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US 8,569,602 B2Granted
Stringed musical instruments and related methods
OwnerDaniel R. Nash, Jason M. Nashinventors
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Abstract
Improvements in acoustical and stringed musical instruments (e.g., guitars) are disclosed.
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A musical instrument comprising:
- a body that defines a resonance chamber and that features a soundboard with a sound hole;
- and,
- a bridge that is affixed to the soundboard, the soundboard configured so that the affixed bridge is mechanically connected to a string that extends through the sound hole with at least a portion of the string being located within the resonance chamber,
- wherein the bridge is affixed to an underside of the soundboard inside the resonance chamber.
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A method of installing a string on a musical instrument with a resonant chamber that features a soundboard with a sound hole, the method comprising the steps of:
- affixing a first end of the string to the musical instrument at a first location that is not within the resonant chamber;
- affixing a second end of the string to the musical instrument at a second location so that at least a portion of the string suspends through the sound hole to within the resonant chamber;
- and
- affixing a bridge to the soundboard, the soundboard configured so that the bridge is mechanically connected to said string,
- wherein the bridge is affixed to an underside of the soundboard inside the resonance chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.