Foldable stringed instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11443722
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17471287

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A foldable stringed instrument, for example in the form of a travel guitar that folds mid-neck to assume a reduced profile is described. The mid-neck folding is accomplished in a symmetrical manner about a three-part hinge located in the neck to configure the travel guitar into a reduced profile. The bridge assembly can be translated longitudinally relative to the head of the guitar to allow sufficient detensioning of the guitar strings to enable an upper portion of the neck to be folded away from a lower portion of the neck and/or body to assume a reduced profile. To deploy the travel guitar for playing, the upper portion of the neck is unfolded into alignment with the lower portion of the neck and/or body, and the bridge assembly translated longitudinally relative to the head and locked in position to allow the guitar to be tuned for playing.

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CIARI GUITARS INC1570 WILLOW STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92106

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Darley, Jesse Madison, US 33 5078
Lee, James Coleman Carlsbad, US 46 874
Poster, Matthew Madison, US 4 43
Sather, Elliot San Francisco, US 28 1171
Spangler, Jonathan D San Diego, US 11 96

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