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end block

musical instrument

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stringed instrument
Morphology
Other blocks, called end blocks, are mounted top and bottom center to provide firm bearings for the neck and the tailpin, which between them have to resist the tension of the strings. The ribs are slightly inset from the outline of the belly and back, so that the…
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Other blocks, called end blocks, are mounted top and bottom center to provide firm bearings for the neck and the tailpin, which between them have to resist the tension of the strings. The ribs are slightly inset from the outline of the belly and back, so that the…
Read More