Articulated fingerboard for a stringed musical instrument

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1993-01-27

1994-09-13

Gellner, Michael L.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

G10D 300

Patent

active

053458516

ABSTRACT:
A fingerboard is provided for a stringed musical instrument of the type having a nut, a bridge and a plurality of strings supported by the nut and the bridge. The fingerboard has a top surface underlying the strings and has a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the strings. A plurality of raised playing areas are located upon the fingerboard to correspond to chromatic fingering points on the fingerboard. Each raised playing area has a width generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fingerboard. The width of each raised playing area is sufficient that a fingertip of a musician playing the instrument may finger one of the strings on the raised playing area with the fingertip selectively defining an end point of vibration of one of the strings at any selected position across the width of the raised playing area.

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