String percussion instrument
AssigneeThomas O. Shaper
InventorsThomas O. Shaper, Robert P. Sandham
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Abstract
An instrument having a body, a neck and a plurality of strings connected between the body and neck. The body and neck have a top surface. The top surface of the neck is offset by some angle relative to the top surface of the body. The strings are positioned on the instrument such that the strings overlie at least a portion of the top surface of the body and the neck of the instrument.
Claims25
An instrument having a body, a neck and a plurality of strings connected between the body and neck, said body having a top surface, said neck having a top surface, said top surface of said neck being offset by at least about 10° from the top surface of said body, said plurality of strings overlying at least a portion of said top surface of said body and said neck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.