fingerboard

[ fing-ger-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

(of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.

keyboard.

Origin of fingerboard

First recorded in 1665–75; finger + board

Having decided which is to be the upper part or that covered by the fingerboard, this is planed to a good level and smoothed.

The Repairing & Restoration of Violins |Horace Petherick
If I draw the bow above the fingerboard instead of keeping it near the bridge, I have a decided contrast in color.

Violin Mastery |Frederick H. Martens
Supposing, however, the neck is truly set and all is satisfactory, the next stage will be the laying of the fingerboard.

The Repairing & Restoration of Violins |Horace Petherick
Of the division of the fingerboard into diatonic as well as chromatic tones; 6.

The Violoncello and Its History |Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski

Should the violin require a fingerboard less in length than this, a small portion must be sawn off, preferably from the small end.

The Repairing & Restoration of Violins |Horace Petherick

fingerboard

/ (ˈfɪŋɡəˌbɔːd) /

the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingers