Patent ID: 7211719
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A guitar comprising, in combination: a body including a foot end, a head end, a longitudinal axis extending between the foot end and the head end, said body further including a front string side, a back side, an upper side edge and a lower side edge; said body including at least two longitudinally extending sectors, a first one of said sectors along the upper side edge and a second one of said sectors adjacent the first sector and joined to the first sector; a neck and fret board extending generally longitudinally from the second sector head end; a nut assembly on the fret board; a bridge on the front string side of the second sector aligned generally along the longitudinal axis; strings mounted over the bridge and fret board and attached between the body and nut assembly; said first sector defining an arm rest and forming an included obtuse angle in the range of about 135° to 179° with the front string side of the second sector; and at least one horn extending generally longitudinally from the first sector in the direction of the head end and above the plane of the neck and fret board.