Concave Neck For Standup/Double Bass & Guitars

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Chris Templeton
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Concave Neck For Standup/Double Bass & Guitars

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Great for smaller hands. Feels good. Electric basses too.
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Re: Concave Neck For Standup/Double Bass

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Looking good Chris!
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I appreciate that coming from you, Craig!
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Awesome, Chris. I hope this catches on.
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Thank you Mike. Hard to change something that's been around since before powdered wigs.
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I like it. Can imagine that.
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Re: Concave Neck For Standup/Double Bass

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Here's my concave neck on an electric and nylon stringed guitars. The proper positioning for a classical player's thumb is directly behind the neck. Great for beginners.
Often, a guitar players thumb rides up and over the neck and with a concave neck, the palm of the hand rests comfortably in the concave.
Also great for smaller hands, especially on double bass.
This is my patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD98 ... oq=D980899, and if any of you find someone who wants to use it, there may be a finders fee.
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