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US 2008/0156168 A1Published application
Stringed musical instruments, and methods of making the same
OwnerJoseph E. Luttwakinventor
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Abstract
Stringed musical instruments, and methods for manufacturing such instruments, are provided that include a unitary shell that includes a head, a neck and a body, a separate sound board adapted to be attached to the unitary shell, wherein the soundboard extends from the head to the body, and a substantially hollow cavity extending through the head, the neck and the body. Exemplary processes include composite manufacturing processes and plastics manufacturing processes.
Claims21
A stringed musical instrument comprising:
- a unitary shell comprising a head, a neck and a body;
- a separate sound board adapted to be attached to the unitary shell, wherein the soundboard extends from the head to the body;
- and
- a substantially hollow cavity in the unitary shell extending through the head, the neck and the body.
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A process for manufacturing a composite stringed musical instrument, the process comprising:
- providing a mold to form a unitary shell comprising a head, a neck and a body;
- providing a plurality of pieces of fiber cloth in the mold;
- adding a resin to saturate the fiber cloth;
- applying pressure to the fiber cloth in the mold;
- curing the resin to form the unitary shell;
- attaching a separate sound board the unitary shell, wherein the soundboard extends from the head to the body;
- and
- providing a substantially hollow cavity in the unitary shell extending through the head, the neck and the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.