Stringed instrument for producing precise rhythmic strumming
OwnerRobert N. Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a stringed instrument for producing rapid tempo and more precise rhythmic strumming. The shape of the strumming apparatus allows simultaneous contact of two or more strings from a plurality of strings, and thereby allows chords to be more efficiently produced. In combination with the strumming apparatus, the present invention includes an instrument body with recessed components on the front surface of the instrument body. Combining the strumming apparatus and an instrument body as in the present invention allows a user to achieve greater rhythmic precision and a faster tempo vis-à-vis faster paced strumming of the strings.
Claims13
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a body having a front surface;
- a string-attaching assembly attached to said body;
- a plurality of strings aligned to define a playing surface, said plurality of strings attached to said string-attaching assembly;
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- a striker platform located below said playing surface, said striker platform having at least one groove adapted to receive the unimpeded entry and vibration of said plurality of strings into and at least partially within said at least one groove when said plurality of strings is played.
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a body having a string-attaching assembly substantially recessed into said body;
- a plurality of strings defining a playing surface, said plurality of strings attached to said string-attaching assembly, wherein at least a portion of each of said plurality of strings is recessed into said body;
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- a striker platform located below said playing surface, said striker platform having at least one groove adapted to receive the unimpeded entry and vibration of said plurality of strings into and at least partially within said at least one groove when said plurality of strings is played.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.