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String instrument with sound amplification

  • US 5,567,896 A
  • Filed: 07/13/1995
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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