Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly with Two-Point Neck Mounting System

This European Patent Application by Kaman Music Corporation describes an acoustical stringed instrument featuring a hollow body with a top member, a bowl-shaped back member, and a neck member mounted at two points to provide superior neck-to-body alignment and rigidity in all three axial directions. The neck member includes an elongated upper portion extending upwardly from the body side wall and an elongated lower portion extending through the body interior, with upper and lower mounting means fixed to the inner side wall surface. The instrument is primarily constructed of composite materials such as carbon fiber fabric embedded in epoxy resin, reducing the need for traditional structural reinforcements like neck blocks and torsion bars while maintaining acoustical performance.