Patent ID: 6866146

Claim:
A portable cased stringed instrument apparatus, comprising: a) a stringed instrument that has a neck connected to a base, the base having a sound board panel, a back panel, and lateral wall portions, the lateral wall portions being structurally connected to the sound board and back panels at joints; b) an instrument case housing that has multiple housing sections including at least a base part and a top part connected to the base part by a mechanism that enables the opening and closing of the housing, the housing having multiple interior surfaces; c) the base part having an interior space that is receptive of the stringed instrument, the interior surfaces including instrument engaging support surfaces that engage the stringed instrument at the joints; and d) the interior space including a void space that is positioned next to and protects the central portion of at least one of the sound board and back panels of said instrument by preventing any contact with the interior surfaces of said case.