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US 12,400,621 B2Granted
String instrument
OwnerAm Baekinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a string instrument having a new structure that can amplify resonance using an analog method. In the string instrument according to the present invention, since auxiliary strings are provided inside a main body, when a user strums strings to play the string instrument, sound generated by the strings is amplified as the auxiliary strings vibrate due to vibration of the strings. Therefore, there is an advantage in that the sound generated when playing the string instrument becomes more vibrant.
Claims5
A string instrument, comprising:
- a main body having a space portion formed therein and a sound hole formed at one side thereof;
- a neck provided to extend forward from the one side of the main body and have a tuning peg provided at a front end portion;
- and
- a plurality of strings having both ends fixed to the tuning peg and the main body,
- wherein a through-hole is formed at the one side of the main body, and
- an auxiliary string inserted into the main body through the through-hole is provided inside the main body.
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A string instrument, comprising:
- a main body having a space portion formed therein;
- a neck provided to extend forward from one side of the main body and have a tuning peg provided at a front end portion;
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- a plurality of strings having both ends fixed to the tuning peg and the main body,
- wherein rear end portions of the strings pass through the main body and extend to the inside of the main body, and
- the string instrument further comprises a muting mechanism provided at the main body to selectively come in contact with the rear end portions of the strings extending to the inside of the main body and mute an auxiliary string,
- wherein a bridge is provided on an upper plate of the main body;
- communication holes through which the rear end portions of the strings pass are formed in the upper plate and the bridge, respectively;
- an auxiliary through-hole is formed in a peripheral surface of the main body;
- an auxiliary bridge is provided on the peripheral surface of the main body;
- and
- the rear end portions of the strings pass through the auxiliary through-hole and are fixed to the auxiliary bridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.