| US 7,491,875 B2 | ||
| Fret dressing mask | ||
| John Ames Cross, 7955 Haskell Ave. #4, Van Nuys, Calif. 91406 (US) | ||
| Filed on May 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/743,898. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0271587 A1, Nov. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G10D 1/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 84—314R | 13 Claims |
| 1. A masking for use with a stringed instrument having a plurality of frets spaced along a top face of a neck, comprising:
a strip of polymer material having a plurality of slots formed therethrough, said slots being sized and positioned complementarily
to said frets;
said slots configured to receive said frets when said strip is attached to said neck during manufacture, said frets being
substantially exposed and said top face being substantially covered;
whereby said masking substantially protects said neck from damage during a fret filing process.
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