EP0801781A4 - Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments - Google Patents
Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instrumentsInfo
- Publication number
- EP0801781A4 EP0801781A4 EP94922477A EP94922477A EP0801781A4 EP 0801781 A4 EP0801781 A4 EP 0801781A4 EP 94922477 A EP94922477 A EP 94922477A EP 94922477 A EP94922477 A EP 94922477A EP 0801781 A4 EP0801781 A4 EP 0801781A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- fret
- musical instruments
- stringed musical
- retractable neck
- retractable
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US1994/007436 WO1996001468A1 (en) | 1992-09-11 | 1994-07-01 | Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0801781A1 EP0801781A1 (en) | 1997-10-22 |
EP0801781A4 true EP0801781A4 (en) | 1998-06-03 |
EP0801781B1 EP0801781B1 (en) | 2002-10-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94922477A Expired - Lifetime EP0801781B1 (en) | 1994-07-01 | 1994-07-01 | Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0801781B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3591838B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69431571T2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE102005038852A1 (en) * | 2005-08-12 | 2007-02-15 | Rolf Schenkelberg | String instrument e.g. bass guitars has fret, which consists selectively movable staves, which are partially cut away over its length whereby length of fret in finger board corresponds the width of slots |
US8993862B2 (en) | 2013-03-14 | 2015-03-31 | Marc Eugene ANDERSON | Retractable stringed musical instruments and method for operating same |
Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1727230A (en) * | 1927-05-23 | 1929-09-03 | John E P Cox | Finger board for stringed musical instruments |
US4297936A (en) * | 1980-04-09 | 1981-11-03 | Mouton Martin J | Retractable fret system for stringed instruments |
US4722260A (en) * | 1985-10-01 | 1988-02-02 | Gabriele Pigozzi | Stringed musical instrument having retracting frets |
US4777858A (en) * | 1986-04-14 | 1988-10-18 | Petschulat David J | Adjustable string contact system for a musical instrument |
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1994
- 1994-07-01 DE DE69431571T patent/DE69431571T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-07-01 EP EP94922477A patent/EP0801781B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-07-01 JP JP50384896A patent/JP3591838B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1727230A (en) * | 1927-05-23 | 1929-09-03 | John E P Cox | Finger board for stringed musical instruments |
US4297936A (en) * | 1980-04-09 | 1981-11-03 | Mouton Martin J | Retractable fret system for stringed instruments |
US4722260A (en) * | 1985-10-01 | 1988-02-02 | Gabriele Pigozzi | Stringed musical instrument having retracting frets |
US4777858A (en) * | 1986-04-14 | 1988-10-18 | Petschulat David J | Adjustable string contact system for a musical instrument |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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See also references of WO9601468A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH10507840A (en) | 1998-07-28 |
DE69431571T2 (en) | 2003-06-26 |
EP0801781A1 (en) | 1997-10-22 |
DE69431571D1 (en) | 2002-11-21 |
JP3591838B2 (en) | 2004-11-24 |
EP0801781B1 (en) | 2002-10-16 |
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