Composite string instrument apparatus and method of making such

Details Composite string instrument apparatus and method of making such Composite string instrument apparatus and method of making such

1997-08-22

1999-09-21

Donels, Jeffrey W.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

84452R, G10D 300

Patent

active

059556889

ABSTRACT:
A string instrument, such as a violin, is made of graphite fiber cloth and unidirectional graphite fiber sheets and epoxy resin. The instrument includes a unitary body, including a back, a rib, a neck, and a pegbox, all molded as a single or unitary element. A belly and a soundboard are separately molded of the same material and they are appropriately secured to the body. A string assembly is secured to the body and disposed over the belly. A pair of reinforcing struts are secured to the neck and to the rib. A sound post is disposed between the back and the belly, and a bridge is disposed on the belly, and strings of the string assembly are secured to pegs extending through the pegbox, over the bridge, and to a tail piece. The tail piece is in turn secured to the rib by an end pin remote from the neck.

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