adjustable bridge ... chevalet réglable, chevalet à vis
adjuster ... vis
back ... fond, dos
bass bar ... barre, barre d'harmonie
beech ... hêtre
block plane ... varlope
bow ... archet
bridge ... chevalet
bridge foot ... sabot
bridge heart ... coeur
bridge leg ... pied
bridge string slot ... cran
bridge wing ... oreille
button ... bouton, talon
c-bout ... enchancrure, “c”
carved back ... fond vouté , fond bombé
case ... étui
chamfer (or bevel) ... chanfreine
cherry ... cerisier
chisel ... ciseau
clamp ... happe, serre-joint
corner blocks ... coins
crack ... fracture
double bass ... contrebasse
ebony ... ébène
end /neck blocks ... tasseaux
end pin ... pique
f holes ... ouies (literally, « gills ») , or “l'f”
file ... lime
fingerboard ... touche
flamed ... flammé
flat back ... fond plat
gigbag ... housse
gouge ... gouge
grain ... filet, decoration
groove ... rainure
gut ... boyaux
hide glue ... colle d'os
knife ... canif
laminated ... plaqué
lining ... contréclisses
maple ... érable
mold ... moule
mute ... sourdine
neck ... manche
nick (in f holes) ... cran d'if
nut ... sillet
nut ... sillet de haut
pegbox cavity ... mortaise
pegbox cheeks ... chevillier
pickup ... capteur, cellule
pine ... sapin
plane ... rabot
poplar ... peuplier
purfling ... filet, decoration
quilted (grain) ... maillé
rasp ... rape
ribs ... éclisses
rosin ... colophane
saddle ... sillet de bas
saddle ... sillet
scale ... diapaison
scoop ... concavité
scraper ... racloir
scroll ... tête
scroll button ... “cul de poule” (literally, chickens bum)
seam ... joint
setup ... réglage, montage
shoulders ... épaules
solid ... massive
sound post ... âme
spruce ... épicéa
steel ... acier
string height ... hauteur des cordes
string length ... longeur des cordes
strings ... cordes
stud ... taquet
tailpiece ... cordier
template ... gabarit
thickness ... épaisseur
top ... table
tuners ... chevilles
varnish ... vernis
vice ... étau
volute ... volute
walnut ... noyer
wavy (grain) ... ondé
willow ... saule

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List compiled by Matthew Tucker