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Frame construction for string instruments

US4423656A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1981
Grant dateJan 3, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10C3/04
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a modular frame construction for string instruments. Instead of making the frame of the string instrument in one piece, the frame according to this invention is assembled from a number of modules which each comprise a longitudinal tubular member of square cross-section on which strings are supported under tension.

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