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US2741937A
US2741937A US282202A US28220252A US2741937A US 2741937 A US2741937 A US 2741937A US 282202 A US282202 A US 282202A US 28220252 A US28220252 A US 28220252A US 2741937 A US2741937 A US 2741937A
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  • This invention relates to violin construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a violin wherein the number of strings is increased appreciably over the conventional four string violin construction.
  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a violin or similar stringed instrument, which is so constructed that the volume of the instrument will be substantially increased, without sacrificing mellowness of tone.
  • An important object of the invention is to provide a violin having groups of strings arranged directly under the playing strings of the violin, which groups of strings are tuned in sympathy with the conventional strings of the violin to produce chords incident to the sympathetic vibrations of the groups of auxiliary strings of the instrument, when the usual four strings of the violin are played.
  • a further object of the invention is the provision of a violin having a hollow neck that is of a length to extend throughout the length of the violin body, within the body, providing a sound box within the body of the violin, increasing the tone volume of the instrument, and at the same time appreciably increasing the strength of the violin structure to withstand the increased strain directed thereto, due to the tension of the increased number of strings.
  • a still further object of the invention is to provide a violin wherein the strings are arranged to facilitate the playing of the violin in the upper positions, with an increased volume.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a violin, constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.
  • Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective view on an enlarged scale, illustrating the hollow neck constituting an auxiliary sound box.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.
  • the reference character 5 indicates the body portion of the violin, which is generally of the same construction as violins now in common use, with additional means including the post 6 which has its upper and lower ends so arranged with respect to the upper and lower walls of the body, that the body portion of the violin will be braced at a point in proximity to the bridge of the violin, which is indicated by the reference character 7.
  • G-bar or brace 8 Disposed longitudinally of the upper wall of the body, and arranged on the side of the body opposite to the post 6, is the G-bar or brace 8 which tends to brace the upper wall of the body portion, but at the same time permits of the necessary virbations to produce a true tone.
  • the neck whichis shown more clearly by- Fig. 3 of the drawings, the neck being indicated by the reference character 9.
  • the neck 9 is hollow throughout its length, and is providedwith the extension 10 which extends within the body portion of the violin, throughout the length of the violin, the upper and lower walls of the extension 10 being spaced from the upper and lower walls respectively of the body portion of the violin to permit of the necessary vibrations of the walls of the extension 10.
  • the top of the extension 10 is formed with openings 11, which openings are disposed adjacent to the ends of the extension, so that sound waves produced by the vibrating strings of the violin may pass into an opening, through the auxiliary sound box formed by the extension 10, and exhaust through the opening at the opposite end of the extension or sound box.
  • the apron of the violin is indicated by the reference character 12 and alfords means for securing the violin strings to the end of the body portion, as clearly shown by the drawings.
  • the four playing strings of the violin are indicated by the reference character 13, and these strings extend over the bridge 7, and pass to the keys 14, which keys are operated in the usual and well known manner in tuning the instrument.
  • the reference character 15 indicates the auxiliary strings of the violin, the auxiliary strings of the violin passing through the openings 16 formed in the bridge 7, supporting the strings in spaced relation with the upper wall of the violin.
  • auxiliary strings 15 are connected with the keys 17 that are supported by the head in such a way that the keys 17 may be operated to tune the auxiliary strings of the instrument, which are arranged in three groups of four and tuned to provide identical chords.
  • the playing strings are manipulated in the same manner as the usual violin, and since the auxiliary strings are arranged in groups of four and are tuned to provide identical chords, it will be obvious that when the ordinary playing strings of the violin are being played, the sympathetic vibrations of the auxiliary chords, caused by the vibrations produced by the playing strings, will set up tones to appreciably increase the volume of the violin.
  • an auxiliary sound box is provided within the body portion, to pick up the tones created by the vibrations of the auxiliary strings, thereby reducing the usual harsh tones produced by wire strings, to mellow tones.
  • a body a hollow neck having a head formed at one end thereof, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension having openings in the top thereof adjacent to the ends of the extension, providing a sound box within the body, and strings supported on the body secured to the body and head of said neck.
  • a body a hollow neck having ahead, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension embodying top and bottom and side walls spaced from the walls of the body, said extension having openings in the top wall thereof adjacent to the ends of the extension, providing a sound box within the body, and strings supported on the body secured to the body and head of the instrument.
  • a body a hollow neck having a head at the outer end thereof, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension having openings in the top thereof providing an'internal sound box within the body, a G-bar secured to the inner surface of the top of the body and extending longitudinally of the body, a vertical post disposed between the top and bottom of. the body, and wires secured to the body and head.

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April 17, 1956 R. K. AUVILLE ETAL VIOLIN CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 14, 1952 It (son WQZZan April 17, 1956 R. K. AUVILLE l-TI'AL 2,
VIOLIN CONSTRUCTION Filed April 14, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 nii I 7 8144.) to fia ymondKflzzvif le Ti son Wibl'z'an United States Patent *6) VIOLIN CONSTRUCTION Raymond K. Auville, Kerens, and Tison Walton, Elkins,.W..Va..
Application April 14, 1952, Serial No. 282,202.
3 Claims. (Cl. 84-474) This invention relates to violin construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a violin wherein the number of strings is increased appreciably over the conventional four string violin construction.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a violin or similar stringed instrument, which is so constructed that the volume of the instrument will be substantially increased, without sacrificing mellowness of tone.
An important object of the invention is to provide a violin having groups of strings arranged directly under the playing strings of the violin, which groups of strings are tuned in sympathy with the conventional strings of the violin to produce chords incident to the sympathetic vibrations of the groups of auxiliary strings of the instrument, when the usual four strings of the violin are played.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a violin having a hollow neck that is of a length to extend throughout the length of the violin body, within the body, providing a sound box within the body of the violin, increasing the tone volume of the instrument, and at the same time appreciably increasing the strength of the violin structure to withstand the increased strain directed thereto, due to the tension of the increased number of strings.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a violin wherein the strings are arranged to facilitate the playing of the violin in the upper positions, with an increased volume.
With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.
Referring to the drawings,
Figure 1 is a plan view of a violin, constructed in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.
Fig. 3 is a fragmental perspective view on an enlarged scale, illustrating the hollow neck constituting an auxiliary sound box.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicates the body portion of the violin, which is generally of the same construction as violins now in common use, with additional means including the post 6 which has its upper and lower ends so arranged with respect to the upper and lower walls of the body, that the body portion of the violin will be braced at a point in proximity to the bridge of the violin, which is indicated by the reference character 7.
Disposed longitudinally of the upper wall of the body, and arranged on the side of the body opposite to the post 6, is the G-bar or brace 8 which tends to brace the upper wall of the body portion, but at the same time permits of the necessary virbations to produce a true tone.
Patented Apr. 17, 1956 Ice Forming an important feature of the violin, is the neck, whichis shown more clearly by- Fig. 3 of the drawings, the neck being indicated by the reference character 9. As shown, the neck 9 is hollow throughout its length, and is providedwith the extension 10 which extends within the body portion of the violin, throughout the length of the violin, the upper and lower walls of the extension 10 being spaced from the upper and lower walls respectively of the body portion of the violin to permit of the necessary vibrations of the walls of the extension 10. The top of the extension 10 is formed with openings 11, which openings are disposed adjacent to the ends of the extension, so that sound waves produced by the vibrating strings of the violin may pass into an opening, through the auxiliary sound box formed by the extension 10, and exhaust through the opening at the opposite end of the extension or sound box.
The apron of the violin is indicated by the reference character 12 and alfords means for securing the violin strings to the end of the body portion, as clearly shown by the drawings. The four playing strings of the violin are indicated by the reference character 13, and these strings extend over the bridge 7, and pass to the keys 14, which keys are operated in the usual and well known manner in tuning the instrument.
The reference character 15 indicates the auxiliary strings of the violin, the auxiliary strings of the violin passing through the openings 16 formed in the bridge 7, supporting the strings in spaced relation with the upper wall of the violin.
These auxiliary strings 15 are connected with the keys 17 that are supported by the head in such a way that the keys 17 may be operated to tune the auxiliary strings of the instrument, which are arranged in three groups of four and tuned to provide identical chords.
When playing the violin, the playing strings are manipulated in the same manner as the usual violin, and since the auxiliary strings are arranged in groups of four and are tuned to provide identical chords, it will be obvious that when the ordinary playing strings of the violin are being played, the sympathetic vibrations of the auxiliary chords, caused by the vibrations produced by the playing strings, will set up tones to appreciably increase the volume of the violin.
Due to the construction of the neck of the violin, which includes the extension 10, an auxiliary sound box is provided within the body portion, to pick up the tones created by the vibrations of the auxiliary strings, thereby reducing the usual harsh tones produced by wire strings, to mellow tones.
It might be further stated that because of the G-bar or brace 8, together with the post 6, the top and bottom walls of the body of the violin are securely braced against the severe pressure directed thereto, by the great number of strings forming a part of the violin.
Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:
1. In a violin, a body, a hollow neck having a head formed at one end thereof, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension having openings in the top thereof adjacent to the ends of the extension, providing a sound box within the body, and strings supported on the body secured to the body and head of said neck.
2. In a violin, a body, a hollow neck having ahead, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension embodying top and bottom and side walls spaced from the walls of the body, said extension having openings in the top wall thereof adjacent to the ends of the extension, providing a sound box within the body, and strings supported on the body secured to the body and head of the instrument.
3. In a violin, a body, a hollow neck having a head at the outer end thereof, secured to the body, said neck including a hollow extension extending within the body throughout the length of the body, said extension having openings in the top thereof providing an'internal sound box within the body, a G-bar secured to the inner surface of the top of the body and extending longitudinally of the body, a vertical post disposed between the top and bottom of. the body, and wires secured to the body and head.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Miller Jan. 20, 1885 Loppentien July 26, 1904 Martin May 17, 1910 Brann Nov. 27, 1923 Olsen Apr. 8, 1924 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany June 18, 1921 Germany Sept. 21, 1921 Great Britain Nov. 16, 1922 Germany Nov. 18, 1926
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US3981219A (en) * 1974-09-09 1976-09-21 Johns Robert H Practice violin and bow
FR2525794A1 (en) * 1982-04-22 1983-10-28 Guinot Michel Musical instrument with five bowed strings - resembles violin with curved base and has seven strings used only for resonating
GR900100183A (en) * 1990-03-12 1992-06-30 Hristos Kassiotis Music instrument
USD383480S (en) * 1996-02-20 1997-09-09 Gary E. Bartig Small bodied upright bass
US5883318A (en) * 1997-05-08 1999-03-16 Deutsch; Mark D. Device for changing the timbre of a stringed instrument
EP1156473A2 (en) * 2000-05-19 2001-11-21 Kaman Music Corporation Stringed musical instrument body and neck assembly
FR2913136A1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2008-08-29 Santos Luiz Alfredo Dos Scalable stringed bowed musical instrument for providing assistance to pedagogy, has bridge for modifying technical characteristic of instrument by presence of notches, nut, head balance rails, hitchpin rail, lug, pique and eight chords
FR3073073A1 (en) * 2017-10-26 2019-05-03 Joel Georges Delannoy PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING VIOLINS, VIOLINS ALTO AND VIOLONCELLES RELEASING THE RESONNANCE BOX OF THE STRENGTH-RELATED CONSTRAINTS AND APPLYING IT ONLY THE PRESSURE OF THE BRIDGE
US10733965B1 (en) * 2018-08-25 2020-08-04 David Cody Warner Stringed instrument enhanced with sympathetic strings

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US489710A (en) * 1893-01-10 Closure or cover for pocket-books
DE338458C (en) * 1921-06-18 Robert Beyer Bridge for string instruments
DE371945C (en) * 1923-03-19 Frederic Francois Xavier Carch String instrument
DE437293C (en) * 1926-11-18 Anton Gustav Olsen Musical instrument
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US958146A (en) * 1908-11-04 1910-05-17 John A Martin Violin.
GB178064A (en) * 1921-04-08 1922-11-16 Jakob Seelbach Improvements in and relating to violins and like stringed musical instruments

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3981219A (en) * 1974-09-09 1976-09-21 Johns Robert H Practice violin and bow
FR2525794A1 (en) * 1982-04-22 1983-10-28 Guinot Michel Musical instrument with five bowed strings - resembles violin with curved base and has seven strings used only for resonating
GR900100183A (en) * 1990-03-12 1992-06-30 Hristos Kassiotis Music instrument
USD383480S (en) * 1996-02-20 1997-09-09 Gary E. Bartig Small bodied upright bass
US5883318A (en) * 1997-05-08 1999-03-16 Deutsch; Mark D. Device for changing the timbre of a stringed instrument
EP1156473A2 (en) * 2000-05-19 2001-11-21 Kaman Music Corporation Stringed musical instrument body and neck assembly
EP1156473A3 (en) * 2000-05-19 2002-10-16 Kaman Music Corporation Stringed musical instrument body and neck assembly
FR2913136A1 (en) * 2007-02-23 2008-08-29 Santos Luiz Alfredo Dos Scalable stringed bowed musical instrument for providing assistance to pedagogy, has bridge for modifying technical characteristic of instrument by presence of notches, nut, head balance rails, hitchpin rail, lug, pique and eight chords
FR3073073A1 (en) * 2017-10-26 2019-05-03 Joel Georges Delannoy PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING VIOLINS, VIOLINS ALTO AND VIOLONCELLES RELEASING THE RESONNANCE BOX OF THE STRENGTH-RELATED CONSTRAINTS AND APPLYING IT ONLY THE PRESSURE OF THE BRIDGE
US10733965B1 (en) * 2018-08-25 2020-08-04 David Cody Warner Stringed instrument enhanced with sympathetic strings

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