Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Ovation Guitar)
EP 1 156 473 A3
2001
Saunders, Robert H.; Ladutko, Nicholas; Johnson, Donald M.; Untermyer, Frank I.; Vassilopoulos, William P.; Gunsallus, Clifford; Hudak, William
International
Stringed instrument body and neck assembly design featuring an elongated lower neck portion mounted to the inner side wall of the body
3 drawings
This European Patent Application by Kaman Music Corporation describes an acoustical stringed instrument featuring a body with a flat forward top member and a back member with a side wall having upper and lower sections. The instrument includes a neck member with an elongated upper portion extending upwardly from the body side wall and an elongated lower portion extending through the interior of the body, mounted to the inner side wall surface at both upper and lower sections. The design aims to improve structural integrity and playability of the stringed instrument through its unique neck-to-body mounting configuration.