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US 7,842,866 B1Granted
Musical instrument
OwnerWooster Leroy Atkinsoninventor
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Abstract
A musical instrument having a body shaped like a traditional stringed instrument such as a guitar and a sounding piece for strumming. The sounding piece, which is made of a material sufficiently stiff as to emit a sound when strummed, has a plurality of corrugations. The sounding piece is mounted within or on the body so that the corrugations run parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body. The sounding piece is also mounted sufficiently loosely within or on the body that it is able to vibrate sufficiently freely as to make a sound.
Claims12
A musical instrument comprising:
- a body shaped like a stringed instrument and having a longitudinal axis;
- a sounding piece, said sounding piece having a plurality of corrugations, said corrugations running parallel to said longitudinal axis of said body;
- said sounding piece being loosely carried by said body without screws attaching said sounding piece to said body so that when a musician holds said body and strums said corrugations of said sounding piece, said sounding piece vibrates within said body creating a sound.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a body shaped like an acoustic guitar and defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a sounding piece carried loosely by said body without screws attaching said sounding piece to said body, said sounding piece positioned substantially where the sound hole would be if said body were an acoustic guitar, said sounding piece having a plurality of corrugations, said corrugations running parallel to said longitudinal axis so that a player can hold said body as said player would hold said acoustic guitar and strum said plurality of corrugations as said player would strum said acoustic guitar.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a body shaped like a guitar or banjo, said body having a longitudinal axis and a recess;
- a sounding piece having an outer edge and corrugations running parallel to said longitudinal axis;
- an outer retaining frame attached to said body around said recess so that said outer retaining frame alone retains said sounding piece within said recess;
- wherein said recess, said sounding piece, and said frame are dimensioned so that said sounding piece is loosely carried within said recess with space between said edge of said sounding piece and said body and with space between said corrugations and said outer retaining frame so that, when a musician holds said body and strums said corrugations of said sounding piece, said sounding piece vibrates within said body creating a sound.
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