Stringed instrument blocking system
US4881441A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A blocking system 10 for a stringed musical instrument, such as an acoustical guitar which has a neck connected to a sound box 1 constructed from a top 2, back 4 and sides 3, uses a neck block 11 having a substantially isosceles triangular shape. Neck block 11 has equal length concave sides 12 and a convex base 13 and is attached to sound box 1 at the top 2, back 4, and sides 3. Tail block 15 is constructed having a substantially isosceles triangular shape with equal length concave sides 16 and convex base 17. Tail block 15 is of slightly smaller width than the height of side wall 3 and attached thereto so equal length sides 16 are symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal axis.
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