kerfing

English

Etymology 1

See kerf (verb).

Verb

kerfing

  1. present participle and gerund of kerf

Etymology 2
Partly assembled mandolin with visible top kerfing.

Clipping of kerfed lining.

Noun

kerfing (plural kerfings)

  1. (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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.