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bell - large end of tube of wind instrument, usu. with edge turned out and enlarged
bocal - curved metal piece holding reed and connected to body of bassoon
bottleneck - glass tube slid along guitar strings for glissando effect
bow - horsehairs stretched on wood rod for playing stringed instrument
box - soundbox
bridge - thin, arched support over which strings are stretched at belly of stringed instrument
brush - metal bristles on handle for playing drums
capo - movable bar attached to fingerboard of fretted, stringed instrument to raise pitch
chanter - melody pipe of bagpipe
damper - device that deadens sound, esp. by halting vibration of string
drumhead - stretched membrane struck by drumsticks
drumstick - wood stick for striking drumheads
f-hole - either of two f-shaped slits in body of stringed instrument, esp. of violin family
fingerboard - fretboard of guitar or lute
finger hole - opening in tube or body of wind instrument, covered by finger to regulate pitch
fret - lateral ridge on fingerboard of stringed instrument, used to regulate pitch and finger placement
fretboard - fingerboard of guitar with lateral ridges that regulate pitch
key - elements depressed by fingers and connected to strings in keyboard
ligature - metal binding that holds reed on wind instrument
mallet - drumstick with padded, rounded head
membrane - thin, pliable sheet of animal or vegetable tissue stretched to form drumhead
metronome - device for exactly measuring tempo through regular, repeated clicking sounds
mouthpiece - detachable end of wind or brass instrument that goes into player’s mouth
mute - device used to muffle tone, esp. inserted in bell of brass instrument
neck - narrow extension from body to peghead of string instrument
nut - ledge at upper end of fingerboard of stringed instrument over which strings pass
peg - device that controls tension of strings
peghead - base for arrangement of pegs that control tension on strings
pick - plectrum
pipe - tube forming essential part of wind instrument; tube from which tones of organ are produced
pitch pipe - small reed pipe used to tune instruments or establish pitch for singer by producing specific tone; tuning pipe
plectrum - thin piece of ivory, wood, metal, horn, quill, or plastic, used to pluck strings of stringed instrument; pick
purfling - ornamental, inlaid border on back of violin and other stringed instruments
reed - thin, elastic tongue of wood fastened over mouthpiece in wind instrument and set vibrating by air current
soundbox - hollow, bell-shaped, resonating body of stringed instrument; box
spit valve - valve that opens to release saliva, as from trumpet
string - thin cord of nylon, gut, or metal stretched and plucked or bowed
tube - long, hollow body of wind instrument, usu. with finger holes or valves
tuning fork - two-pronged metal device that produces specific tone when struck, usu. 440 frequency A
tuning pipe - pitch pipe
valve - hole in body of brass instrument closed off by depression of key
yoke - crosspiece that connects or binds other parts