Decorative guitar tailpiece cover
OwnerNeal Gallopinventor
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Abstract
Presented is a decorative cover that replaces the bar of a standard tailpiece of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar. The decorative cover is attractive and hides the retaining screws used to attach the bar. The decorated cover component may be manufactured in a wide range of designs to appeal to various and diverse groups of guitarists, and accommodates shapes that are not found in prior art guitars such as steer heads, crosses, and annular disks.
Claims5
A decorative cover for a stringed musical instrument, said decorative cover not having a standard profile, said stringed musical instrument having two retaining screws used for attaching a stringed musical instrument bar, said stringed musical instrument bar capable of securing a plurality of strings;
- said decorative cover comprising:
- two grooves that enable the decorative cover to be installed on said two retaining screws such that said two retaining screws are hidden;
- a plurality of string anchoring slots that allow said plurality of strings to be attached to said decorative cover;
- wherein said plurality of strings are properly installed on said decorative cover using said plurality of string anchoring slots, and said decorative cover is installed on said stringed musical instrument, then said guitar is playable if tuned properly.
A decorative cover for a guitar, said decorative cover not having a standard profile;
- said guitar having two retaining screws used for attaching a guitar bar, said guitar bar capable of securing a plurality of strings;
- said decorative cover having two grooves and a plurality of string anchoring slots wherein said two grooves enable said decorative cover to be installed on said two retaining screws while hiding said two retaining screws, and said plurality of string anchoring slots being configured so that when the decorative cover is installed on said two retaining screws, said plurality of string anchoring slots can accommodate an installation of the plurality of strings on said guitar.
A method for constructing a decorative cover for a guitar having two retaining screws and a plurality of strings, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting a prior art guitar;
- b. selecting a decorative cover design, said decorative cover design not having a standard profile, said decorative cover design having a visible side and a hidden side, said decorative cover design sized so that it covers said two retaining screws;
- c. manufacturing said decorative cover to conform to said decorative cover design, said decorative cover having said visible side and said hidden side, said decorative cover incorporating two grooves and a plurality of string anchoring slots wherein
- said two grooves installed on said hidden side
- said plurality of string anchoring slots installed on said hidden side;
- wherein said plurality of strings are installed on said plurality of string anchoring slots and said decorative cover installed on said two retaining screws, then said plurality of strings are properly installed on said guitar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.