Title:
A stringed instrument which has the embedded fret board, and a manufacturing method for the same
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6034250
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A stringed musical instrument comprises a neck and a cavity formed in the neck. The cavity includes a curved bottom surface and a chamfer in a sidewall of the cavity. An island is formed in the cavity. A fretboard is formed comprising a veneer and adapted to fit the cavity. The fretboard includes an opening adapted to encompass the island in the cavity. The cavity or fretboard is formed using a computer-controlled or numerically-controlled milling machine, router, water jet, or laser. The fretboard is mounted within the cavity, and the island in the cavity is disposed within the opening in the fretboard. Mounting the fretboard within the cavity includes flexing a sidewall of the cavity. An edge of the fretboard contacts a sidewall of the cavity without a visible gap.
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Inventors:
Ferenc Kosegfarvi
Application Number:
JP2013130302A
Publication Date:
November 30, 2016
Filing Date:
June 21, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
International Classes:
G10D3/06; G10D1/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2062600U | ||||
| JP2001312273A |
Foreign References:
| US5631432 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Natsuki Morishita
Natsuki Morishita