0 a thin sheet of wood on a musical instrument, such as a guitar, that the strings go over and that helps to produce the sound --
Examples of this type of sound generator include the soundboard of a piano, the surfaces of drums and cymbals, the diaphragm of loudspeakers, etc.
However, a long-term low-humidity environment could eventually cause the soundboard to crack and the keys and other wooden parts to warp.
The fretboard of a modern guitar extends down over the soundboard all the way to the sound hole.
The sound-hole is removed from the top, keeping the soundboard intact.
In all lutes the soundboard has a single (sometimes triple) decorated sound hole under the strings called the "rose".
The guitar top, or soundboard, is a finely crafted and engineered element made of tonewoods such as spruce and red cedar.
It had contact pickups, an aluminum frame, a spruce soundboard, and a clear plastic lid.
Sound is produced by the striking and dampening of a set of piano wires which are strung to the soundboard.
