Patent ID: 7326838

Claim:
An adjustable neck member for a stringed instrument, comprising: a mounting end configured to be coupled to a stringed instrument body; a distal end; an enclosed channel extending within the neck member from a position near the mounting end and along a central axis of the neck member to the distal end, said channel including at least one recess extending laterally from the channel at the distal end; and a rigid bar disposed within the channel and having (i) an adjustment end configured for positioning proximate to the instrument body and configured to receive an adjustment mechanism; (ii) an opposing distal end extending toward the distal end of the neck member; (iii) a stabilizing pin disposed near the distal end to be received in said at least one recess; and (iv) a transverse pivot support coupled proximate to the mounting end of said bar, thereby enabling the neck member to vertically displace; a peg head rigidly coupled to the distal end of the rigid bar; said adjustment mechanism being configured to engage the adjustment end of the rigid bar for enabling the neck member to vertically displace said stabilizing pin and said at least one recess being configured to reduce rotational movement between the peg head and the distal end.