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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Ciari Guitars, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Spangler, San Diego, CA (US);
Linc Cholke, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Joseph Glaser, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Ciari Guitars, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/095 (2020.01); G10D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/095 (2020.02); G10D 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foldable stringed instrument having an actuator system that serves to selectively loosen and tighten the strings to fold and unfold the stringed instrument for storage/travel and play, respectively, as well as a mid-neck hinge to enable symmetrical folding of the stringed instrument. Optional cavities may be provided in the body of the stringed instrument for weight reduction and/or receiving sustain modules configured to modify the sustain of the stringed instrument depending upon the weight and/or material properties of the sustain modules.