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US 2021/0020152 A1Published application
Stringed Instrument Resonance System
AssigneeFender Musical Instruments Corporation
InventorsTimothy P. Shaw, Joshua D. Hurst, Brian C. Swerdfeger
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Abstract
A stringed instrument, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar, can employ a resonance system that consists of a body having at least one internal cavity accessed by a soundhole continuously extending from a top cover. The soundhole may have a continuously curvilinear transition from the top cover and a length corresponding with an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body.
Claims20
A musical instrument, comprising:
- an instrument body including an internal cavity between a top cover and floor;
- a sound hole extending from the top cover into the internal cavity;
- and
- a suspension extending from the instrument body and in contact with the sound hole and further extending along the top cover to suspend the sound hole above the floor of the instrument body.
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A musical instrument, comprising:
- an instrument body including an internal cavity;
- a sound hole extending from a top cover of the instrument body into the internal cavity;
- and
- a suspension extending from the instrument body to suspend the sound hole above a floor of the instrument body.
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A method of making a musical instrument, comprising:
- providing an instrument body including an internal cavity between a top cover and floor;
- disposing a sound hole extending from the top cover into the internal cavity;
- and
- providing a suspension extending from the instrument body and in contact with the sound hole and further extending along the top cover to suspend the sound hole above the floor of the instrument body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.