> > An old family friend makes guitars (out of wood !) > Another made surfboards (out of fibreglass). Both are artistic (YMMV) > and neither are easily reproduced. > My brother is a script-writer and film-maker. Both of his products are > *easily* reproduced. >
Hmmm, the Fender Stratocaster is one of the most reproduced body styles in guitar history, only the Gibson Les Paul is second (if i remember correctly). From the headstock, all tuning pegs on one side rather than the older more traditional 3 on each side, the 3 single coil pickups, the non-locking bridge... Granted that making a guitar is a major project, the neck alone is almost impossible to get right unless you're very experienced (one slip and you have to throw the whole thing out), but companies copy mainly two brands of guitars and have been for many years. They are easily reproduced if you have the tools and the talent. I don't think that companies put a copyright on shapes of their guitars...It wouldn't seem that they do anyway. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
