Patent ID: 7189907

Claim:
A guitar neck assembly to be assembled to a guitar body having a neck receiving block provided with a generally rectangular channel; said guitar neck assembly comprising: a guitar neck including a head portion, a heel portion and a central portion provided between said head portion and said heel portion; said central portion defining a fretboard receiving surface; said heel portion defining a guitar body contacting surface that defines, with said fretboard receiving surface, a predetermined angle; said guitar neck also includes a sloped channel opening on both said fretboard receiving surface and said guitar body contacting surface; a neck extension having a generally pointed portion configured and sized as to be received within said sloped channel, and a generally rectangular projecting portion configured and sized to enter the generally rectangular channel of the neck receiving block; wherein when said guitar neck assembly is assembled to the guitar body a) an adhesive is used to securely mount said rectangular projecting portion of said neck extension into the generally rectangular channel, and b) mechanical fasteners are used to securely mount said guitar body contacting surface of said heel to the guitar body.