Nut
(nut)
[Eng.]
In
stringed instruments
, the
nut
is the ridge between the
pegbox
and the
fingerboard
of the
instrument
.
The British term "
nut
" may also be used for the
frog
of the
bow
in a
bowed
string instrument
.
Also
[Brit.]
nut
;
[Amer.]
frog
;
[Fr.]
talon
or
hausse
;
[Ger.]
Frosch
;
[It.]
tallone
;
[Sp.]
talón
.
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