Humidifier for wooden musical instruments
OwnerHerbert M. Lightinventor
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Abstract
A humidifier for a wooden stringed instrument. The humidifier comprises a stiff, vapor-permeable tubular member having a cap attached to one end thereof. The humidifier is supported in a hole in the side wall of the stringed instrument, the stiffness of the tubular member allows the humidifier to be cantilevered within the sound box so that the tubular member does not contact the interior of the sound box. In a preferred embodiment, the humidifier is mounted in a hole extending through the string anchor insert of the instrument.
Claims18
An improved humidifier of the type that is mounted through an aperture into a wooden musical instrument's sound box, the sound box having a side wall aperture used for a string anchor insert, the improvement comprising:
- a self-supporting, vapor-permeable, liquid retaining tubular member;
- and
- an attachment means for supporting the tubular member within the sound box from said side wall aperture without the tubular member contacting the sound box.
In combination a wooden musical instrument and a humidifer, the instrument having a sound box including a side wall, an aperture in the side wall used for a string anchor insert, a top plate, and a bottom plate, the humidifier comprising:
- a self-supporting, vapor-permeable, liquid-retaining tubular member;
- and
- an attachment means for supporting the tubular member within the sound box from said side wall aperture without the tubular member contacting the sound box.
In combination a wooden musical instrument and a humidifier, the instrument having a sound box including a side wall, an aperture in the side wall, a top plate, a bottom plate and an end rest assembly, including an end block and a shaft that threadingly engages the end block, the humidifier being mounted on one end of the assembly extending into the sound box the humidifier comprising:
- a self-supporting, vapor permeable, liquid-retaining tubular member;
- an attachment means for supporting the tubular member within the sound box without the tubular member for retaining liquid;
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- a cap portion attached to the shaft for retaining liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.