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US 5,345,851 AGranted
Articulated fingerboard for a stringed musical instrument
AssigneeGibson Guitar Corp.
InventorThomas J. Aalfs
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AssigneeGibson Guitar Corp.
InventorThomas J. Aalfs
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A fingerboard is provided for a stringed musical instrument of the type having a nut, a bridge and a plurality of strings supported by the nut and the bridge. The fingerboard has a top surface underlying the strings and has a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the strings. A plurality of raised playing areas are located upon the fingerboard to correspond to chromatic fingering points on the fingerboard. Each raised playing area has a width generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fingerboard. The width of each raised playing area is sufficient that a fingertip of a musician playing the instrument may finger one of the strings on the raised playing area with the fingertip selectively defining an end point of vibration of one of the strings at any selected position across the width of the raised playing area.
A fingerboard for a stringed musical instrument having a nut, a bridge, and a plurality of strings supported by said nut and said bridge, comprising:
A kit for adding finger positioning aids to a fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument having strings overlying said fingerboard, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.