Ciari Guitars, Inc.

Stronger Brands Consulting, LLC

David Weckerly

Jonathan D Spangler

Joseph Glaser

Bryan Cornwall

Shawn Reed

Charles Kennedy

An actuator system for a foldable stringed instrument (for example, a travel guitar). The actuator system serves two primary function: 1) to selectively retract and extend a ram rod used to unlock and lock a mid-neck hinge of the foldable stringed instrument.

Foldable stringed instrument and related methods

A hinge assembly having reinforced abutment surfaces for use in a neck of a foldable fretted instrument. Multiple strike plates are mounted to the hinge assembly, which are made from stronger and more robust materials than the underlying hinge such that the strike plates bear the loads (vs. the underlying hinge material) to prevent deformation of the hinge components during use over time. An elongated locking strut is dimensioned to be slidably advanced into the hinge assembly to selectively lock and unlock the neck of the foldable fretted instrument.

Hinge assembly for stringed musical instrument

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Knox, PA, United States of America

David Weckerly