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Rushing
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Inventor:
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12/1991
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Murata
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Wilder
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2009/0114076 A1*
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ABSTRACT
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4,064,780 A *
12/1977 Bond
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9/1980
Petillo ....... ..
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the height of the tang that alloW the fret Wire to more easily
bend to shape of a contoured fret board. Tang elements
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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deriving musical notes and chords. The ?rst fret Wire Was
length
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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the top of the Wire tends to stretch and the tang tends to bunch
or gather. As a result, as the top of the Wire pulls and the
bottom of the Wire pushes, there is a tendency for the loWer
ends of the Wire to lift out of the slot, and may Warp. In 1893,
John F. Stratton received a patent on a fret design, US. Pat.
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?ngerboards.
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tive basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the
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of current fret Wire, With the exception that the improved fret
Wire need not be bent to shape prior to installation and the
Wire can be pressed or hammered into place more easily
Without the bending resistance encountered by the current fret
Wire design.
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of the device.
3 . An apparatus as in claim 1 Wherein the tang portion of the
fret Wire is notched so as to alloW the fret Wire to bend easily
to folloW the curve of contoured ?ngerboards.
4. An apparatus as in claim 1 Wherein the tang elements
engage the fret slot to help hold the fret tightly in place once
installed.