Patent ID: 7112732
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A stringed instrument comprising: a trunk having one end portion and an other end portion, and elongated in a longitudinal direction thereof; a frame body sidewardly projecting from said trunk, and having relatively thick portions where a human player is held in contact during a performance and relatively thin portions connected between said relatively thick portions and between said trunk and said relatively thick portions, said relatively thin portions having a stiffness greater than the stiffness of said relatively thick portions; at least two coupling units provided between said one end portion of said trunk and a portion of said frame body and between said other end portion of said trunk and another portion of said frame body so as to make said frame body detachable from said trunk; at least one string stretched over said trunk in a direction parallel to said longitudinal direction, said human player giving rise to vibrations during said performance; and an electric sound generating system detecting said vibrations of said at least one string for generating electric tones.