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Surfling vs Purfling - What's the difference?

surfling | purfling |

As verbs the difference between surfling and purfling

is that surfling is while purfling is .

As a noun purfling is

(music|chiefly|lutherie) two very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline double, painted-on and decorative patterns of purfling are also found.

surfling

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  • purfling

    Noun

    (purflings)
  • (music, chiefly, lutherie) Two very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline. Double, painted-on and decorative patterns of purfling are also found.
  • The purfling on this violin is exceptionally beautiful.

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