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US 12,512,082 B2Granted
Neck and fretboard modification and method of tuning to facilitate play
OwnerMoshe Y. Friedmaninventor
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Abstract
Modifications to the neck and fretboard of stringed instruments to enable methods of play involving same-note tuning of a plurality of strings for increased ease of learning and to facilitate play.
Claims20
A musical instrument comprising a body, neck, a fretboard, and a set of strings,
- a. with the fretboard substantially disposed on the neck, with the neck attached to the body;
- b. with the fretboard comprising a set of frets of a first fret type and a second fret type, with the set of frets arranged in a series;
- c. with the series having a sequential pattern as follows:
- second fret type, first fret type, second fret type, first fret type, second fret type, first fret type, second fret type, second fret type, first fret type, second fret type, first fret type, second fret type;
- d. with the first fret type being distinguished visually from the second fret type;
- e. with the set of strings tuned to a given note, with the given note for each string being in one or more octaves.
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A musical instrument comprising a body, neck, a fretboard, and a set of strings,
- a. with the fretboard substantially disposed on the neck, with the neck attached to the body;
- b. with the fretboard comprising a set of frets of a first fret type and a second fret type, with the set of frets arranged in a series;
- c. with the first fret type corresponding to sharp or flat notes, and the second fret type corresponding to natural notes;
- d. with the first fret type being distinguished visually from the second fret type;
- e. with the fretboard comprising a set of recesses, with the recesses configured to receive fret type indicators, with the fret type indicators configured to identify the fret type.
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A musical instrument comprising a body, neck, and a fretboard,
- a. with the fretboard substantially disposed on the neck, with the neck attached to the body;
- b. with the fretboard comprising a set of frets of a first fret type and a second fret type, with the set of frets arranged in a series;
- c. with the first fret type being distinguished visually from the second fret type;
- d. with the first fret type corresponding to sharp or flat notes, and the second fret type corresponding to natural notes;
- e. with the fretboard comprising a set of recesses, with the recesses configured to receive fret type indicators, with the fret type indicators configured to identify the fret type.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.