Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1995-07-12
1996-10-22
Spyrou, Cassandra C.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84295, 84297R, G10D 302
Patent
active
055678955
ABSTRACT:
A sound reverberator for a string musical instrument having a sound box and strings tensioned over a saddle member of a bridge piece connected to a top wall of the sound box. The reverberator comprises one or more pre-tensioned springs secured internally of the sound box. A metallic transfer member is secured to a free end of the spring internally of the sound box. The transfer member is displacedly supported under the strings by a finger actuated displaceable support element for releasably engaging the springs of the musical instrument to transfer vibrations from the strings to the one or more metal springs whereby to produce sound vibrations internally of the sound box to modify the tonality of the sound generated by the sound box as a result of setting the strings in vibration.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1588730 (1926-06-01), Hessel
patent: 3623390 (1971-11-01), Pitt
patent: 4984493 (1991-01-01), Schaller
Aspri Roberto
Mauffette Claude
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