Acoustic string instrument

A method of constructing a chordophone instrument, the chordophone instrument comprising:

• a soundbox, the soundbox comprising sides, a back and a soundboard, the soundboard comprising a soundhole;
• an end block on an inner distal surface of the sides, the end block including a vertically disposed slot;
• a bridge;
• either a neck and a strut, or neck and strut unit body, the neck including a distal end and a proximal end;
• an end bolt;
• a fine adjustment screw;
• a headstock terminating the neck at the proximal end;
• a neck block at a proximal end of the soundbox;
• an intonation bolt;
• and a pair of intonation pins attached to either the neck block or a distal end of the neck, the method comprising:
• attaching the back of the soundbox and the soundboard to the sides of the soundbox to provide the soundbox with a soundbox aperture and an interior;
• connecting the strut to the neck at a neck distal end or employing the or neck and strut unit body;
• introducing the strut and the neck so connected together into the soundbox through the
• soundbox aperture and allowing it to float therein;
• adjustably affixing the strut to the end bolt, adjustably locating the end bolt in the slot in the end block;
• adjustably affixing the fine adjustment screw in the end block and butting it against the end bolt;
• threadedly engaging the intonation pins to either the distal end of the neck or the neck block but not both;
• either abutting the intonation pins that are attached to the distal end of the neck against the neck block proximally or abutting the intonation pins that are attached to the distal end of the neck against the neck block proximally;
• threadedly engaging the intonation bolt to the neck block and abutting it against the distal end of the neck;
• and stringing the instrument, to provide a strung instrument.

A method of constructing a chordophone instrument comprising:

• a soundbox, the soundbox comprising sides, a back and a soundboard, the soundboard comprising a soundhole;
• an end block, an end block on an inner distal surface of the sides, the end block and the side both including a distally located vertical slot;
• a bridge;
• either a neck and a strut, or neck and strut unit body, the neck including a distal end and a proximal end;
• an end bolt;
• a headstock terminating the neck at the proximal end;
• a neck block at a proximal end of the soundbox;
• a pair of intonation pins threadedly attached to either the neck block or a distal end of the neck, the method comprising:
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• attaching the back of the soundbox and the soundboard to the sides of the soundbox to provide the soundbox with a soundbox aperture and an interior;
• connecting the strut to the neck at a neck distal end or employing the or neck and strut unit body;
• introducing the strut and the neck so connected together into the soundbox through the
• soundbox aperture and allowing it to float therein;
• adjustably affixing the strut to the end bolt, adjustably locating the end bolt in the slot in the end block and sides;
• threadedly engaging the intonation pins to either the distal end of the neck or the neck block but not both;
• either abutting the intonation pins that are attached to the distal end of the neck against the neck block proximally or abutting the intonation pins that are attached to the distal end of the neck against the neck block proximally;
• and stringing the instrument, to provide a strung instrument.

A chordophone instrument, the chordophone instrument comprising:

• a soundbox, which defines an interior, the soundbox comprising sides with an upper edge and a lower edge, a back attached to the lower edge and a soundboard attached to the upper edge, the soundboard comprising a soundhole;
• an end block on an inner distal surface of the sides, the end block and the sides including a substantially vertically disposed slot;
• a bridge;
• a neck, the neck including a distal end and a proximal end, the neck in floating engagement with the soundbox;
• a strut, the strut extending from the end block to the distal end of the neck;
• an end bolt, the end bolt in threaded, adjustable engagement with a distal end of the strut and extending into the slot;
• a headstock terminating the neck at the proximal end;
• at least one string extending between the headstock and the bridge;
• a neck block on an inner proximal surface of the sides;
• an intonation bolt, the intonation bolt in threaded engagement with the neck block and extending from the interior of the soundbox to the distal end of the neck, where it abuts the neck;
• and a pair of intonation pins either in threaded engagement with the neck block and abutting the neck at the distal end or vice versa.