Bracing for string musical instruments
OwnerGeorge Gruhninventor
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Abstract
A string music instrument comprising a soundboard, back and sides defining an inner area. The instrument having an upper bout, a waist and a lower bout. An offset, teardrop-shaped soundhole is disposed in the upper bout region and a bridge plate is disposed in the lower bout region. A soundboard bracing system including an upper transverse brace disposed at the waist region, a lower transverse brace disposed in the lower bout. A first upper brace and a second upper brace disposed between the upper transverse brace and lower transverse brace and flanking a bridge plate. Tone bars flank the bridge plate and the upper braces. The back has a back bracing having a center strip and a plurality of transverse back braces that are evenly spaced and a back panel to access the inner area.
Claims18
A string music instrument comprising:
- a soundboard having an upper bout region, a waist region and a lower bout region;
- a soundhole, said soundhole being disposed in the upper bout region;
- a bridge plate, said bridge plate disposed in the lower bout region;
- a soundboard bracing system having
- an upper transverse brace, said upper transverse brace disposed at the waist region;
- a lower transverse brace, said lower transverse brace disposed in the lower bout region;
- a first upper brace having a first end, a second end and a length, said first upper brace first end disposed adjacent the upper transverse brace and said first upper brace second end being disposed adjacent the lower transverse brace;
- a second upper brace having a first end, a second end and a length, said second upper brace first end disposed adjacent the upper transverse brace and said second upper brace second end being disposed adjacent the lower transverse brace;
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- tone bars.
A string music instrument soundboard having an upper bout region, a waist region and a lower bout region comprising:
- a soundboard bracing system having
- a soundhole, said soundhole being disposed in the upper bout;
- a bridge plate, said bridge plate disposed in the lower bout;
- an upper transverse brace, said upper transverse brace disposed at the waist region;
- a lower transverse brace, said lower transverse brace disposed in the lower bout;
- a first upper brace having a first end, a second end and a length, said first upper brace first end disposed adjacent the upper transverse brace and said first upper brace second end being disposed adjacent the lower transverse brace;
- a second upper brace having a first end, a second end and a length, said second upper brace first end disposed adjacent the upper transverse brace and said second upper brace second end being disposed adjacent the lower transverse brace, wherein said first upper brace first end is disposed a first distance from said second upper brace first end and said first upper brace second end is disposed a second distance from said second upper brace second end, wherein the first distance is shorter than the second distance;
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- tone bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.