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US 2007/0163418 A1Published application
Carbon-Fiber Laminate Musical Instrument Sound Board
OwnerJimmie Allredinventor
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Abstract
A soundboard for a hollow-body stringed instrument made of layers of carbon-fiber and resin material surrounding a core of one or more layers of constant-thickness plywood, veneer (thinly sliced wood) or paper. Additional shaped layers are provided to produce a desired pattern of stiffness in the soundboard. The soundboard may be tuned by attaching additional masses to a surface of the soundboard. A method of making and tuning the soundboard of the invention is provided.
Claims15
A carbon-fiber laminate soundboard for a musical instrument comprising:
- a face layer of carbon fiber material;
- a core layer of constant thickness material;
- at least one additional shaped layer of constant-thickness material to increase thickness of the resulting laminate in local areas;
- and
- a back layer of carbon fiber material.
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