fingerboard

Plural: fingerboards

Noun

• a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger
• a bank of keys on a musical instrument
• a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
• 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.
• A miniature skateboard or snowboard that is propelled by the fingers.
• Synonym of hangboard (“device for building finger strength”).

Synonyms

clavier, fingerpost, hangboard, piano keyboard