Stringed simulator
OwnerGary L. Piazzainventor
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Abstract
A stringed simulator 10 is provided which is portable, compact and produces low sound levels. The simulator 10 enables a player to practice both right and left hand fingering which closely simulates practice on a corresponding full-size instrument. The simulator includes a non-acoustic body 11 having peripheral dimensions substantially smaller than a corresponding full-size instrument. An elongate neck 12 is carried by the body 11 and is substantially shorter in length than, but the same width, thickness and contour as, the neck of a corresponding full-size instrument. A plurality of frets 16 positioned on the top surface of neck 12 are correspondingly proportional to fret intervals on a full-size instrument.
Claims10
A stringed simulator which is portable, compact and produces low sound levels for enabling a player to practice both right hand plucking and left hand fingering which closely simulates practice on a corresponding full-size stringed instrument, said stringed simulator comprising:
- (a) a non-acoustic body having peripheral dimensions substantially smaller than a corresponding full-size instrument;
- (b) an elongate neck carried by and projecting laterally outwardly from one side of said body said neck having a flat top surface and being substantially shorter in length than, but having the same width, thickness and contour as the neck of a corresponding full-size instrument;
- (c) means positioned adjacent the free end of said neck and adjacent the periphery of said body remote from said neck for tensioning a plurality of strings therebetween;
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- (d) a plurality of frets corresponding to a portion of the fretboard of said full size instrument, said frets being positioned on and spaced along the top surface of said neck at intervals from each other corresponding to the fret intervals of said portion.
A stringed simulator which is portable, compact and produces low volume sound levels for enabling a player to practice both right hand plucking and left hand fingering which closely simulates practice on a corresponding full-size stringed instrument, said stringed simulator comprising:
- (a) a solid, non-acoustic body having peripheral dimensions substantially smaller than the body of a corresponding full-size instrument;
- (b) an elongate neck integrally formed with and projecting laterally outwardly from one side of said body, said neck having a flat top surface and being substantially shorter in length than, but having the same width, thickness and contour as the neck of a corresponding full-size instrument;
- (c) means positioned adjacent the free end of said neck and adjacent the periphery of said body remote from said neck for tensioning a plurality of strings therebetween;
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- (d) a plurality of frets corresponding to a portion of the fretboard of said full size instrument, said frets being positioned on and spaced along the top surface of said neck at intervals from each other corresponding to the fret intervals of said portion.
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