Patent References 3868880 Seven string electric guitar Compound headstock for a stringed instrument Method and apparatus for fully adjusting and intonating an acoustic guitar Method and apparatus for fully adjusting and intonating an acoustic guitar Method and apparatus for fully adjusting and intonating stringed, fretted musical instruments, and making adjustments to the rule of 18 Method and apparatus for fully adjusting and providing tempered intonation for stringed, fretted musical instruments, and making adjustments to the rule of 18 Patent #: 5955689 InventorApplicationNo. 596643 filed on 06/19/2000US Classes:84/267, Guitars84/297S, Strings84/312RTuningsExaminersPrimary: Nappi, Robert E.Assistant: Lockett, Kim Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01D 001/08AbstractA five-string guitar is tuned in fifths to provide better sound. A five-string guitar is tuned in fifths to provide better sound by providing better harmonic separation of the notes played and by reducing "muddiness" or lack of clarity in the heard note. A number of realized embodiments enable the five-string guitar to accommodate a wide variety of stringed-instrument musical needs and preferences. | |