US 7,678,978 B2 · Guitar body reinforcement

Abstract

A support for a body of a stringed instrument includes a brace structure having a plurality of legs radially disposed about a central body. The brace structure has a substantially flat first surface. A portion of the plurality of legs conforms to a soundhole opening which is integrated into the body of the stringed instrument. A brace for a body of a guitar includes a unitary structure adapted to mount to a soundboard of the guitar. The unitary structure has a plurality of arms radially disposed about a central body. A method of assembling a guitar includes mounting a brace structure to a soundboard of the guitar. Again, the brace structure has a plurality of legs radially disposed about a central body.

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Dependent claims

A stringed musical instrument, comprising:

a body having a soundboard with a soundhole formed through the soundboard;
a headblock mechanically coupled to the body;
and
a brace structure mounted to the soundboard, the brace structure having a plurality of legs extending radially from a central body, the legs and central body being a unitary structure and uniform in construction, the brace structure having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, wherein first and second legs conform to the soundhole and third and fourth legs extend in opposite directions across the soundboard and fifth and sixth legs radiate outward from the central body with increasing distance between the fifth and sixth legs, the central body having first and second notches disposed between the fifth and sixth legs for receiving the headblock.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Guitar body reinforcement

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Guitar body reinforcement

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Abstract

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