talon – Definition in music

Definition of the French term talon in music:

heel
frog, nut, heel (of a bow for string instruments)

Language

French

Singular

talon

Plural

talons

Synonym

French musical terms that include talon:

au talon – at the frog of the bow
avec le talon – with the frog of the bow
du talon – at the frog of the bow
talon de l'archet – frog, nut, heel (of a bow for string instruments)

Music scores that include talon:

Antonio Bazzini: Scherzo fantastique (1853) Page 9
Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Violin Concerto No. 9 (1850) Page 3

French musical terms related to talon:

hausse – frog, nut, heel (of a bow for string instruments)
sillet – nut (on a string instrument)
vis – screw (such as a screw for the nut of a violin bow...