A stringed musical instrument includes: a body; a neck extending from the body in one direction, a string being tensioned at the neck and including a first end portion to be held by the body and a second end portion to the held by the neck; and a rod provided in the neck and extending in a neck extending direction. The neck includes: a first neck portion to be held by the body; and a second neck portion provided on an opposite side of the first neck portion from the body in the neck extending direction. The second neck portion holds the second end portion of the string and is attachable to and detachable from the first neck portion. Each of the first neck portion, the second neck portion, and the body is formed with an insertion hole in which the rod is insertable in the neck extending direction.

A dismountable stringed musical instrument with a splittable fingerboard and an acoustic sound is disclosed having a hollow body composed by two parts shaped as half empty shell that meets each other on their outer perimeter, defining a sound chamber. The fingerboard is splitted in two parts that can be re-assembled by a rigid inner core which works as a reinforcement and as a trail to allows the fingerboard cutted portions to slide on it meeting each other perfectly and by a latch toggle clamp which hold the two parts strictly merged together, taking back the fingerboard to its original playable smoothness. The neck can be dismounted to from the body and then re-assembled in the playing position also adjusting its inclination at will by movable elements placed on the neck extremity which faces the top portion of the body support area.

This apparatus and system provides an acoustic hollow body guitar which allows for the careful adjustment of the instrument neck to body relative angle of inclination and thus the string to fret distance (action height). This adjustment has the capability of being accomplished while the guitar is in the tuned state and in the playing position. The traditional wood jointing is abandoned and replaced by a guitar neck to body hinge-less mounting bracket assembly apparatus. This system employs a single adjusting nut/dial that is accessed through either/and a port in the side of the upper bout or the sound-hole.

An actuator system for a foldable stringed instrument (for example, a travel guitar). The actuator system serves two primary function: 1) to selectively retract and extend a ram rod used to unlock and lock a mid-neck hinge of the foldable stringed instrument.

An actuator system for a foldable stringed instrument (for example, a travel guitar). The actuator system serves two primary function: 1) to selectively retract and extend a ram rod used to unlock and lock a mid-neck hinge of the foldable stringed instrument.

A travel guitar having a neck and/or body that may assume a reduced profile configured to house or otherwise receive or coupled to a tablet computer (e.g. iPad by Apple, Inc.) and/or a smart phone (e.g. iPhone by Apple, Inc.) having one or more applications (apps) for driving the operation, functionality and/or effects associated with the travel guitar, and a string assembly capable of retracting or otherwise housing the strings to enable or facilitate configuring the travel guitar into a reduced profile.

A toy guitar includes a guitar body defining an interior space. The toy guitar may further include a track extending within the interior space from an opening of the guitar body. The toy guitar may further include a guitar neck arranged partially in the opening. The neck is manipulateable between an extended position in which the guitar neck extends from the guitar body and a retracted position in which the guitar neck is at least partially retracted into the interior space along the track. In some cases, the guitar neck may include a retention structure configured to retain the guitar neck in the extended position. The toy guitar may also include an input assembly integrated with the guitar neck configured to cause the toy guitar to emit a light or a sound upon receipt of an input when the guitar neck is in the extended position.

A toy guitar includes a guitar body defining an interior space. The toy guitar may further include a track extending within the interior space from an opening of the guitar body. The toy guitar may further include a guitar neck arranged partially in the opening. The neck is manipulateable between an extended position in which the guitar neck extends from the guitar body and a retracted position in which the guitar neck is at least partially retracted into the interior space along the track. In some cases, the guitar neck may include a retention structure configured to retain the guitar neck in the extended position. The toy guitar may also include an input assembly integrated with the guitar neck configured to cause the toy guitar to emit a light or a sound upon receipt of an input when the guitar neck is in the extended position.

The invention relates to a travelling guitar comprising, on the one hand, a body (1) delimited by a soundboard (2), sides or body sides (3) and a bottom deck (4) and, on the other hand, a neck (10) and a headstock and strings, which are detachable from the body, the bottom deck (4) also being detachable from the body in order to gain access to the interior volume thereof, characterized in that the means for assembling the bottom deck (4) with the body (1) consist of a peripheral rim (4a) of the bottom deck (4) to form a peripheral binding tightly encompassing the free edge (3a) of the body sides (3). It also relates to a travel set using the volume of the body as a compartment in which to stow personal effects of the user.

The invention relates to a travelling guitar comprising, on the one hand, a body (1) delimited by a soundboard (2), sides or body sides (3) and a bottom deck (4) and, on the other hand, a neck (10) and a headstock and strings, which are detachable from the body, the bottom deck (4) also being detachable from the body in order to gain access to the interior volume thereof, characterized in that the means for assembling the bottom deck (4) with the body (1) consist of a peripheral rim (4a) of the bottom deck (4) to form a peripheral binding tightly encompassing the free edge (3a) of the body sides (3). It also relates to a travel set using the volume of the body as a compartment in which to stow personal effects of the user.