Fall-board (Noun)
Meaning
The hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- After years of playing piano, Sarah always remembered to lower the fall-board when not practicing to keep her keyboard dust-free.
- A typical fall-board was lifted whenever an old grand piano needed maintenance.
- Professional pianists develop the habit of securing their piano with a closed fall-board at the end of performances.
- Inspecting underneath a worn fall-board could give the buyer clues to an antique piano's actual value.
- Repair shops stock specific screws that often worked best when mending and aligning delicate piano fall-boards.