set-up-scale instrument
1Set-through neck — (or Set thru neck) is a method of joining the neck and the body of guitar (or similar stringed instrument), effectively combining bolt on , set in and neck through methods. It involves:* A pocket in the instrument s body for insertion of neck, as …
2scale — scale1 [skāl] n. [ME < LL scala (in Vulg., Jacob s ladder) < L, usually as pl., scalae, flight of stairs, ladder < * scandsla < scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] 1. Obs. a) a ladder or flight of stairs b) any means of ascent 2 …
3instrument — Synonyms and related words: Bourdon tube, Charlie McCarthy, Danish balance, Federal, Gramophone, Gyropilot, Mach meter, Roman balance, Teletype, Weightometer, X ray machine, absolute altimeter, accelerometer, adapt, aerial reconnaissance camera,… …
4scale — 1 /skeIl/ noun 1 SIZE/LEVEL (singular, uncountable) the size or level of something, or the amount that something is happening or being done (+ of): The scale of the pollution problem was much worse than scientists had predicted. | large/small etc …
5Scale model — A scale model of the Tower of London. This model can be found inside the tower …
6scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …
7scale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the center and …
8scale — English has three separate words scale. The oldest, ‘pan of a balance’ [13], was borrowed from Old Norse skál ‘bowl, drinking cup’ (ancestor of Swedish skåal, from which English gets the toast skol [16]). This was descended from a Germanic base… …
9set the temperament — phrasal : to tune a single octave of a keyboard instrument according to a desired temperament as a standard by which to tune the rest of its scale …
10Nut (string instrument) — For other uses, see Nut (disambiguation). The nut of a string instrument is a small piece of hard material which supports the strings at the end closest to the headstock or scroll. The nut marks one end of the speaking length of each open string …