Vertical sides banjo tone ring and methods
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Jun 24, 2014
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Sep 6, 2012
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Oct 13, 2009
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Oct 13, 2009
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Abstract
The present invention is a banjo tone ring with vertical sides (30) as opposed to the angled design of conventional banjo tone rings (120). The ring (30) of the present invention has specific height (h) to width (w) or thickness ratios and is within specific weight ranges for improved performance It vibrates much freer and thus raises the quality of musical tones from the banjo (10) to much higher aesthetic levels. Other embodiments also modify the musical tones for different sounds. Several novel embodiments of manufacturing methods are also described.
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- 2009 Application Filing Year
- G10D Class
- 202 Applications Filed
- 144 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.29 % Issued To-Date
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