Chromatic multiple stringed musical instrument

Claim 1

The combination of a guitar-shaped musical instrument comprising successively along the longitudinal axis thereof, a tail piece supported on a resonating body, a longitudinally arched bridge of predetermined height supported upon the body and spaced from the tail piece, an elongated neck comprising a chromatic fret board extending longitudinally centrally from the body end portion opposite the tail piece, and co-axially of said body, said neck carrying a nut outwardly of the fret board, and said nut having a plurality of longitudinally extending, transversely spaced apart notches therein, said neck terminating outwardly of said nut in a tuning machine, a plurality of strings stretched from said tail piece to pass in arcuate contact over the central portion of said bridge arch and passing over said frets in transversely spaced apart relationship above substantially half the fret board width, and selectively through said notches to selective tuning machine string post to be adjustably tightened in tension by the respective tuning gear means therefor, said strings being arranged transversely successively from highest, smallest fractional inch cross-section diameter, to lowest, largest fractional inch diameter, to middle fractional inch diameter, tone range, with middle tone range string disposition being over transverse area bordering the transverse area over the unused fret board portion, said guitarshaped musical instrument providing fret board mounted pitch peg means with head elevation above, and grooved longitudinally as disposed, for slight lift of highest tonal string disposition, with pitch peg means position at pre-selected distance from nut, whereby to raise highest tonal string pitch range capability.