Device and method for cushioning the neck of a stringed instrument
OwnerDavid Kearinventor
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Abstract
A stringed instrument can be manufactured with a neck that contains a back-side soft surface layer and optionally also a front-side soft surface layer, whereby the soft surface layers can increase comfort and enjoyment, and prevent, reduce or alleviate injury during play of the instrument. Alternatively, a standard stringed instrument can be retrofitted with an installable soft surface component, which can be fitted on top of the surface of the back-side of the neck of the standard stringed instrument. Further disclosed is a method of using a neck mounted soft surface layer with a standard stringed instrument.
Claims20
A stringed instrument, wherein a neck of the stringed instruments comprises a soft surface layer, wherein the soft surface layer has a thickness in a range of 0.01-20 mm, whereby the soft surface layer can reduce fatigue in a first hand, including fingers and a thumb of the first hand, and can prevent, reduce, or alleviate injury, during long-term use of the stringed instrument.
A soft surface component for installing on a back-side of a neck of a stringed instrument,
- wherein a standard stringed instrument can be retrofitted with the soft surface component positioned on the back-side of the neck of the stringed instrument, wherein the soft surface component has a thickness in a range of 0.5-5 mm,
- whereby the soft surface layer can reduce fatigue to a first hand, and a thumb of the first hand, and can prevent, reduce, or alleviate injury, during long-term use of the stringed instrument.
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A method of using a neck mounted soft surface layer with a standard stringed instrument, comprising:
- a) installing a soft surface layer on a neck of the standard stringed instrument;
- b) playing on the standard stringed instrument;
- wherein the soft surface layer has a thickness in a range of 0.01-20 mm, whereby a guitar player can reduce fatigue to a first hand, and a thumb of the first hand, and can prevent, reduce, or alleviate injury, during long-term playing on the stringed instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.