G - Physics – 10 – D
Patent
G - Physics
10
D
84/2
G10D 3/00 (2006.01) G10D 3/06 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1067730
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to truss rod assemblies for adjust- ing the curvature of the neck of a musical instrument. A number of prob- lems have been encountered in use of truss rod assemblies of the prior art. The central portion of the fill strip is normally required to be very thin which creates the possibility of it cracking in handling and failure in use of the instrument. More importantly, the cylindrical truss rods of the prior art are not very flexible, making the assembly procedure for the instrument difficult to accomplish. According to the present invention, these problems are solved in a manner unknown hereto- fore. With the present invention, it is possible to increase the thick ness of the fill strip at the center thereof to minimize the possibility of cracking same during the handling thereof and the possibility of failure thereof during use. Furthermore, with the present truss rod assembly, the flexibility of the truss rod is substantially increased so that the truss rod more readily conforms to the curvature of the slot in the instrument neck, highly simplifying manufacturing procedures and increasing the reliability of the finished product. Briefly, the present improvement in a truss rod assembly consists of flattening a major part of the central portion of the truss rod to increase the flexibility thereof in the plane of curvature thereof. Initially, the entire truss rod is cylindrical and the central portion thereof is flattened in a press.
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