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
Karl Hals Karl Hals Karl Marius Anton Johan Hals (27 April 1822 – 7 September 1898) was a Norwegian businessperson who co-founded the piano manufacturer Brødrene Hals. He also served as a members of the Norwegian Parliament with the Conservative Party. Hals was born at Sørum in Akershus, Norway. He was the son of Caspar Andreas Hals (1772-1846) and Martha Maria Nilson (Nielsen) (1787-1828). His father was a colonel and later customs inspector. When his father was appointed customs inspector in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1828, the family moved there. He was a student at the Oslo Cathedral School and attended Strøms