Patent ID: 7411121

Claim:
A musical instrument with strings, the musical instrument comprising a neck; and a body connected to said neck, said body comprising: an external structure comprising: a bridge connected to a proximal end of the strings, a top connected to the bridge, a bottom which is substantially co-planer to the top, and a side structure connected to the top and the bottom, wherein said first header is integrally connected to said side structure, an internal structure, said internal structure comprising: a first header positioned at a proximal end of the body and integrally connected to said neck and the external structure, a second header positioned at a distal end of the body, and a plurality of spanners connected to the first header and the second header, wherein the spanners receive and disperse both compression and cantilever forces from string tension, and a butt block connected to the second header, the side structure, and the bottom.