Stringed Instrument with Fingerboard Support
OwnerStephen McSwaininventor
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Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed that relate a stringed instrument having a fingerboard support disposed between a fingerboard and a neck base. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a body, and a neck structure extending from the body, the neck structure comprising a neck base, a fingerboard support coupled with the neck base, and a fingerboard coupled with the fingerboard support, wherein the fingerboard support comprises a support surface configured to contact an underside of the fingerboard and a raised side that at least partially covers a lateral side of the fingerboard.
Claims20
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a neck structure extending from the body, the neck structure comprising
- a neck base,
- a fingerboard support coupled with the neck base, and
- a fingerboard coupled with the fingerboard support, wherein the fingerboard support comprises a support surface configured to contact an underside of the fingerboard and a raised side that at least partially covers a lateral side of the fingerboard.
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a neck structure extending from the body, the neck structure comprising
- a neck base,
- a fingerboard coupled to the neck base;
- a truss rod;
- and
- a fingerboard support disposed between the neck base and the fingerboard, the fingerboard support extending at least partially a length of the neck base and the fingerboard.
A stringed instrument, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a neck structure extending from the body, the neck structure comprising
- a neck base, and
- a fingerboard removably coupled to the neck base such that the fingerboard is removable from and reattachable to the neck base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.