Variable stringed instrument
OwnerZiv BAR-ILANinventor
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Abstract
A stringed musical instrument having a profile to which may be removably attached one or more components at various positions on the profile so that instruments of various scales may be configured on the profile.
Claims20
A stringed musical instrument comprising:
- a profile;
- and
- a plurality of components,
- said profile comprising a profile attachment member on a length thereof to accept in a plurality of locations on said profile a component attachment member of a first component of said plurality of components, and to accept in a plurality of locations on said profile a component attachment member of a second component of said plurality of components;
- and
- said first of said plurality of components being suitable for attaching to and detaching from said plurality of location on said profile, and said second of said plurality of components being suitable for attaching to and detaching from said plurality of locations on said profile.
A method of varying a scale of a stringed musical instrument comprising moving a nut from a first position on a profile, said first position corresponding to a first scale, to a second position on said profile, said second position corresponding to a second scale.
A component for a stringed musical instrument, said component comprising an attachment member for directly attaching said component to a profile of said instrument, said member suitable for detaching and reattaching said component to said profile at a plurality of positions on said profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.