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Tone enhancement bracket

US8710337B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 23, 2011
Grant dateApr 29, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 10, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H3/185
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tone enhancement bracket retrofitted to a guitar. The bracket includes an upper plate, a lower plate, and at least one cylinder mounted therebetween. The bracket may be installed in plurality to the body of a guitar. Once installed, the bracket or brackets increase the velocity of sound produced by the guitar, thereby enhancing and improving the tonal effects thereof. The bracket also allows the retrofitted guitar to produce notes possessing a higher degree of clarity, definition, and sustenance with respect to the pre-retrofitted guitar.

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