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US1634730A
US1634730A US697977A US69797724A US1634730A US 1634730 A US1634730 A US 1634730A US 697977 A US697977 A US 697977A US 69797724 A US69797724 A US 69797724A US 1634730 A US1634730 A US 1634730A
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • My invention relates to stringed musical instruments and its object is to provide a stringed instrument embodying the features of a banjo and guitarand which is especially adapted for playing orchestral music.
  • Figure 2 a left hand edge view of Figure 1, and I Figure 3 an enlarged section on line 33 of Figure 1. 1
  • 1 indicates a guitar-shape body, hereinafter called a guij tar body having an extensionQ forming a 7 ring 5.
  • banjo-shape body hereinafter called a banjo body.
  • the wall of the upper part of the guitar body merges into the wall of the banjo body at and the wall of the narrow part of the guitar body merges into the wall of the banjo body at at, and said walls form a continuous outer wall or frame as best seen in Fig. 1.
  • a ring 5 conforming to the contour of the guitar and banjo bodies tits over them and is adapted to securely hold a sheepskin-covering 6 thereon having a rein forced beaded edge 7 which is enga ed by Tightening hooks 8 are secured to the banjo and guitar bodies by screws or otherwise
  • a guitar neck 9 is secured to the upper and lower part of the guitar body by passing an extension piece 10 through the body and connecting it to the lower part by a screw.
  • a guitar finger board 11 is secured to neck 9 and preferably extends a short distance over the body.
  • the tail-piece 12, bridge 13, strings 14 and pegs 15 are con nected to the guitar body and its neck in the ordinary way.
  • a banjo neck is secured to the banjo body by passing an extension 17 4 through the upper and lower part of the body, similar to guitar neck 9, and a banjo finger board 18 is secured to the neck.
  • the tail-piece 19, bridge 20, strings 21 and pegs 22 are connected to the banjo body and its neck in the ordinary way.
  • various kinds of music such as required in an orchestra, may be produced by simply changing the positions of the hands.
  • the tones from the guitar are of the banjo character which are well adapted for dance music.
  • a stringed musical instrument characterized by having an elongated sound body formed with oppositely curving top enlargements; one of the top enlargements being circular in form and curving topwardly beyond the other of the enlargements; a pair of parallel-finger boards having extensions passing through the body on lines corresponding respectively to the longitudinal center of the elongated sound body and a diametrical center of the circular top onlargement thereon; having a sheepskin head on the body, and means to tighten the head, substantially as described.
  • a stringed musical instrument characterized by having an elongated sound body formed with oppositely curving top enlargements; one of the top enlargements being circular in form and curving topwardly becovering for the elongated body and the circular enlargement thereon and provided with. a beaded edge; a member engaging said beaded edge and extending entirely around the elongated body and the circular enlargement thereon; means for holding said member in adjusted position, a banjo neck having an extension passing through the center of the circular extension, parallel to and extending slightly beyond the gui ar neck.

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I I 1,634,730 y 1927- F. TRAVAGLINI STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Filed March 10, 1924 7 e o 2 E I 1 YmmMfo-L Human: 17 4 a 4 W w v I i W Patented July 5,1927.
UNITED STATES FRANK TBA V AGLINI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
Application filed March 10, 1924. Serial No. 697,977.
My invention relates to stringed musical instruments and its object is to provide a stringed instrument embodying the features of a banjo and guitarand which is especially adapted for playing orchestral music.
This ob ect, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being bad to theaccompanyingdrawin in which Figure 1 is a plan view. of an instrument constructed in accordance with my invention, I v
Figure 2a left hand edge view of Figure 1, and I Figure 3 an enlarged section on line 33 of Figure 1. 1
Referring to the'drawings, 1 indicates a guitar-shape body, hereinafter called a guij tar body having an extensionQ forming a 7 ring 5.
banjo-shape body hereinafter called a banjo body. The wall of the upper part of the guitar body merges into the wall of the banjo body at and the wall of the narrow part of the guitar body merges into the wall of the banjo body at at, and said walls form a continuous outer wall or frame as best seen in Fig. 1. A ring 5, conforming to the contour of the guitar and banjo bodies tits over them and is adapted to securely hold a sheepskin-covering 6 thereon having a rein forced beaded edge 7 which is enga ed by Tightening hooks 8 are secured to the banjo and guitar bodies by screws or otherwise A guitar neck 9 is secured to the upper and lower part of the guitar body by passing an extension piece 10 through the body and connecting it to the lower part by a screw. A guitar finger board 11 is secured to neck 9 and preferably extends a short distance over the body. The tail-piece 12, bridge 13, strings 14 and pegs 15 are con nected to the guitar body and its neck in the ordinary way. A banjo neck is secured to the banjo body by passing an extension 17 4 through the upper and lower part of the body, similar to guitar neck 9, and a banjo finger board 18 is secured to the neck. The tail-piece 19, bridge 20, strings 21 and pegs 22 are connected to the banjo body and its neck in the ordinary way. I
With the instrument above described, various kinds of music, such as required in an orchestra, may be produced by simply changing the positions of the hands. The tones from the guitar are of the banjo character which are well adapted for dance music. By having a banjo and guitar body integral the vibrations from the banjo pass to the body of the guitar and vice versa, thus producing short, deep and mellow tones from either set of strings.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patents is 1. A stringed musical instrument characterized by having an elongated sound body formed with oppositely curving top enlargements; one of the top enlargements being circular in form and curving topwardly beyond the other of the enlargements; a pair of parallel-finger boards having extensions passing through the body on lines corresponding respectively to the longitudinal center of the elongated sound body and a diametrical center of the circular top onlargement thereon; having a sheepskin head on the body, and means to tighten the head, substantially as described.
2. A stringed musical instrument characterized by having an elongated sound body formed with oppositely curving top enlargements; one of the top enlargements being circular in form and curving topwardly becovering for the elongated body and the circular enlargement thereon and provided with. a beaded edge; a member engaging said beaded edge and extending entirely around the elongated body and the circular enlargement thereon; means for holding said member in adjusted position, a banjo neck having an extension passing through the center of the circular extension, parallel to and extending slightly beyond the gui ar neck.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.
FRANK TRAVAG
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Cited By (4)

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US3633452A (en) * 1970-11-19 1972-01-11 Tracy Rosser Beasley Combined guitar and banjo
US6114617A (en) * 1998-05-14 2000-09-05 Scheib; Donald Albert Guitar with short seventh string and shift lever for easy conversion to banjo tuning
US8319081B1 (en) * 2011-05-26 2012-11-27 William David Ridge Combination banjo, bass, and guitar
US20140123829A1 (en) * 2012-11-06 2014-05-08 Christopher B. Woods Stringed Musical Instrument with a Guitar-Banjo Combination Sound

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3633452A (en) * 1970-11-19 1972-01-11 Tracy Rosser Beasley Combined guitar and banjo
US6114617A (en) * 1998-05-14 2000-09-05 Scheib; Donald Albert Guitar with short seventh string and shift lever for easy conversion to banjo tuning
US8319081B1 (en) * 2011-05-26 2012-11-27 William David Ridge Combination banjo, bass, and guitar
US20140123829A1 (en) * 2012-11-06 2014-05-08 Christopher B. Woods Stringed Musical Instrument with a Guitar-Banjo Combination Sound
US8907187B2 (en) * 2012-11-06 2014-12-09 Christopher B Woods Stringed musical instrument with a guitar-banjo combination sound

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