Collapsible guitar with quick disconnect neck and submerged string tunnels
AssigneeStewart Guitar Co.
InventorLeland W. Stewart
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Abstract
A musical instrument includes a neck, a body and a quick-release neck clamp adjacent the neck and the body. The quick-release neck clamp includes a neck plate attached to the neck, a body assembly with an elongated body assembly pocket attached to the body and at least one releasable fastener adjacent both the neck plate and the body assembly. The body includes a front surface formed on the body that defines a front surface plane, and the elongated body assembly pocket defines an axis that is parallel to the front surface plane.
Claims29
A musical instrument, comprising:
- a neck;
- a body having a longitudinal axis, said body comprising:
- a storage cavity, formed within said body, which can hold said neck at an angle to said longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of string tunnels formed within said body;
- and
- a quick-release neck clamp, adjacent said neck and said body, said quick-release neck clamp comprising:
- a neck plate attached to said neck;
- a body assembly, attached to said body, said body assembly comprising an elongated body assembly pocket formed on said body assembly;
- and
- at least one releasable fastener adjacent said neck plate and said body assembly wherein said body further comprises a front surface formed on said body, said front surface defining a front surface plane, and said elongated body assembly pocket defines an axis along the elongation that is parallel to said front surface plane.
A musical instrument, comprising:
- a neck;
- a body having a longitudinal axis, said body comprising a cavity, formed within said body, which can hold said neck;
- and
- a quick-release neck clamp adjacent said neck and said body, said quick-release neck clamp comprising:
- a neck plate attached to said neck;
- a body assembly attached to said body, said body assembly comprising an elongated body assembly pocket formed on said body assembly;
- and
- at least one releasable fastener adjacent said neck plate and said body assembly wherein said body further comprises a front surface formed on said body, said front surface defining a front surface plane, and said elongated body assembly pocket defines an axis along the elongation that is parallel to said front surface plane.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a neck;
- a body having a longitudinal axis, said body comprising a cavity, formed within said body, which can hold said neck;
- and
- a quick-release neck clamp adjacent said neck and said body, said quick-release neck clamp comprising:
- a neck plate attached to said neck;
- a body assembly attached to said body, said body assembly comprising a body assembly pocket formed on said body assembly;
- and
- at least one releasable fastener adjacent said neck plate and said body assembly
- wherein said at least one releasable fastener is a spring loaded paw latch.
A musical instrument, comprising:
- a neck;
- a body connected to said neck comprising a plurality of string tunnels formed within said body;
- and
- a plurality of tuning devices, each of said plurality of said tuning devices being mounted adjacent to one of the string tunnels and on said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.