String instrument with sound amplification
First Claim
1. A musical string instrument, comprising:
- means defining a resonator comprising belly means and back means connected by side means and provided with at least one sound hole;
means for supporting at least one string adapted to be vibrated;
means for transmitting vibrations induced in said string to said resonator; and
amplifier means comprising a single substantially planar member mounted in said resonator to extend at a downward inclination relative to said belly means to divide said resonator into two chambers and having a substantially free edge for forming connecting passage means between said two chambers.
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Abstract
A musical string instrument (1) having a resonator (3) including a belly (5) and a back (7) connected by a side (9) and provided with a sound hole (17) to resonate vibrations induced in a string (13) strung over at least part of the resonator (3). Within the resonator (3) there is mounted a plate member (19) in a downwardly inclination disposition relative to the belly (5) to divide the interior of the resonator (3) into at least two chambers (21, 23) connected to each other in a region forwardly of a free edge of the plate member (19) to form a sound bell of a width continually increasing towards the sound hole (17) for amplifying low frequency tones and improving bass resonance of the vibrations of the string (13) in the resonator (3).
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21 Claims
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1. A musical string instrument, comprising:
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means defining a resonator comprising belly means and back means connected by side means and provided with at least one sound hole; means for supporting at least one string adapted to be vibrated; means for transmitting vibrations induced in said string to said resonator; and amplifier means comprising a single substantially planar member mounted in said resonator to extend at a downward inclination relative to said belly means to divide said resonator into two chambers and having a substantially free edge for forming connecting passage means between said two chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A musical string instrument, comprising:
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means defining a resonator comprising belly means and back means connected by side means and provided with at least one sound hole; means for supporting at least one string adapted to be vibrated; means for transmitting vibrations induced in said string to said resonator; and amplifier means comprising a single substantially rigid planar member mounted in said resonator to extend in a downward inclination relative to said belly means to divide said resonator into two interconnected chambers and having a substantially free edge for forming connecting passage means between said two chambers, said planar means being adapted substantially to withstand vibrating.
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