Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1986-04-14
1988-10-18
Franklin, Lawrence R.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
G10D 306
Patent
active
047778580
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable string contact system is disclosed for a musical instrument and, in a preferred embodiment, includes an elongate neck member which provides a means for supporting musical strings and an elongate member having frets located thereon for providing means to shorten the vibrating length of the strings to produce variations in musical pitch. In this preferred embodiment, these members comprise a neck body with a fingerboard mounted on its upper surface. The fingerboard has a plurality of transverse slots for receiving a fret into each of the slots so that the frets are generally perpendicular to, and below the strings. The frets are connected to a pair of longitudinally extending, spaced-apart rails located generally in the neck body. The frets are movable in the slots and provision is made for moving the rails toward and away from the strings at selected positions permitting adjustment of the distance of the frets from the strings. This provides for altering the contour of the frets below the strings to achieve a desired fret geometry.
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