Music – Instruments – Stringed
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Lockett, Kimberly (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Stringed
Reexamination Certificate
active
10748854
ABSTRACT:
A guitar and violin hybrid instrument (10) comprising either a solid or hollow body (12). The body (12) has an upper surface (14), a lower surface (16), an upper end (18), a lower end (20), a left half (22), and a right half (24). Located on the body's (12) lower section is a leg contour (38) that provides a comfortable leg support. On the lower surface (16) is an electronics cavity (26) for housing an electronics circuit (130). Located on the body's (12) upper surface (14) is a plurality of magnetic pickups (G), control knobs for the operating the electronics circuit (130) and a bridge (42). Located on the bridge's (42) upper surface (44) is a plurality of piezoelectric pickups (Y). A neck (82) extends from the body's upper end (18). Attached to the neck's (82) upper surface (88) is a fretboard (104) on which a multiplicity of frets (112) are distributed. Located at the neck's (82) outer end (84) is a headstock (94) which has a plurality of tuning pegs (102) for adjusting the tension of a plurality of strings (126) that extend from the bridge (42), across the body (12) and over the magnetic pickups (G) to the tuning pegs (102).
REFERENCES:
patent: 4750397 (1988-06-01), Ashworth-Jones
patent: 5347905 (1994-09-01), Cipriani
patent: 6191350 (2001-02-01), Okulov et al.
Cota Albert O.
Lockett Kimberly
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