Patent ID: 7183473

Claim:
An ergonomic body for a stringed instrument, comprising: a stringed instrument body portion having a top portion configured to communicate with a stringed instrument neck portion provided with a plurality of strings of varying pitch, a bottom portion opposite said top portion, a treble portion provided on a side of the instrument body nearer the strings having higher pitch, and a bass portion provided on a side of the instrument body nearer the strings having lower pitch; and a waist portion, comprising a narrowing of the instrument body on said treble portion relative to a longitudinal axis between said top portion and said bottom portion, the waist portion further provided with an angled contour on said treble portion and between said top portion and said bottom portion, wherein said angled contour, in at least one portion of the waist portion, extends away from the periphery of the waist portion and towards the back of the stringed instrument.