Metallic stringed musical instrument body and method of making said body
OwnerRichard J. DeGrootinventor
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Abstract
Guitars have traditionally been manufactured from a variety of wood combinations to produce the best sound possible. The advent of modem day CNC machining has allowed for the construction of a hollow, lightweight, metallic stringed musical instrument body. This body can be constructed as a hollow body or solid body, as are traditional wood guitars, with or without the incorporation of sound amplification devices. This construction technique allows for unlimited body designs and modifications to produce a sound customized for the customer.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a stringed musical instrument body having a metal skin with a reinforcing rib, comprising the steps of:
- providing a metal plate with first and second sides;
- machining by removing metal to create a first pocket from the second side of the metal plate, the pocket delineating a first section of the metal skin between a floor of the first pocket and the first side of the metal plate;
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- machining a second pocket from the second side of the metal plate, the second pocket delineating a second section of the metal skin between a floor of the second pocket and the first side of the metal plate;
- the first and second pockets having adjacent sidewalls delineating the reinforcing rib therebetween.
A method of manufacturing a stringed musical instrument body having a metal skin forming a face of the body, comprising the steps of:
- fastening to a machine tool a metal plate with first and second surfaces;
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- machining by removing metal to create a pocket in the second surface of the metal plate, the pocket delineating the metal skin between a floor of the pocket and the first surface of the metal plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.