Acoustical stringed instrument
OwnerJonathan Jess Lesseminventor
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Abstract
A stringed musical instrument includes a soundbox, including a soundboard and a backboard opposite the soundboard; a headstock, including tuners; a neck member, including a fretboard, extending between the headstock and the soundbox to form a common longitudinal axis; a plurality of strings having ends coupled to the tuners and other ends coupled to the soundbox; and a bridge coupled to the soundbox along the longitudinal axis. Ends of the strings are connected to the bridge and other ends of the strings are connected to the tuners. The soundboard is configured to directly interconnect with the backboard to form a sound chamber.
Claims17
A stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a soundbox, comprising a soundboard and a backboard opposite the soundboard, wherein the soundboard is configured to directly connect to the backboard without sidewalls to form a sound chamber;
- a headstock, comprising tuners;
- a neck member, comprising a fretboard, extending between the headstock and the soundbox to form a common longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of strings having ends coupled to the tuners and other ends coupled to the soundbox;
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- a bridge coupled to the soundbox along the longitudinal axis, wherein ends of the strings are connected to the bridge or to a separate tailpiece, and other ends of the strings are connected to the tuners.
A stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a soundbox, comprising a soundboard and a backboard opposite the soundboard, wherein the soundboard is configured to directly connect to the backboard to form a sound chamber;
- a headstock, comprising tuners;
- a neck member, comprising a fretboard, extending between the headstock and the soundbox to form a common longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of strings having ends coupled to the tuners and other ends coupled to the soundbox;
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- a bridge coupled to the soundbox along the longitudinal axis, wherein ends of the strings are connected to the bridge or to a separate tailpiece, and other ends of the strings are connected to the tuners,
- wherein the soundboard and the backboard, or portions thereof, are each formed of one or multiple pieces that are capable of forming or bending in multiple different axes of curvature.
A stringed musical instrument, comprising:
- a soundbox, comprising a soundboard and a backboard opposite the soundboard, wherein the soundboard is configured to directly connect to the backboard to form a sound chamber, and the soundboard has a triangular planar surface with sides of the triangular planar surface having curved surfaces extending therefrom into different axes;
- a headstock, comprising tuners;
- a neck member, comprising a fretboard, extending between the headstock and the soundbox to form a common longitudinal axis;
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- a bridge coupled to the soundbox along the longitudinal axis, wherein ends of a plurality of strings are connected to the bridge and other ends of the strings are connected to the tuners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.