ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,856, issued on Dec. 16.
"Stringed instrument" was invented by Robert Sisson (Oklahoma City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acoustic or electric six stringed instrument forming unique hardware and string defining a pair of redundant low toned strings, a redundant higher tuned string of different gauge, a singular tuned string which is a third, fourth or fifth tuning of the first three, and two redundant high toned strings, tuned to the same note as the first three strings except for being a higher octave and smaller gauge, with hardware and structural component articles custom and unique to support this six stringed instrument using...