Stringed instrument
AssigneeTaiyou Gakki Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuo Machida
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Abstract
A stringed instrument includes an elongated supporter 4, which is disposed in a sound box 1 so as to have both ends fixed to a side plate 1b of the sound box 1, and a vibration absorber 5 disposed between the supporter 4 and a sounding board 2. The supporter 4 has a projection 4b formed on a surface facing an inner surface of the sounding board 2. The projection is brought into contact with the vibration absorber 5 to press the vibration absorber 5 against the inner surface of the sounding board 2. The vibration absorber 5 is supported by the supporter 4 so as not to bring both ends 5′ and 5′ of the vibration absorber 5 into contact with an inner surface of the side plate 1b.
Claims3
A stringed instrument, which has a sound box provided with a pickup microphone, comprising:
- a supporter disposed so as to be fixed to a side plate of the sound box inside the sound box;
- a vibration absorber disposed between the supporter and a sounding board and having such a size to be brought in partial contact with an inner surface of the sounding board, the sounding board forming a front plate of the sound box;
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- the supporter having at least one projection formed on a first surface facing the inner surface of the sounding board,
- wherein the at least one projection is brought into contact with the vibration absorber to press the vibration absorber against the inner surface of the sounding board;
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- wherein the vibration absorber is supported by the supporter so as not to bring the vibration absorber into contact with an inner surface of the side plate of the sound box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.