Patent ID: 6025548
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A stringed instrument adapted for assembly and disassembly for ease of transport, comprising:an instrument body comprising a plurality of body sections including at least an upper body section having an upper face surrounded by a first peripheral wall and a lower body section having a lower face surrounded by a second peripheral wall, said body sections including closing means for connecting said body sections together so as to define a cavity,an elongated neck member arranged for attachment at a fixed end thereof to said instrument body and having an opposite free end extending away from the instrument body when attached and dimensioned so as to fit substantially inside of at least one of said body sections when not attached,a string assembly comprising a headstock having a plurality of tuning pegs and having means for attachment of the headstock to the free end of the neck member, an anchor member having a string attachment bar, and a plurality of strings each connected between one of the tuning pegs and the string attachment bar, said string assembly being foldable to a size to fit substantially inside at least one of said body sections, andtensioning clamp means for attaching the anchor member to the instrument body and including means for exerting a tensioning force on the string assembly.