Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1990-09-10
1991-12-03
Brown, Brian W.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
224910, G10D 300, G10G 500
Patent
active
050691031
ABSTRACT:
A device for removeably supporting a stringed instrument in playing position, of the type comprising a large sound box with strings mounted thereover that extend along a narrow neck, comprising a wide, waist-encircling belt defined by spaced-apart upper and lower edges, terminated by spaced-apart ends and including inter-connecting Velcro pads for attaching the belt about one's waist in overlap fashion, a first short length of flexible strap attached to one end to the belt, a second short length of flexible strap attached at one end to the instrument, spaced-apart from the neck, inter-connectable buckle halves for temporarily inter-connecting the first and the second straps to provide support for a portion of the weight of the instrument while providing room to lift the instrument away from the belt, and a shaped bracket including a shank portion including screws for mounting on the back surface of the sound box spaced-apart from the point of attachment of the second strap, a wide, downwardly angling hook portion, forming a top edge that is fixed to an acute angle with the neck of the instrument, for hooking over the belt to temporarily support the balance of the weight of the stringed instrument and retain it in playing position, and a transition portion inter-connecting the shank portion and the hook portion, curving away from the base portion to enable the hook portion to retain the stringed instrument close against the performer's body.
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Brown Brian W.
Murphey John J.
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