nuts (chordophone components)

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Scope note
Ridges of hard material; typically wood, ivory, plastic or metal inserted at the junction of the neck and headstock of chordophones, chiefly guitars, which maintains both the proper height and lateral spacing of the strings over the fretboard.
nuts
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024