Resonator accessories for musical instruments
OwnerVladimir P. Gutsmaninventor
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Abstract
Accessories to improve the tonal qualities of a guitar or other stringed instruments include a bridge sound plate, a bridge support, a stress tube, and one or more bridge pin bolts. A bridge pin bolt may include a head, a shank, a thread, and a nut, the head of the bridge pin bolt having a void therethrough extending from a front of the head to a back of the head to receive a guitar string therethrough, the void extending upwardly from the front of the head to the back of the head. One or more of the accessories may be formed of brass or another material with good tonal properties. A sound plate may be adjustable or tunable. The accessories may be used independently, or may be used together as a system of accessories.
Claims21
A method of improving a sustain of a drum, the method comprising:
- selecting a drum;
- selecting a sound plate, the sound plate comprising a main body having a first slot formed therein, and a first tunable element moveable within the first slot to adjust a resonance of the sound plate;
- and
- installing the sound plate substantially vertically within a body of a drum.
A method of improving a sustain of a drum, the method comprising:
- selecting a drum;
- selecting a sound plate, the sound plate comprising:
- a base portion having a plurality of mounting holes,
- a main body cambered downwardly from the base portion, and
- at least one tuning element in connection with the main body;
- and
- installing the base portion of the sound plate within a body of the drum, the sound plate installed substantially vertically within the body of the drum.
A method of improving a sustain of a drum, the method comprising:
- selecting a drum;
- selecting a sound plate, the sound plate comprising:
- a base portion having a plurality of mounting holes,
- a main body cambered downwardly from the base portion, the main body having either (i) at least one slot formed therein or (ii) at least one projection, and
- at least one tuning element in connection with the main body;
- installing the base portion of the sound plate within a body of the drum, the sound plate installed substantially vertically within the body of the drum;
- and
- adjusting a resonance of the sound plate by adjusting a position of the at least one tuning element either (i) within the at least one slot or (ii) along the at least one projection, such that the resonance of the sound plate optimizes overtones and/or harmonics of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.