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

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