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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.

Synonyms

  • Fallboard

Hypernyms

  • Protective Covering
  • Protection
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