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US 8,772,613 B2Granted
Guitar with double carve sound board
AssigneeGibson Brands, Inc.
InventorRichard Gembar
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Abstract
A stringed musical instrument body with a front plate having an integral cavity defined by a tail end inner edge, a neck end inner edge, a bass side inner edge, and a treble side inner edge is provided. The cavity cooperates with a back plate to form a resonance chamber. A method for making the stringed musical instrument body is also presented. In many instances, the stringed musical instrument is a guitar.
Claims18
A body for a stringed musical instrument comprising:
- a wooden front plate having an exterior and an interior, wherein the interior comprises a tail end inner edge, a neck end inner edge, a bass side inner edge, and a treble side inner edge, further wherein the tail end inner edge, neck end inner edge, bass side inner edge and treble side inner edge define an integral cavity, and
- a back plate,
- wherein the integral cavity and the back plate cooperate to form a resonance chamber.
A stringed musical instrument comprising:
- a body having a wooden front plate with an exterior and an interior, wherein the interior of the front plate comprises a tail end inner edge, a neck end inner edge, a bass side inner edge, and a treble side inner edge, further wherein the tail end inner edge, neck end inner edge, bass side inner edge and treble side inner edge define an integral cavity and a back plate, wherein the integral cavity and the back plate cooperate to form a resonance chamber;
- a neck attached with the body, the neck configured to receive at least one string at a first end;
- and
- a bridge fitted with the front plate, the bridge configured to receive at least one string at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the at least one string is extended over at least a portion of the neck and the body.
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A method of constructing a body for a stringed musical instrument, comprising the steps of:
- constructing an integral cavity in an interior of a wooden front plate, wherein the integral cavity is defined by a tail end inner edge, a neck end inner edge, a bass side inner edge, and a treble side inner edge;
- and
- attaching a back plate to the constructed front plate such that the integral cavity and the back plate cooperate to form a resonance chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.