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US 2006/0130633 A1Published application
Musical instrument soundboard
OwnerAbdallah Albertinventor
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Abstract
A musical instrument soundboard including a resonant layer affixed to a base layer by a non-dampening acoustic coupling layer. The resonant layer can be sheets, plates, flakes, granules and powders formed of metal, crystal, glass, and ceramic. A protective layer is positioned atop the resonant layer. When formed into a musical instrument, the soundboard is highly resonant so as to provide the musical instrument with excellent tone.
Claims9
A musical instrument soundboard, comprising:
- a wooden base layer;
- a non-dampening acoustic coupling layer being positioned atop said base layer, said acoustic coupling layer being selected from the group consisting of an oil and an acoustic coupling gel;
- a resonant layer being positioned atop the acoustic coupling layer, said resonant layer being selected from the group consisting of metal, crystal, glass, and ceramic;
- and, a protective layer being positioned atop said resonant layer.
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The soundboard according to claim 8 wherein said protective layer comprises varnish.
A musical instrument, comprising:
- a soundboard including:
- a base layer;
- a non-dampening acoustic coupling layer being positioned atop said base layer, said acoustic coupling layer being selected from the group consisting of an oil and an acoustic coupling gel;
- a resonant layer being positioned atop the acoustic coupling layer, said resonant layer being selected from the group consisting of metal, crystal, glass, and ceramic;
- and,
- a protective layer being positioned atop said resonant layer;
- and, a plurality of taut strings being attached to said soundboard serving as a source of
- external periodic driving forces when moved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.