Music – Accessories – Teaching devices
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-06
2010-06-08
Qin, Jianchun (Department: 2832)
Music
Accessories
Teaching devices
C084S47700R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07732696
ABSTRACT:
An instantly playable stringed instrument having a body, neck and fret spaces is provided. The instrument includes a plurality of strings. The strings are tuned such that in combination the sound they produce is an open E minor chord. The instantly playable stringed instrument may further include a plurality of indicators, each indicator corresponding to one fret space. Each indicator indicates a minor chord to be played by depressing all the strings within the fret space the indicator is associated with. The stringed instrument may further include a minor third string that has a color identification to distinguish it from the rest of the plurality of strings. The minor third string may be depressed on an adjacent fret space thereby converting the minor chord associated with the fret space having all strings depressed to a major chord.
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Qin Jianchun
Schmeiser Olsen & Watts LLP
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