Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1993-06-28
1994-08-16
Gellner, Michael L.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
G10D 300
Patent
active
053376439
ABSTRACT:
A new and improved guitar neck apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of convexly curved fret portions and a convexly curved first guitar neck portion underlying and supporting the convexly curved fret portions. The convexly curved first guitar neck portion extends between the guitar body portion and the string-tension-adjusting portion. The convexly curved first guitar neck portion includes a concavely shaped underside portion. A tongue portion extends radially from the concavely shaped underside portion. The tongue portion divides the concavely shaped underside portion into two symmetrical concavely shaped groove portions suitable for receipt of one or more fingers of a guitar player. A reinforcement member is located in the tongue portion of the apparatus and extends from the guitar body portion to the string-tension-adjusting portion. An adjustable balancing assembly is provided that fits onto the guitar neck apparatus. The adjustable balancing assembly may include a resilient housing member that permits the adjustable balancing assembly to be installed on edge portions and of the convexly curved first guitar neck portion by a snap action. Alternatively, the adjustable balancing assembly may include a resilient housing member that permits the adjustable balancing assembly to be installed on the tongue portion of the guitar neck apparatus by a snap action. A plurality of slide-assist assemblies may be installed in the housing member to facilitate sliding of the adjustable balancing assembly along the guitar neck apparatus.
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patent: 3392618 (1968-07-01), Pelensky
patent: 4192213 (1980-03-01), Steinberger
patent: 4681009 (1987-07-01), Mouradian
patent: 4759250 (1988-07-01), Lieber
patent: 5239908 (1993-08-01), Attias
Gellner Michael L.
Stanzione Patrick J.
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