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Electric stringed instrument

  • US 4,201,108 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1978
  • Issued: 05/06/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stringed instrument having a body portion with an elongated neck structure extending therefrom, the neck structure having a finger board mounted thereon and extending along the neck member, a string supporting bridge mounted on the body portion in alignment with the neck member, a complement of strings for the instrument anchored at one end to the lower end of the body portion spaced from the bridge and extending along the neck and finger board and anchored at the other end to the upper end of the neck, and electrical pickup means for the strings, the improvement comprising:

  • a metal plate surrounding the body portion except for the upper surface thereof adjacent the strings, the metal plate including slots in each of the side surfaces of the body portion,a pair of separate elongated wing bodies of sculptured design each wing body having protruding stems extending therefrom adapted to be received in the respective slots in each of the side surfaces of the body portion for securing the wing bodies to the body portion so that the wing bodies can be removably secured to opposite sides of the body portion adjacent the strings, said wing bodies providing the user of the instrument the flexibility of adding electronic add-on components or changing the color, finish and shape of the instrument.

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