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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1991
Stephen J Boulanger, La Habra, CA (US);
John F Page, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
John W Black, Corona, CA (US);
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A set-neck guitar in which the inner neck end has a tongue that seats in and is glued in a pocket in the body and in a protuberance on the body. Corresponding sidewalls of the tongue and pocket are parallel to the center line of the body, while other sidewalls are at an angle thereto so as to create a wedge relationship. A cam and bearing element is provided to force the wedge surfaces together and improve the connection. The underside of the protuberance on the body is carved back, as is part of the neck, to create a generally integral-seeming joint. Crush points are provided to facilitate the operation and enhance esthetics.