Retractable stringed instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10102831
APP PUB NO 20170287448A1
SERIAL NO

15585643

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The present invention includes a retractable stringed musical instrument; specifically a stringed musical instrument having a tailpiece, a body coupled to the tailpiece, a neck coupled to the body and a fingerboard coupled to the neck. The fingerboard and the neck extends and retracts relative to the body. The retractable stringed instrument further comprises a mechanism to maintain tension on the strings of the instrument regardless if the neck is in the extended or retracted position.

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SCHULTE INC116 9TH ST E TIERRA VERDE FL 33715

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Schulte, Peter G Tierra Verde, US 4 29

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