Guitar neck support rod
AssigneeFender Musical Instruments Corporation
InventorsDan Smith, George Blanda
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Abstract
A support rod has a core and has a composite material covering at least a portion of the core. The support rod is suitable for use in enhancing the rigidity of the neck of a musical instrument, such as a guitar. The support rod is also suitable for use in a wide variety of other applications.
Claims63
A support rod for a neck of a musical instrument, the neck being constructed of wood, the support rod comprising:
- a core constructed of wood;
- a composite material covering at least a portion of the core;
- and
- wherein the core and the composite material are configured to be disposed within a neck of a musical instrument.
A neck for a musical instrument, the neck comprising:
- an elongate member constructed of a first material;
- at least one support rod disposed within the elongate member, the support rod(s) comprising:
- a core constructed of the first material;
- and
- a second material covering at least a portion of the core.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a neck comprising:
- an elongate member constructed of a material having stiffness properties;
- at least one support rod disposed within the elongate member, the support rod(s) comprising:
- a core constructed of a material having stiffness properties less than or equal to the elongate member;
- and
- a composite material having stiffness properties greater than the elongate member covering at least a portion of the core;
- and
- a body attached to the neck.
A neck for a guitar, comprising:
- an elongate member constructed of a material having stiffness properties;
- at least one support rod disposed within the elongate member, the support rod(s) comprising:
- a core constructed of a material having stiffness properties less than or equal to the elongate member, and
- a composite material having stiffness properties greater than the elongate member covering at least a portion of the core.
A guitar comprising:
- a guitar neck comprising:
- an elongate member constructed of a first material;
- at least one neck support rod disposed within the elongate member, the neck support rod(s) comprising:
- a core constructed of the first material;
- and
- a second material covering at least a portion of the core;
- and
- a guitar body attached to the guitar neck.
A guitar comprising:
- a guitar neck;
- a guitar body constructed of a first material having a density attached to the guitar neck;
- at least one body support rod disposed within the guitar body and configured so as to provide support to at least a portion of the body, the body support rod(s) comprising:
- a core constructed of the material having a density less than or equal to the first material;
- and
- a second material covering at least a portion of the core having a density greater than the first material.
A method for making a support rod for the neck of a musical instrument, the neck being constructed of a material having a density, the method comprising:
- providing a core constructed of a material having a density less than or equal to the neck;
- covering at least a portion of the core with a composite material;
- and
- positioning the core and the composite material within a neck of a musical instrument.
A method for supporting a musical instrument neck, the neck being constructed of wood, the method comprising:
- constructing a core of wood;
- and
- covering at least a portion of the core with a composite material to form at least one support rod;
- and
- supporting the musical instrument neck with the at least one support rod disposed within the musical instrument neck.
A method for supporting a guitar neck, the neck being constructed of a material having stiffness, the method comprising:
- constructing a core of a material having a stiffness less than or equal to the neck;
- and
- covering at least a portion of the core with a composite material having stiffness greater than the neck to form at least one support rod;
- and
- supporting the guitar neck with the at least one support rod disposed within the guitar neck.
A method for making a musical instrument neck, the method comprising:
- constructing an elongate member from a material having a stiffness;
- forming at least one groove generally longitudinally within the elongate member;
- placing at least one support rod into at least one groove;
- wherein the support rod(s) comprises:
- a core having a stiffness less than or equal to the elongate member;
- and
- a composite material having a stiffness greater than then neck covering at least a portion of the core.
A method for making a guitar neck, the method comprising:
- constructing an elongate member suitable for fashioning into a guitar neck out of a material having density;
- forming at least one groove generally longitudinally within the elongate member;
- inserting at least one support rod into at least one groove;
- wherein the support rod(s) comprises:
- a core constructed out of a material having the a density less than or the same as the neck;
- and
- a composite material covering at least a portion of the core.
A method for making a musical instrument, the method comprising:
- providing an elongate member constructed of a material;
- forming at least one groove generally longitudinally within the elongate member;
- inserting at least one support rod into at least one groove;
- wherein the support rod(s) comprises:
- a core constructed of the same material as the elongate member;
- a composite material covering at least a portion of the core;
- and
- attaching the elongate member to a body.
A method for making a guitar, the method comprising:
- providing an elongate member constructed of a material having stiffness properties suitable for fashioning into a guitar neck;
- forming at least one groove generally longitudinally within the elongate member;
- inserting at least one support rod into at least one groove;
- wherein the support rod(s) comprises:
- a core constructed of a material having stiffness properties less than or equal to the elongate member;
- a composite material having stiffness properties greater than the elongate member covering at least a portion of the core;
- and
- attaching the elongate member to a guitar body.
A method for forming a support rod for a musical instrument, the method comprising:
- forming a composite covering from a material having stiffness properties;
- and
- filling the composite covering with a core material having stiffness properties less than the composite covering.
A support rod for a musical instrument, the support rod comprising:
- an elongate core constructed of a material having stiffness properties and having a generally constant diameter along a length of the core;
- a composite material having stiffness properties greater than the core covering substantially the entire length of the core and having a generally constant diameter along a length of the covering;
- and
- wherein at least one of the composite material's proximate ends is stronger than composite material's central portion, so as to make the at least one end portion of the support rod stiffer than a central portion thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.