A stringed instrument including an arm extending besides the strings from the body to the headstock such that said arm supports the tensions of the tuned strings, thereby eliminating the need for a neck to support this tension, and allowing for the use of fingerboards of a wide range of shapes which greatly improves ergonomic properties of the instrument.

 
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