Stringed musical instrument

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1989-05-15

1992-06-30

Perkey, W. B.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

291695, G10D 300

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051253127

ABSTRACT:
A light weight guitar construction and associated method of manufacture involves the use of a light weight wood core material having deposited thereover a strengthening layer preferably of carbon fiber and a fiberglass sheet layer both impregnated with a high temperature resin. A piezoelectric crystal transducer system is used individually with each string for sensing string vibrations. An improved fret board construction is employed. In one feature of the present invention each of the frets have coupled thereto circuit runs for signal coupling.

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patent: 4334452 (1982-06-01), Morrison, III et al.
patent: 4873907 (1989-10-01), Decker, Jr. et al.
E. L. Shreve, "Open Mold Processing", Modern Plastics Encyclopedia 1986-1987, pp. 313-315.
H. Kamimoto, "Complete Guitar Repair", Oak Publications, (1975).
I. Sloane, "Steel-String Guitar Construction", E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc. (1975).

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