Patent ID: 6596931
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
An improved stringed musical instrument comprising a body, the body comprising an upper sounding board, a lower sounding board, and a convex sidewall connected peripherally to said upper and lower sounding boards, for defining a resonant cavity, a longitudinal neck extending on an axis away from the body, a plurality of strings tensioned between the body and the neck adjacent said upper sounding board, and tensioning means for tensioning said strings to a desired level;said upper sounding board having an aperture positioned in an upper central position, said plurality of strings passing above said aperture on the outside of said body, said upper and lower sounding boards being comprised of a Hawaiian hardwood selected from one of the group of koa and milo; and said convex sidewalls being comprised of a plurality of sectors made from hardened coconut shells and glued together to form a contiguous peripheral sidewall between said upper and lower sounding boards.