Patent ID: 9564109
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G10D

Claim:
1. An electric stringed instrument for enhancing a musical or artistic performance of a user, the instrument comprising: a body comprising a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and a central cutout that extends to an edge of the body to create an unobstructed opening in the edge of the body; a neck affixed to the body; and a plurality of strings comprising first ends operably connected to the neck and second ends operably connected to the body, the plurality of strings being oriented such that the strings extend over the cutout of the body; wherein the user may maneuver the instrument and strum the plurality of strings on any portion of the strings located within the cutout of the body, thereby enhancing a sound of the instrument and the performance of the user, wherein the cutout is sufficiently large to permit the user to strum the plurality of strings from the rear face of the body through the cutout.