Stringed musical instrument neck having retractable frets

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G10D 1/00 (2006.01) G10D 1/08 (2006.01) G10D 3/06 (2006.01)

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CA 2116251

A stringed musical instrument (12) that can be played either in a fretted or a fretless mode comprises an interconnected fret assembly (38) comprising frets (24) and a longitudinal fret interconnecting member (40) that is attached to, and movable with, the frets. A movable linear cam structure (46) has two cams at each fret, one positioned on each side of the fret interconnecting member, and includes rack teeth (52) which mesh with a pinion (62) driven by a lever (66) for causing linear movement of the linear cam structure. The interconnecting member is an elongated slat (40) which is positioned in a slot (50) between the cams. The linear-movable cam includes an elongated guide protrusion (56) and an interior cavity (30) of the fingerboard, in which the cam rides, defines an elongated guide slot (58) for receiving the guide protrusion and thereby limiting lateral movement of the linear cam. The linear cam structure and the interior cavity have tapered lateral sides.

Instrument de musique à cordes (12) dont on peut jouer par pincement ou sans pincement. Cet instrument comprend un ensemble de frettes interreliées (38) comportant des frettes (24) et un élément longitudinal d'interconnexion (40) relié à ces frettes et pouvant bouger avec elles. Une structure à cames linéaire mobile (46) est constituée de deux cames pour chaque frette, chacune de ces cames étant placée de chaque côté de l'élément d'interconnexion des frettes, et elle est munie de dents de crémaillère (52) pouvant s'engrener avec un pignon (62) actionné par un levier (66) pour provoquer le mouvement linéaire de la structure à cames. L'élément d'interconnexion est une lame allongée (40) placée dans une fente (50) située entre les cames. La came à déplacement linéaire est notamment constituée d'un élément de guidage allongé en saillie (56) et de la cavité intérieure (30) de la touche, que chevauche cette came. Elle délimite une fente de guidage allongée (58) permettant de recevoir l'élément de guidage en saillie et de limiter ainsi le mouvement latéral de la came linéaire. Cette structure de came linéaire et cette cavité intérieure comportent des côtés coniques.

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