Bow thine heads unworthy, for ye are in the presence of a Rock God. US 4,656,917 issued to one Edward L. Van Halen of Los Angeles, California in the year of our Lord, nineteen and eighty-seven.
The most important thing to say is that this might be the single best patent cover figure I've personally seen. A line drawing of a major musician shredding on the cover of a US legal document is not something that happens very often.So somewhere between doing stuff like this and kicking David Lee Roth out of the band, Halen filed an application for this patent. It's pretty simple, really: a flap on the bottom of the guitar folds open and supports the guitar horizontally which, according to the abstract "[allows] the player to create new techniques and sounds previously unknown to any player." So show some respect swine and spark your lighter, damn it!
It's not the only one Halen has either. He has a design patent for pegheads as well as a drop key tuning system. Good for him.
This pretty much had to be the first post. Glad this blog is happening.
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