Neck (music) Neck (music) The neck is the part of certain string instruments that projects from the main body and is the base of the fingerboard, where the fingers are placed to stop the strings at different pitches. Guitars, banjos, ukuleles, lutes, the violin family, and the mandolin family are examples of instruments which have necks. Necks are also an integral part of certain woodwind instruments, like for instance the saxophone. The word for neck also sometimes appears in other languages in musical instructions. The terms include "manche" (French), "manico" (Italian), and "Hals" (German). The neck of a guitar includes the guitar's
Gunvor Hals Gunvor Hals Gunvor Hals (born 16 April 1953) is a Norwegian television personality. She hails from Tingvoll. She was known as a continuity announcer in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television before hosting her own show in the 1980s, "Hæla i taket", a musical program with dansband and schlager-like songs. The long-running show which she hosted together with Vidar Lønn-Arnesen, "Da Capo" in the 1990s, was in the same vein. Other programs include "Tango på Toten" and "Ti på ti", and she has also hosted ""Kvelden før kvelden"" shows (some in the "Da Capo" setting) in addition to announcing continuity. In 1985