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US 2003/0145711 A1Published application
Electric stringed musical instrument having detachable frame
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorShinya Tamura
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Abstract
An electric double-bass is broken down into a trunk, a detachable framework assembled with the trunk, coupling units provided between the trunk and the detachable framework, accessory parts, strings stretched over the trunk and an electric sound generating system for generating electric tones like acoustic tones of a double-bass, and any resonator is formed in the electric double-bass, wherein a string player disassembles the detachable framework from the trunk for storing the electric double-bass in a case, thereby enhancing the portability of the electric double-bass.
Claims5
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a trunk elongated in a longitudinal direction thereof;
- at least one string stretched over said trunk;
- a frame body sidewardly projecting from said trunk, and having relatively thick portions where a human player is held in contact during a performance and relatively thin portions connected between said relatively thick portions and between said trunk and said relatively thick portions;
- at least one string stretched over said trunk, said human player giving rise to vibrations during said performance;
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- an electric sound generating system detecting said vibrations of said at least one string for generating electric tones.
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