Patent ID: 6037532
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A stringed musical instrument capable of having a fingerboard rapidly removable from and remounted on a neck of the instrument, said musical instrument comprising:a) a neck;b) means forming a fingerboard retaining groove in said neck and which is beveled; a fingerboard slidable into said groove extending across said neck and which is slidable out of said groove for removing same;c) strings extending across and along said neck and said fingerboard;d) a sound generating member connected to said neck and causing generation of musical sounds in response to vibration of said strings and in response to a selected engagement of the strings with the fingerboard; ande) means for retaining said fingerboard on said neck in such manner that the fingerboard can be rapidly disconnected from and remounted on said neck without manually manipulatable mechanical fasteners.