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kerfing
kerfing
English
Verb
kerfing
- present participle of kerf
Etymology 2
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Partly assembled mandolin with visible top kerfing.
Noun
kerfing (plural kerfings)
- (music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the body of a string instrument along the rim between its two abutting sides to reinforce the joint.
- Do you prefer bent solid linings or kerfings in your guitar? If kerfings, would you like regular or reversed kerfing?
Translations
(lutherie) kerfed lining
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