Abrégé

A universal musical instrument fingerboard with a sinusoidal plane wave pattern along the top surface that resembles ripple waves. The rippleboard is a improvement to existing fingerboard and fretboard designs by retaining beneficial characteristics and including improvements to intonation assistance, playing comfort and ergonomics. The tone of an instrument is improved via the removal of fret noise. The fingerboard is manufactured with simple techniques and is repairable. A rippleboard vastly reduces the complexity of learning and playing string instruments.

Classes IPC  ?

• G10D 3/06 - ManchesTouches, p. ex. frettes
• G10D 1/05 - Instruments à cordes pincées ou grattées, p. ex. harpes ou lyres avec des frettes ou des touches
• G10D 1/02 - Instruments à cordes frottées, p. ex. violons, altos, violoncelles, contrebasses ou vielles à roue