Patent ID: 7700861

Claim:
A stringed musical toy comprising: a tapered housing having a narrow end and a wide end; a hollow interior defined within the housing; a set of string disposed within the housing; a front panel and a back panel of the housing, wherein the front panel comprises an opening located along a midline between the narrow end and the wide end, whereby a user can access the set of strings; a pair of vertically aligned first and second ears disposed on the wide end of the housing; a pair pivot slots located through the ears; a pair of bolts removably received though the slots whereby a pivot point is created; a pair of levers pivotally contained within the pivot slots, each lever comprising an arm end disposed outside the housing and a string bar end comprising means for attaching the strings; wherein the arm ends comprise a curve whereby a user's hand rests comfortably thereon; a string bar stop located proximal to the wide end thereby limiting the movement of the string bar end in a direction towards the narrow end; a plurality of tuning pegs located at the narrow end of the housing; a bridge located proximal to the tuning pegs; wherein the strings attach at one end to the tuning pegs and at the other end to the string bar ends; wherein the strings are disposed against the bridge.