Foldable stringed instrument
AssigneeCiari Guitars, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Spangler, James Lee, Philip Simpson
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Abstract
A foldable stringed instrument having a neck and/or body that may assume a reduced profile by folding an upper neck portion away from the playing position through the use of a translating bridge assembly and a translating truss assembly, wherein the foldable stringed instrument is capable of housing or otherwise being coupled to any of a variety of electronics or electrical components (e.g. a smart phone or tablet computer) having one or more applications (apps) for driving the operation, functionality and/or effects associated with the foldable stringed instrument.
Claims19
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a string aperture configured to allow an instrument string to pass from a translating string anchor disposed within said body to said upper surface;
- a neck assembly including an upper neck portion and a lower neck portion, said lower portion configured to be coupled to said body, said upper neck portion including a headstock;
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- a handle coupled to said lower surface of said body configured to move said translating string anchor between a first location and a second location, said handle configured to be rotated to a first, locked position such that said translating string anchor is moved to said first location to enable said instrument string to be tuned to a first string tension level when said upper neck portion and said lower neck portion are positioned in an aligned state for play, and said handle configured to be rotated to a second, unlocked position such that said translating string anchor is moved to said second location to lower said instrument string to a second string tension level to enable said upper neck portion to be moveable relative to said lower neck portion.
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a string aperture configured to allow passage of an instrument string from a translating string anchor disposed within said body to said upper surface;
- a neck assembly including an upper neck portion and a lower neck portion, said lower portion configured to be coupled to said body, said upper neck portion including a headstock;
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- a handle coupled to said lower surface of said body and configured to move said translating string anchor between a first location and a second location, said handle configured to rotate between a first, locked position in which said translating string anchor is in said first location and said instrument string is tuned to a first string tension level when said upper neck portion and said lower neck portion are positioned in an aligned state for play, and a second, unlocked position in which said translating string anchor is in said second location and said instrument string is lowered to a second string tension level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.