Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1986-07-22
1989-08-15
Franklin, Lawrence R.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84293, G10D 300
Patent
active
048564036
ABSTRACT:
A stringed instrument having the body (22) including a cutaway (49) adjacent the neck (24) to give access to the entire fretboard (32) while permitting the fretting hand to retain the preferred position with the thumb underlying the fretting fingers. The construction of the neck (24) is such that it is the sole support for substantially the full length of the fretboard.
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patent: 3915049 (1975-10-01), Bean
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Guitar Magazine--Aug. 1988.
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