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Topic: Concave Neck For Stringed Instruments - Patent Pending |
Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 12:50 pm |
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It might be the wrong section to post this, but since I am a steel player, I thought I'd put it here.
Last Winter I applied for a patent for my idea of a concave neck for stringed instruments and should be officially patented in a month or two.
The obvious improved feature is that when playing a barre chord on guitar, the thumb fits ergonomically better in a concave neck than a round one.
Also, the thumb rides up the side of a guitar neck just as it normally does and doesn't effect existing guitar technique.
The neck design hasn't changed since powdered wigs and I don't mean Paul Revere & The Raiders.
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 1:12 pm
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Looks cool--good luck with the patent!
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 1:33 pm
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| Oh man, what a great idea! |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 3:02 pm
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Good to see things are moving along Chris!, Talk soon.
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Bill Fisher
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 3:28 pm
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V neck D-28. That's what I like.
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 2:30 am
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“V†shaped necks are popular, I guess that this is the natural successor….the “Wâ€.
Or maybe it’ll be called a “Reverse Vâ€. |
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Lee Warren
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 4:44 am
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Neat idea, Chris!
How might this impact the truss rod?
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Lee Warren
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 8:12 am
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Cool!
I guess you could run carbon fiber truss rods down each of the ‘humps’, if the center section was too shallow. |
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Jim Fogle
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North Carolina, Winston-Salem, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 8:54 am
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Chris,
Good luck with your patent request.
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Karl Paulsen
From:
Chicago
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 9:01 am
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Fascinating.
Personally I prefer that my necks be no deeper than necessary to accommodate the fingerboard, truss rod and enough wood to cover the rod. So this might not be for me.
However, having a constant lateral reference point and the likely strength benefits of a "u-beam" shaped structure is really intriguing. I wonder if such a neck could be made without a truss rod?
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 12:36 pm
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The truss still works on the electric. The classical guitar doesn't have one.
Let's say you want to have 8 strings on a guitar, a concave neck makes it easier to play, laterally.
Yes, the traditional roundneck is what people are used to, so I understand any hesitancy for switching over,
Wait until you feel one and you might not go back to a round one (tee hee).
Again, the concave neck does not interfere with guitar techniques already learned.
The thumb can still climb up the side of the neck .
For electrics; neck replacement. Acoustics: to be determined.
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Excel 3/4 Pedal With An 8 String Hawaiian Neck, Sierra Tapper (10 string with a raised fretboard to fret with fingers), Single neck Fessenden 3/5
"The Tapper" : https://christophertempleton.bandcamp.com/album/the-tapper
Soundcloud Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/bluespruce8: |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2021 5:55 pm
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| Wow, cool Chris thinking outside the box. I love it"! |
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Chris Templeton
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