Reversible stringed instrument system

A stringed instrument system comprising:

• a body having:
• a headward edge;
• a tailward edge, opposite the headward edge;
• an upper edge, between the headward and tailward edges;
• a lower edge, opposite the tailward edge;
• two broad surfaces between all said edges, including:
• a first broad surface, and
• a second broad surface opposite said first broad surface;
• each of the two broad surfaces defining a plane;
• a fingerboard assembly extending beyond the headward edge of the body;
• the fingerboard assembly comprising a fingerboard;
• said fingerboard assembly comprising means for reinforcing the fingerboard, affixed behind and to the fingerboard,
• the reinforcing means being substantially located between the planes defined by the two broad surfaces of the body;
• the reinforcing means comprising:
• slide-mount means for removably slidably mounting the fingerboard reversibly to the body, and
• connector means for electrically connecting the fingerboard assembly to the body, said connector means having a parallel relation to the slide-mount means;
• said connector means further having a plurality of screws, including a Phillips head screw and a slotted head screw, the Phillips head being a positive contact and the slotted head being a negative contact;
• a plurality of strings in front of the fingerboard;
• a head piece located headward of the fingerboard assembly, and affixed to the fingerboard assembly;
• said head piece comprising tuning means connected to the strings for tuning the strings;
• a pickup cassette removably placed in the reinforcing means of fingerboard assembly;
• said pickup cassette comprising means for said pickup cassette's removal from said fingerboard assembly;
• said pickup cassette comprising electrical pickup means for sensing string vibration;
• a bridge cassette, mounted on the reinforcing means of the fingerboard assembly;
• said bridge cassette comprising a bridge mounted thereon;
• said bridge cassette comprising means for removal from said fingerboard assembly;
• the bridge having guide means for appropriately spacing each string of the plurality of strings;
• the strings connected to the bridge cassette;
• and
• aluminum reinforcing means between the head piece and the fingerboard assembly for locating the head piece and for reinforcing the fingerboard assembly.

A stringed musical instrument comprising:

• a fingerboard assembly having a front surface and a back surface;
• a plurality of strings attached to said front surface of said fingerboard assembly;
• a body having a first surface and a second surface;
• means for slidably mounting said fingerboard assembly selectively with either said first or said second surface of the body substantially coplanar to said front or back surface of the fingerboard assembly.