EP0801781A4 - Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments - Google Patents

Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments

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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
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Prior art keywords
fret
musical instruments
stringed musical
retractable neck
retractable
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0801781A1 (en
EP0801781B1 (en
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Serban Ghenea
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Priority claimed from PCT/US1994/007436 external-priority patent/WO1996001468A1/en
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Publication of EP0801781A4 publication Critical patent/EP0801781A4/en
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EP94922477A 1994-07-01 1994-07-01 Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments Expired - Lifetime EP0801781B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1994/007436 WO1996001468A1 (en) 1992-09-11 1994-07-01 Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments

Publications (3)

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EP0801781A1 EP0801781A1 (en) 1997-10-22
EP0801781A4 true EP0801781A4 (en) 1998-06-03
EP0801781B1 EP0801781B1 (en) 2002-10-16

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EP94922477A Expired - Lifetime EP0801781B1 (en) 1994-07-01 1994-07-01 Fret retractable neck for stringed musical instruments

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EP (1) EP0801781B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3591838B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69431571T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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)

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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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