Patent ID: 9697808
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G10D

Claim:
1. A musical instrument, such as a guitar, comprising: an instrument body having a front face and a rear face; a neck roller assembly, pivotably coupled to the instrument body by means of a neck roller joint axle mounted therein for pivotal movement of the neck roller assembly between operative and folded positions, said neck roller assembly comprising a unitary structure; an instrument neck secured at one of its ends to the neck roller assembly and having string receiving means at its other end providing a string tension anchor point on the instrument neck, wherein the instrument neck in its folded position lies opposite to the rear face of instrument body and in its operative position lies at an adjustable angle in the same plane as the front face of the instrument body; a bridge element mounted on the instrument body and providing a string tension anchor point on the instrument body; a bridge roller assembly, pivotably coupled to the instrument body by means of a bridge roller joint axle, to permit pivotal movement of the bridge roller assembly, said bridge roller assembly comprising a unitary structure; a cable assembly for flexible coupling between the neck roller assembly and the bridge roller assembly, the cable assembly including a single cable coupled to one side of the neck roller assembly and the bridge roller assembly to provide proportional coupling of pivotal movement of the neck roller assembly to pivotal movement of the bridge roller assembly such that the length and tension of the at least one string is reduced when the neck roller assembly is moved between its operative position and its folded position.