Acoustic stringed instrument body with partial taper soundboard recurve

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11217213
APP PUB NO 20210090529A1
SERIAL NO

17016986

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A soundboard for a musical instrument having a body, a rear plate, and a lateral plate, with the soundboard, the rear plate, and the lateral plate defining a sound chamber for the musical instrument. The soundboard extends along a longitudinal axis and has a thickness. The soundboard also has a partial taper recurve asymmetrically disposed around the longitudinal axis. The recurve includes a first recurve section that forms a downward ramp which starts flush with the thickness of the soundboard, a second recurve section that defines the full depth of the partial taper recurve, and a third recurve section that forms an upward ramp which ends flush with the thickness of the soundboard. Also disclosed is a musical instrument comprising the soundboard. The musical instrument may be a guitar.

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DREADNOUGHT INC103 FOULK ROAD SUITE 202 WILMINGTON DE 19803

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Greene, Frederick E Allentown, US 2 2
Teel, Timothy A Lehighton, US 8 75

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