an inlay of wood placed along or just inside the border of the belly and back of instruments of the stringed instrument family, both to protect the edges of the instrument and decorates it22
Purfling
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Position
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on a stringed instrument, where the left hand is placed to play particular notes
Pipa
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a Chinese lute like instrument dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221 206 BC) bearing four strings, with a pear shaped body made…
Pick
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small piece of plastic (or other material including metal, bone or shell) that is used to strum or pluck stringed instruments…
Pegbox
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where on stringed instruments the tuning pegs or, in the case of instrument fitted with a worm gear system, machine heads use…
Pegdisc
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where on stringed instruments the tuning pegs or, in the case of instrument fitted with a worm gear system, machine heads use…
Retardando
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Italian
to hold back, holding back, held back (gradual change of tempo)
Arco
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Italian
play a stringed instrument with a bow as opposed to plucked or pizzicato; the bow of a stringed instrument
Arrange
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to set a work originally written for one instrument (or set of instruments) for another instrument or set of instruments