Patent ID: 7544871
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: G10G

Abstract:
1. An improved support for a stringed musical instrument of the violin family, said support comprising a sling made from a narrow length of flexible material, said sling having first and second ends, said first end extending upwardly across the chest area of a musician holding the instrument, underneath the tailpiece assembly of the instrument, over the musician's adjacent shoulder and then diagonally downwardly across the musician's back, underneath the musician's opposite underarm to a point where said first and second end portions are adjacent each other, and means releasably connecting said end portions to each other, whereby said sling forms a continuous loop extending diagonally upward across the musician's chest, underneath the instrument tailpiece, over the musician's adjacent shoulder, diagonally downward across the musician's back, and then underneath the musician's opposite underarm.