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US 11,232,770 B1Granted
Floating soundboard acoustic guitar
AssigneesJoseph J. Katzenberger, Mark Katzenberger
InventorJoseph J. Katzenberger
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Abstract
This invention is an acoustic guitar with a floating soundboard. The soundboard is attached to the body with shoulder bolts, rubber grommets, washers, and nuts (no adhesive). This allows the soundboard to float, due to the rubber grommets that will provide a great amount of movement. This results in dramatically greater volume, and improved tone (due to less force required on the guitar strings). The material for the body is Rock Maple, and the other materials are Sitka Spruce, Rosewood and Mahogany.
Claims2
An acoustic guitar, comprising:
- a back, a side, an internal ledge that is machined perpendicular to said side and parallel to said back, with large radii for strength on top and bottom of said internal ledge, blending into said side, preventing deflection of said ledge, providing a strong surface for mounting components that are required for accurate and repeatable function of said acoustic guitar, wherein said back, said side, and said internal ledge are all machined from a solid piece of wood to form a guitar body, with access holes in back of said guitar body for ease of assembly;
- an elongated neck attached to said guitar body;
- a floating soundboard attached to said guitar body and said internal ledge;
- a specified amount of stripper bolts attached to said guitar body and said internal ledge;
- a specified amount of nuts attached to said stripper bolts and said internal ledge;
- a specified amount of rubber grommets attached to said floating soundboard and said internal ledge;
- a specified amount of washers attached to said rubber grommets and said internal ledge;
- a bridge attached to said floating soundboard;
- an adjustable nut attached to said elongated neck;
- an adjustable saddle attached to said bridge;
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- a guitar string set attached to said bridge, said adjustable saddle, said adjustable nut and said elongated neck.
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