Resonant Apparatus for Conducting Sound Waves
OwnerSteven Lynn Gorman, Johnathan Charles Gormaninventors
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Abstract
The “Resonant Apparatus for Conducting Sound Waves” is for an electric string instrument, such as, but not limited to, a member of the guitar, bass, mandolin or violin family. The invention comprises a resonant apparatus and at least two connectors, to conduct sound waves from the vibrating string(s) of the musical instrument through the first connector to the resonant apparatus through the second connector to an electric pickup or plurality of pickups. The invention provides for proper phase alignment between the vibrating string or strings and the electric pickup or plurality of pickups.
Claims30
An apparatus to conduct sound waves through a musical instrument, the musical instrument having at least one string mounted to vibrate above a first surface of the musical instrument and at least one electrical pickup mounted to the first surface to receive sound waves from the at least one string, the apparatus comprising:
- a resonant element fixedly mounted to the musical instrument and spaced apart from the first surface to conduct sound waves produced by the at least one string;
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- at least one connector to conduct sound waves from the at least one string to the resonant element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.