txtDefinition=On a string {\uldb instrument}{\v 84565}, the pressing down of a finger on the {\uldb string}{\v 97871} at the fingerboard, thereby shortening the sounding length of the string and raising the {\uldb pitch}{\v 92779}. The sounding length of the string becomes shorter the higher the player stops the string on the fingerboard. It is therefore harder to play higher {\uldb notes}{\v 89586} in {\uldb tune}{\v 138423} because the slightest change in the stopping point dramatically affects the proportional sounding length of the string.
