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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2000
Timothy L. Johnson, Denver, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A guitar fulcrum used for releasable attachment to a body of a guitar and holding the guitar above a guitar player's leg when the player is in a seated position. The guitar fulcrum allows for adjusting and moving the guitar, as in a gimbal, prior to playing or during the playing of the guitar. The guitar fulcrum includes a curved leg pad with soft cushion material adapted for receipt on a top portion or a side portion of the player's leg. A leg pad tang is rotatably mounted 360 degrees on top of the leg pad. The tang allows the guitar to be rotated in a horizontal “XZ” plane to the player's left or right. A yoke, with a yoke pivot pin, is pivotally mounted on the tang. The yoke allows the guitar to be rotated in vertical “YZ” plane toward or away from the player's body. One end of a pair of height adjustment struts, using strut pivot pins, is pivotally mounted on the yoke. An opposite end of the struts is attached to a suction cup pivot pin. The suction cup pivot pin is attached to at least one or more suction cups. The suction cups are used for releasable attachment to a portion of the guitar body. The struts allow the guitar to be raised and lowered in a “XY” vertical plane above the musician's leg. The fulcrum with leg pad provides for improved acoustics by eliminating direct engagement of the guitar body against the leg.