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US 6,787,688 B2Granted
Musical instrument
AssigneeHarmos Music, Ltd.
InventorsT. Sage Harmos, James I. Baecker
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Abstract
The present invention includes a musical instrument that is lighter in weight, and utilizes less raw material to construct than traditional instruments. Some embodiments of the present invention also provide unique resonance characteristics over prior instrument designs. Additionally, the present invention includes embodiments of a musical instrument that are constructed utilizing the improved strength and rigidity qualities of space frame technology.
Claims16
A musical instrument, comprising;
- a mechanism for generating a musical sound;
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- a body attached to said sound generating mechanism, at least a portion of said body comprising a space frame.
A musical instrument, comprising;
- a mechanism for generating a musical tone;
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- a body attached to said sound generating mechanism, said body having frequency response characteristics generating a peak resonance frequency occurring at or above 1,100 Hz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.