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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles W Kaman, II, East Killingly, CT (US);
Assignee:
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
84293 ;
Abstract
A stringed instrument, such as a guitar, with a neck and a body, is constructed to provide a stiffened neck adjustable to compensate for bending due to string forces and also to provide a sound, easily made connection, between the neck and the body. The neck is an assembly including a metallic stiffener embeded in a main neck part and carrying a tension rod. A nut on one end of the rod tensions the rod to control bending of the stiffener and of the remainder of the neck which is fixed to it. At its lower end the stiffener includes a rearwardly extending heel through which the neck is firmly connected to the body.