Tone enhancement device for a musical instrument
US5939652A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for a stringed instrument to maintain the tone emitted from the instrument which is otherwise dampened by the user's body. The device includes a plate having an outer contour approximately matching that of a back surface of the instrument and at least one space. The plate remains in place against the back surface of the instrument while the instrument is being played. The device may also include a plurality of pads that space the plate from the back surface of the instrument.
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