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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ravi K. Sawhney, Calabasas, CA (US);
Paul Janowski, Ventura, CA (US);
Timothy M. Nugent, Venice, CA (US);
Glen G. Kim, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
RKS Design, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A musical instrument having exchangeable components. The musical instrument may include a core portion providing a foundation for the musical instrument and a body portion removably attached to the core portion. Exchanging a body portion for another portion may alter the tonal, structural or aesthetic characteristics of the instrument. The musical instrument may be a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, for example, or may be a woodwind, horn or percussion instrument.