Granted Patent B2

US 9,373,309 · App. 13/532,564 · Granted Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A method of making a stringed musical instrument, comprising:

providing a neck;

forming a cavity in the neck;

forming a fretboard adapted to fit the cavity; and

mounting the fretboard within the cavity by flexing a sidewall of the cavity.

2. The method of claim 1 , further including:

forming the cavity while leaving a portion of the neck as an island in the cavity; and

forming an opening in the fretboard adapted to accommodate the island.

3. The method of claim 1 , further including forming a chamfer in a sidewall of the cavity.

4. The method of claim 1 , further including mounting the fretboard within the cavity such that an edge of the fretboard contacts a sidewall of the cavity without a visible gap.

5. The method of claim 1 , further including forming a curved bottom surface in the cavity.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including forming the fretboard comprising a veneer.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including forming the cavity or fretboard using a computer-controlled (CNC) or numerically-controlled (NC) milling machine, router, water jet, or laser.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including mounting the fretboard to include a surface of the fretboard flush with a surface of the neck.

9. A neck for a stringed musical instrument, comprising:

a cavity formed in the neck; and

a fretboard disposed within the cavity and including an opening formed in the fretboard with a portion of the neck disposed within the opening in the fretboard.

10. The neck of claim 9 , wherein the fretboard is encompassed by sidewalls of the cavity.

11. The neck of claim 9 , wherein a surface of the neck is flush with a surface of the fretboard.

12. The neck of claim 9 , wherein an edge of the fretboard contacts a sidewall of the cavity.

13. The neck of claim 9 , wherein the fretboard further includes a veneer.

14. The neck of claim 9 , wherein the cavity includes a chamfer.

Assignments (11)