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An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer (34) located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the stringed musical instrument displays personal infor

An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer (34) located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the stringed musical instrument displays personal information to a user from a display screen (44). For example, a user can store, retrieve, edit and delete information such as complete song tablature, contact names, phone numbers, play lists for performance, schedules of shows etc. from within the instrument.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A stringed musical instrument, comprising: a body that generally forms a waist, upper bout and lower bout regions, and comprises a bottom deck, a top deck with a bridge, and a side joining the top and bottom decks; a neck; a plurality of strings positioned lengthwise ab

The invention claimed is: 1. A stringed musical instrument, comprising: a body that generally forms a waist, upper bout and lower bout regions, and comprises a bottom deck, a top deck with a bridge, and a side joining the top and bottom decks; a neck; a plurality of strings positioned lengthwise about the neck; and a computer unit held by the body, the computer unit comprising a display held by the side of the upper bout region in a position where the display is viewable by the user when playing the instrument and that provides the user of the instrument with song-related data to assist the user in playing the instrument, and comprising an operating system that allows a user to create, store, recall, and manage music-related and non-music-related data. 2. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the body, neck, and strings are components of a guitar. 3. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the body, neck, and strings are components of a bass guitar, banjo, mandoline, violin, or pedal-steel guitar. 4. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the computer unit is integrated into the body of the instrument. 5. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the computer comprises menu-driven software. 6. The stringed musical instrument of claim 5, wherein the menu options can be selected by touching an appropriate position of the display. 7. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the computer comprises a digital video disc player. 8. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the computer comprises software that stores and visually displays contact names and addresses. 9. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the computer comprises an USB port for downloading information from another computer. 10. The stringed musical instrument of claim 1, wherein the song-related data include complete song tablature. 11. A stringed musical instrument, comprising: a body that generally forms a waist, upper bout and lower bout regions, and comprises a bottom deck, a top deck with a bridge, and a side joining the top and bottom decks; a neck; a plurality of strings positioned lengthwise about the neck; and a computer unit held by the body, the computer unit comprising menu-driven software and a display held by the side of the upper bout region in a position where the display is viewable by the user when playing the instrument and that provides the user of the instrument with: song-related data to assist the user in playing the instrument, and comprising an operating system that allows a user to create, store, recall, and manage music-related and non-music-related data; visual display capability for contact names and addresses; and visual display of menu options that can be selected by touching an appropriate position of the display.