Stringed instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12094439
APP PUB NO 20240185816A1
SERIAL NO

17756743

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A stringed instrument, such as a violin, viola, cello, or double bass, having an inherently flat back and an inherently flat top separated by a rib structure. An interior soundpost spans between the back and the top. A bridge supports the strings over the top. When tension is applied in the strings such that the bridge applies force to the top and the soundpost applies force to the back, the top acquires a concave shape and the back acquires a convex shape. In a particular embodiment, the instrument has retaining rings mounted on interior surfaces of the back and top keep the soundpost from falling over, two subassemblies interconnected by an adjustable screw-and-nut arrangement to achieve different string heights, a nut opening configured to receive differently sized top nuts for different string heights, and an inherently straight bass bar, where the bridge has feet having inherently collinear bottoms.

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FORTE3D LLC28 SIMPSON ROAD ARDMORE PA 19003

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goodrich, Alfred Ardmore, US 2 0
Lee, Elijah Villanova, US 5 2

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