Guitar body

Details Guitar body Guitar body

1999-04-09

2000-09-05

Ro, Bentsu

Music

Instruments

Stringed

84290, G10D 300

Patent

active

061146161

ABSTRACT:
A body for a guitar or other musical instrument includes a molded plastic rim, a wood center block attached within the rim, a metal sustain bar attached to the center block, top and bottom pre-finished phenolic laminates attached on either side of the rim and center block, and a cover plate attached over a cutout in the top laminate. The wood center block extends longitudinally across the rim and attaches at each end to a portion of the inner surface of the rim. The laminates are then adhered to the center block and rim and are thereafter beveled along with the edge of the rim to create a finished, multicolored angled edge. The cutout in the top laminate is formed by a routing operation that is also used to machine away a portion of the center block to a depth suitable to accommodate the pickups and other electronic components mounted to the cover plate. The top laminate, center block, and rim are also machined away at one end to form a recessed portion that receives a guitar neck. Thereafter, the cover plate is attached over the cutout by screws, thereby completing the body assembly operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3880040 (1975-04-01), Kaman
patent: 4538497 (1985-09-01), Smith
patent: 5235891 (1993-08-01), Klein
patent: 5339718 (1994-08-01), Leduc
patent: 5406874 (1995-04-01), Witchel
patent: 5661252 (1997-08-01), Krawczak

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