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US 2018/0336868 A1Published application
Musical instrument
OwnerRobert L. Oberginventor
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A musical instrument having a hollow or semi-hollow body and a sound board, representing either the anatomical front surface or the anatomical rear surface of the hollow body, or with the front surface and the rear surface both functioning as a sound board for the musical instrument and having at least one tuned sound port located in either the front and/or rear sound board of the musical instrument through which sound can exist with the tuned sound port comprising a hollow member adapted to be inserted through a hole formed in one or both of the sound boards and having a central opening of predetermined geometry and a length extending a fixed distance from the sound board into the interior of the musical instrument of between 5% and 95% of the distance between the front rear sound surfaces of the musical instrument. The musical instrument is preferably a stringed musical instrument which may include a plurality of panels extending between the front and rear sound boards for enhancing the structural support of the musical instrument and for funneling sound through the tuned sound ports or alternatively the musical instrument may include a plurality of panels extending between the front and rear surfaces without a tuned sound port.
1- A musical instrument comprising a body having a hollow or semi-hollow interior, a front and rear surface and a sound board representing either the anatomical front surface or the anatomical rear surface of the hollow body, or with the front surface and the rear surface both functioning as a sound board for the musical instrument and having at least one tuned sound port extending into the interior of the musical instrument through which sound can exist with the tuned sound port comprising a hollow member adapted to be inserted through a hole formed in the musical instrument and having a central opening of predetermined geometry and a length extending a fixed distance from the hole through which the tuned sound port is inserted.
A musical instrument as defined in claim 1 wherein the musical instrument is a stringed musical instrument with the tuned sound port inserted through a hole formed in at least the anatomical front or rear sound board of the musical instrument with the hollow member extending into the interior of the musical instrument a fixed distance equal to between 5% and 95% of the distance between the front and rear sound boards.
A musical instrument comprising a hollow or semi-hollow body, a front and rear surface, at least one sound board representing either the anatomical front surface or the anatomical rear surface of the hollow body and a plurality of panels interconnecting the front and rear surfaces of the hollow body.
A musical instrument as defined in claim 1 further comprising a bridge and saddle assembly mounted on the anatomical front sound board of the musical instrument with the bridge and saddle assembly comprising a saddle having a body and at least one conventional transducer pick up for converting vibrations from the strings in the musical instrument into electrical signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.