US3915049A - Stringed musical instrument with aluminum made integral unit - Google Patents

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US3915049A
US3915049A US516157A US51615774A US3915049A US 3915049 A US3915049 A US 3915049A US 516157 A US516157 A US 516157A US 51615774 A US51615774 A US 51615774A US 3915049 A US3915049 A US 3915049A
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    • G10H3/12—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument
    • G10H3/14—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
    • G10H3/18—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a string, e.g. electric guitar

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  • This invention relates to an electric stringed instrument, such as guitar, base guitar, etc.
  • Recent prior art has disclosed electric guitars that have a one-piece neck and head made of cast aluminum which is, of course, strong enough not to require implantation of a truss rod therein. It has no separate finger board upon the neck, and frets are installed directly into the aluminum neck.
  • the aluminum is coated with clear plastic so as to prevent the cast aluminum and the oxide that forms thereon from smearing onto the hand to provide a smooth surface.
  • the neck is attached to the guitar body on a milled plateau by means of four wood screws, the plateau being provided in the body and machine-screwed to secure the joints.
  • a pickup is mounted with springs upon plastic frames in such a manner that the pickup is completely isolated from the rest of the guitar body.
  • the electric stringed musical instrument of this invention employs greatly improved parts to overcome the shortcomings that the prior art instruments have failed to resolve.
  • the primary feature of this invention exists in the material, construction and configuration of the unit from the head to the soundboard of the instrument.
  • Another feature of this invention is associated with the arrangement and mounting of the pickup on the unit.
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial plan view of an embodiment of a guitar of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a partial sectional view of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 shows a sectional view along line 3 3 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 shows a sectional view along line 5 5 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 shows a sectional view along line 6 6 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 6 shows a partial bottom view of the embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the integrated metal unit of the embodiment.
  • the guitar comprises guitar body 10 made of hard wood such as maple and an intregal unit consisting of neck 12 provided with three grooves 28, head 14 and soundboard 16.
  • Finger board 24 with frets 44 is fixed upon neck 12 and pickups l8 and 20 are mounted on soundboard 16.
  • the finger board 24 may be of wood construction secured by fastening means such as screws or adhesive to neck 12.
  • Bridge 22 mounted on body 10 and strings 26 are supported by bridge 22.
  • the integral unit is firmly bonded to guitar body 10 with any adhesive agent, such as A.I.R. epoxy resin. Edges 30 of sound board 16 are fixed in corresponding and mating recesses provided in guitar body 10 so that the two pieces virtually form one piece to assure the better sustenance of the sound and stable sound quality (see FIG. 3).
  • Pickups l8 and 20 are mounted within guitar body 10 and fastened and secured to depressions 32 and 34 of sound board 16 respectively with screws 36 and 38 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).
  • Bridge 22 is mounted on guitar body 10 and is fastened thereto with screws 42 which also engage the sound board 16 of the integral unit, and strings 26 are supported by bridge 22 (see FIG. 5).
  • FIG. 6 shows a bottom view of the neck unit bonded to guitar body 10. Screws 36 and 38 fasten sound board 16 to pickups l8 and 20 (see FIG. 2).
  • the unit substantially consists of neck 12, head 14 and sound board 16 as a single unit which may be made of a solid billet extrusion of preferably 6061 T4 aluminum, which greatly facilitates the maintenance of the guitar and preventswarping or bending without any reinforcement.
  • extruded aluminum has the added benefit that it does not blacken the users hand, while other forms of aluminum have such a shortcoming unless specially treated, which special treatment may not be enduring or may be costly.
  • Neck 12 has horizontal grooves 28 along the upper side thereof, which grooves efficiently transfer the sounds generated by the strings to sound board 16 and also reduce the total weight of the instrument. Typically three grooves may be employed having a cubical or rectangular cross section with each groove 28 measuring A by 4 inch and spaced at /:3 inch interval. The number, shape and size of the grooves depend upon note preferences.
  • Head 14 includes a T-shaped opening 46 and holes 24 for tuning gears.
  • the opening 46 is not indespensable but preferable to make the guitar lighter.
  • Sound board 16 comprises edges 30 extending from the upper side and fixed into the corresponding recesses in guitar board 10, depressions 32 and 34 for mounting pickups 18 and 20, holes 50 for screws 42 to fasten bridge 22 and holes 52 for strings 26.
  • Pickups l8 and which are mounted directly and solidly on sound board 16 assure better tone quality since they are free from unexpected noise caused by the vibration of the pickups and minimize undesirable sounds from the amplifiers.
  • the instruments In playing the instrument of this invention the sounds originating by the vibrations of the strings transfer down to the pickups through the grooves, being mellowed by the mating of wood and metal without any sacrifice to the fidelity of string movement.
  • the pickups which receive the soundsalmost exclusively transduce accurate, clear signals to the amplifier.
  • the instrument is capable of realizing the maximum versatility, i.e., from the most mellow jazz type sound clearto the most harsh rock music. Further, this versatility is maintained in tact notwithstanding the normal rough handling that such instruments experience as a result of usage and shipment and notwithstanding the various changes in humidity and temperatures to which it is exposed.
  • a stringed instrument comprising: a hardwood body; an intregal unit made of extruded aluminum including a head, a neck and a sound board, formed in sequence along its length, said neck having a finger board and frets fixed thereto; strings connected between said head and said sound board; said wood body secured to said sound board; said integral unit having at least two groove extending from the vicinity of the head to the vicinity of the sound board beneath the finger board to transfer the sounds generated by said strings to said sound board; at least one pickup means for transducing the sound vibrations to an electrical signal directly and solidly mounted on said sound board; and a bridge member mounted on said wood body over said sound board to receive said strings.
  • the integral unit has three grooves in parallel.
  • the head has an opening.

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