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Guitar or similar musical instrument comprising a detachable body support

a musical instrument and body support technology, applied in the field of guitars or musical instruments, can solve the problems of unfavorable transportation, comparatively long guitars, complicated electric guitars, etc., and achieve the effects of convenient transportation, simple handling, and sufficient arrangemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-26
ERISMANN MARK
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"The present invention provides a guitar with a removable body support that is stable, lightweight, and easy to handle. The support is composed of a plurality of molded, rigid, rod-shaped supporting elements that can be folded up for easy transportation. The support can be easily detached from the guitar body and re-attached in a simple manner. The support remains stable during play and is cost-effective and simple to handle. The invention also provides a musical instrument with a resonance box and a frame-shaped body support that can be easily detached and folded up for transportation."

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This guitar arrangement is particularly disadvantageous if there is a desire to use it in a traveling guitar having a comparatively short resonance box.
In its state ready for traveling, this guitar is comparatively long and therefore unfavorable for transportation.
This electric guitar is complicated when changing between the state in which it is ready for playing and the transportation state.
For these reasons, this electric guitar is disadvantageous as a traveling guitar.

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[0041]In FIG. 1, an electrical guitar 1 having a removable body support 2 is illustrated. The electric guitar can be any type of guitar, for example a ukulele, bass guitar etc. The guitar body 3 of the electric guitar 1 is flat and narrow and bears the strings 4 of the electric guitar 1 on its front side. FIG. 2 shows the side view of the electric guitar 1. A tone-detecting device 5 (only indicated roughly in FIG. 2) is accommodated in the interior of the guitar body 3. The strings 4 are secured to the upper end of the electric guitar 1. A tuning and clamping device 6 for each string 4 is situated at the lower end of the electric guitar 1. The tuning and clamping device 6 is not described in greater detail here; any known device can be selected for this purpose.

[0042]The guitar body 3 of the electric guitar 1 can be kept relatively short with strings 4 secured to the upper end and by the strings 4 guided at the lower end through a tuning and clamping device 6. In order to be able to...

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Abstract

Musical instrument including a removable guitar body having a front side arranged to bear at least one string, a frame-shaped body support comprising a plurality of supporting elements, and at least one supporting element arranged as a bracing element positionable between two opposite supporting elements of the frame-shaped body support. Releasable connection elements are arranged to releasably connect the guitar body to the support body and to the at least one supporting element. The plurality of supporting elements are removably couplable to each other to fold the frame-shaped body support into a space saving unit.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,525,246, which is a U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT / CH99 / 00461 filed Sep. 29, 1999, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Swiss Patent Application Nos. 2135 / 98 filed Oct. 22, 1998 and 824 / 99 filed May 45, 1999.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a guitar or musical instrument of that kind having a removable, frame-shaped body support which is formed from a plurality of rod-shaped supporting elements, and having a flat and comparatively narrow removable guitar body which bears at least one string on a front side.[0004]2. Discussion of Background Information[0005]German Utility Model DE-U-1885300 discloses an electric guitar of the type mentioned at the beginning having a frame-shaped body support. The frame-shaped body support includes two rod-shaped, bent parts which are plugged on both sides ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G10D1/08G10D3/00
CPCG10D1/085Y10S84/03
Inventor ERISMANN, MARK
Owner ERISMANN MARK
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