of bending on electric guitar A bend is a guitar technique that involves bending the tone upwards, thus making the note or chord sound sharper than normal. ...
Bowed string instruments tend to have curved fingerboards, to allow double stopping of adjacent strings. Those of the modern violin family and the double bass are strongly curved. However those of some archaic bowed instruments are flat. A double stop, in music terminology, is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument, for example a violin, a viola, a cello or a guitar. ...
Examples Examples of some instruments' fingerboard parameters: | Model | r | w1 | w2 | | Modern Fender Stratocaster American guitar | 9.5" (241 mm) | 1 11/16" (42.8 mm) | | Vintage Fender Stratocaster guitar | 7.25" (184 mm) | | Gibson Les Paul guitar | 10–12" (254–305 mm) | 1 11/16" (42.8 mm) | 2 1/16" (52.3 mm) | | Ibanez guitars | 12" (305 mm) | | Jackson guitars | 16" (406 mm) or compound, from 12" (nut) to 16" (heel). A compound radius is common on their newer models | | Warmoth guitars | Compound, from 10" (nut) to 16" (heel) | | PRS Guitars[1] Regular | 10" (254 mm) | 1 21/32" (42 mm) | 2.25" (57.1 mm) | | PRS Guitars Wide Fat and Wide Thin | 1 11/16" (42.8 mm) | 2.25" (57.1 mm) | | PRS Guitars 513 | 1 43/64" (42.4 mm) | 2 3/16" (55.5 mm) | | PRS Guitars Hiland | 1 21/32" (42 mm) | 2 7/32" (56.3 mm) | | PRS Guitars Santana | 11 1/2" (292 mm) | 1 21/32” (42 mm) | 2.25" (57.1 mm) | | PRS Guitars Custom 22/12 | 11 1/2" (292 mm) | 1 47/64" (44 mm) | 2 19/64" (58.3 mm) | | Most electric guitars with LSR roller nuts | 9.5" to 10" (241 mm to 254 mm) | | Most electric guitars with Floyd Rose bridge | 10" (254 mm) | | Full size (4/4) violin | 42 mm | 24 mm | 32 mm | Stratocaster redirects here. ...
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Scalloping A fretted fingerboard can be scalloped by "scooping out" the wood between each of the frets to create a shallow "U" shape. The result is a playing surface wherein the players' fingers come into contact with the strings only, and do not touch the fingerboard. Image File history File links Scalloped_fretboard. ...
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The process of "scalloping" a fingerboard well is tedious work, usually done by careful filing of wood between the frets, and requires a large investment of time. Consequently, it is somewhat expensive to have done. Thus, scalloped fingerboards are most often found on custom instruments and a few high-end guitar models. Scalloped fingerboards are most commonly used by shred guitarists, most notably, Yngwie Malmsteen, who had a signature model of Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster developed with Fender. Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple fame, also used a scalloped Stratocaster. Other examples of lutes with scalloped fretboards include the South Indian veena and Vietnamized guitar (called đàn ghi-ta, lục huyền cầm, or ghi-ta phím lõm).photo Detail of a double-cut flat file A file (or hand-file) is a hand tool used to shape material by cutting. ...
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- Full, i.e. all frets from the first to the last are scalloped.
- Partial, when some of the top frets are scalloped for fast soloing. Popular examples include half scalloping (12th to the last fret) or few top frets scalloping (19–24, 17–22, etc)
Note that filing the wood while scalloping also touches inlays, thus fingerboards with complex and intricate inlays usually aren't conducive to scalloping, as it would damage the artwork. Simple dot or block markers survive the procedure well. Inlays on guitar or similar fretted instrument are visual elements set into the exterior wood. ...
Advantages and disadvantages The "scooped out" nature of scalloped fingerboards creates a number of changes in the way the guitar plays.
Most obvious, is that the string only comes into contact with the frets and the fingertip with the string, not the fingerboard itself, creating less friction for bends and vibratos, which results in more overall control while playing. Another advantage is that the player only needs to apply a fraction of the pressure to a scalloped fingerboard to make the note sound, as compared to a traditional fingerboard. This allows the guitarist to play faster because they don't have to invest as much effort into fretting each note.[1] The neck of a steel-string acoustic guitar showing the first four frets. ...
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However, that is also one of the main disadvantages. Many players, especially new players, may find a scalloped fingerboard to be too different to play easily. And it does take practice to play well on a scalloped fingerboard. The player has to first become accustomed to not actually touching the fingerboard, which may take a while in itself. Playing a scalloped fingerboard also requires a careful balance of pressure; because too much pressure can change the pitch of the fretted note, as during a bend, and too little pressure can cause fret buzz. As a result the majority of players choose to use a traditional fingerboard on their instruments. Example of bending on electric guitar A bend is a guitar technique that involves bending the tone upwards, thus making the note or chord sound sharper than normal. ...
Fret buzz is one of the many undesirable phenomena that can occur on a guitar or similar stringed instrument. ...
Scoop of fretless bowed-string fingerboards Fretless bowed-string fingerboards are usually scooped lengthwise in a smooth curve, so that if a straight edge is held next to the board parallel to a string, some daylight will show between them, towards the centre of the board. Usually the scoop is slightly greater on the bass side, less on the treble side of the fingerboard. Different string materials or different styles of playing may call for differing amounts of scoop; with gut strings requiring the most, and solid steel-core strings the least. A typical full-size (4/4) violin with synthetic-core G, D, and A strings will show 0.75 mm of scoop under the G string, and between 0.5 mm and zero scoop under the E, which generally has a solid steel core on instruments with modern set-up.
See also In a string instrument, the scale length (often simply but confusingly called the scale) is the sounding length of the strings. ...
A fingerboard synthesizer is a synthesizer with a ribbon controller user interface used to control parameters of the sound processing. ...
A Violin Bridge blank and finished bridge A bridge is a device for supporting the strings on a stringed instrument and transmitting the vibration of those strings to some other structural component of the instrument in order to transfer the sound to the surrounding air balls. ...
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