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US685920A
US685920A US5114301A US1901051143A US685920A US 685920 A US685920 A US 685920A US 5114301 A US5114301 A US 5114301A US 1901051143 A US1901051143 A US 1901051143A US 685920 A US685920 A US 685920A
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  • This invention relates to improvements in musical instruments, and particularly instruments employing strings under tension which are set into vibration to produce the tones desired and wherein a resonant body or sound ing-board is usually employed to amplify, give volume, prolong, and modify the tones in the Well-understood manner.
  • the invention has for its objects to provide ameans whereby the tone may be amplified or given greater volume, prolonged, or modified without interference to a more marked degree than can be attained with the use of a sounding-board alone or, so far as I am aware, with any combination of soundingboard and strings heretofore suggested for this purpose.
  • the invention is capable of general application to any type of stringed instrument, and it is immaterial whether a sounding-board be employed or whether the sounding-board be a simple resonant board or be in the form of an instrument-body-ms, for instance, in violins, mandolins, and instruments of like character.
  • the invention consists, primarily, in a stringed musical instrument having a spiral of material capable of responding in sympathetic vibration's to the vibrations of the strings of the instrument, such spiral being preferably stretched and held in proper relation to the strings, sounding-board, or body of the instrument to give the maximum resonant efiect.
  • Figure l is a longitudinal section through a violin, showing the application of the present invention thereto.
  • Fig. 2 is a detail elevation, on an enlarged scale, showing the spiral, post, and manner of adjusting the tension of the spiral.
  • Fig. 3 is an elevation of the button at the tail of the violin.
  • Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through a mandolin, showing the application of the invention thereto.
  • the violin A and the mandolin B are of the usual or any preferred c0nstruction,and there fore no specific description of them is neces sary.
  • the letter 0 indicates a resonant device made elastic axially by transverse deflection or bending, preferably by being bent into the form of a spiral. It is preferably tempered metal, such as steel or piano wire, and is preferably located below the top soundingboard or within the resonant body.
  • One end of this device which may conveniently be termed a resonator, is attached at the upper end of the body of the instrument, as at D, and the opposite end at the lower or tail end of the instrument, as at E, one of the ends, preferably the lower end, usually having a means for adjusting the tension of the resonator.
  • the preferred adjustment consists of a rotary button F, if desired, socketed in the usual tail-button G and adapted for attachment to one end of the resonator, wherebybyby turning one of its ends it may be twisted to a greater or less degree and its tension and resonant effect correspondingly varied.
  • the button F may be provided with a projection or look f, formed, if desired, by the end of the wire forming the resonator and adapt ed to seat in a recess f in the button G or other support.
  • the button F is drawn out, turned to give the resonator the desired tension, and then pushed or allowed to move back to its seat, with the pin f in the proper recess.
  • a post be interposed between some resonant portion, such as the top of the instrument-body, and the resonator.
  • This post is indicated by the letter H in Figs. 1 and 2, and it preferably deflects the resonator somewhat. It should make such contact with the resonator as to be affected by vibrations longitudinally or otherwise of the resonator, for which purpose it may be conveniently made slightly tapering and be passed down between adjacent coils or bends of the resonator, as shown at I.
  • a resonator such as described responds to all tones within the range of the instrument, and by its application to cheap orlow-gradeinstruments or instruments having little inherent resonance it is found that the resonance is increased to such degree that the musical effects compare favorably with even the highest-grade instruments.
  • the combination with the strings and body for supporting the same embodying a resonant portion, of a resonator formed by a spiral of resonant material held under tension and a post having a portion extending between adjacent coils of the spiral and contacting with the resonant portion of the body; substantially as described.

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No. 685,920. Patented Nov. 5, I901. A. HECK.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
(Application filed Mar. 14, 1901.)
(No Model.)
UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.
AUGUST I'IEOK, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR 'IO ABEL F. PRICE, OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT,
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,920, dated November 5, 1901.
7 Application filed March 14, 1901. Serial Ne, 51,143. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, AUGUST HEOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Musical Instruments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.
This invention relates to improvements in musical instruments, and particularly instruments employing strings under tension which are set into vibration to produce the tones desired and wherein a resonant body or sound ing-board is usually employed to amplify, give volume, prolong, and modify the tones in the Well-understood manner.
The invention has for its objects to provide ameans whereby the tone may be amplified or given greater volume, prolonged, or modified without interference to a more marked degree than can be attained with the use of a sounding-board alone or, so far as I am aware, with any combination of soundingboard and strings heretofore suggested for this purpose.
The invention is capable of general application to any type of stringed instrument, and it is immaterial whethera sounding-board be employed or whether the sounding-board be a simple resonant board or be in the form of an instrument-body-ms, for instance, in violins, mandolins, and instruments of like character.
The invention consists, primarily, in a stringed musical instrument having a spiral of material capable of responding in sympathetic vibration's to the vibrations of the strings of the instrument, such spiral being preferably stretched and held in proper relation to the strings, sounding-board, or body of the instrument to give the maximum resonant efiect.
The invention further consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be now described, and pointed out particularly in the appended claims.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure l is a longitudinal section through a violin, showing the application of the present invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation, on an enlarged scale, showing the spiral, post, and manner of adjusting the tension of the spiral. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the button at the tail of the violin. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through a mandolin, showing the application of the invention thereto.
Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.
For illustrative purposes two of the most universally-used instrumentsnamely, a violin and a mandolin-have been adopted, inasmuch as from the application of the invention to these types of instrument its applica tion to any other type will be readily understood by those skilled in the art of instrument making or repair.
The violin A and the mandolin B are of the usual or any preferred c0nstruction,and there fore no specific description of them is neces sary.
The letter 0 indicates a resonant device made elastic axially by transverse deflection or bending, preferably by being bent into the form of a spiral. It is preferably tempered metal, such as steel or piano wire, and is preferably located below the top soundingboard or within the resonant body. One end of this device, which may conveniently be termed a resonator, is attached at the upper end of the body of the instrument, as at D, and the opposite end at the lower or tail end of the instrument, as at E, one of the ends, preferably the lower end, usually having a means for adjusting the tension of the resonator. The preferred adjustment consists of a rotary button F, if desired, socketed in the usual tail-button G and adapted for attachment to one end of the resonator, wherebyby turning one of its ends it may be twisted to a greater or less degree and its tension and resonant effect correspondingly varied. To hold the button F in adjusted position, it may be provided with a projection or look f, formed, if desired, by the end of the wire forming the resonator and adapt ed to seat in a recess f in the button G or other support. To make the adjustment, the button F is drawn out, turned to give the resonator the desired tension, and then pushed or allowed to move back to its seat, with the pin f in the proper recess.
In some instances, and particularly in violins, &c., it is preferable in order to secure the best results that a post be interposed between some resonant portion, such as the top of the instrument-body, and the resonator. This post is indicated by the letter H in Figs. 1 and 2, and it preferably deflects the resonator somewhat. It should make such contact with the resonator as to be affected by vibrations longitudinally or otherwise of the resonator, for which purpose it may be conveniently made slightly tapering and be passed down between adjacent coils or bends of the resonator, as shown at I.
A resonator such as described it is found responds to all tones within the range of the instrument, and by its application to cheap orlow-gradeinstruments or instruments having little inherent resonance it is found that the resonance is increased to such degree that the musical effects compare favorably with even the highest-grade instruments.
Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
1. In a stringed musical instrument, the combination with the strings supported under tension and a resonant board in proximity to said strings, of a resonator supported under tension within the body of the instrucs5,92o
ment and formed of wire of resonant material made longitudinallyelastic bytransverse bends.
2. In a stringed musical instrument the combination with the strings supported under tension and a resonant board in proximity to said strings, of a resonator supported under tension on the opposite side of said board and formed by a resonant spiral of metallic wire, as and for the purpose specifled.
3. In a stringed musical instrument, the combination with the strings and body for supporting the same embodying a resonant portion, of a resonator formed by a spiral of resonant material held under tension and a post having a portion extending between adjacent coils of the spiral and contacting with the resonant portion of the body; substantially as described.
4-. In a stringed musical instrument, the combination with a longitudinallyelastic resonator adapted to be tensioned by torsion, of a non-rotary retainer for one end of said resonator a rotary retainer for the opposite end of the resonator and a lock to hold the rotary retainer in its position of angular adjustment to maintain the tension of the resonator; substantially as described.
AUGUST HEOK.
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JULIUs SOHULZ, A. F. Pinon,
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US2417277A (en) * 1944-11-17 1947-03-11 Archie M Tyson Resonator for musical instruments
US2452809A (en) * 1945-10-09 1948-11-02 Tyson Archie Mitchell Resonator for musical instruments
US4762046A (en) * 1987-06-16 1988-08-09 Les Entreprises Roberto Aspri Ltee Sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
US4989491A (en) * 1989-01-12 1991-02-05 Baggs Lloyd R Stringed instrument with resonator rod assembly
US6040510A (en) * 1997-05-13 2000-03-21 Yaun; James S. Acoustic stringed instrument enhancement device
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US20110277614A1 (en) * 2010-05-11 2011-11-17 Roberto Aspri Sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
US20130098222A1 (en) * 2011-01-11 2013-04-25 Frank Sanns, Jr. Acoustic string tension compensating method and apparatus
US9570051B1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-02-14 Dwaine Moore Organic sound texture enhancement and bridge strengthening system for acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments
US20180301127A1 (en) * 2017-03-23 2018-10-18 Edward Walker, III Device and method for increasing reverb in snare drum
US20230087715A1 (en) * 2020-01-27 2023-03-23 Richard Calvin CLARK Stringed instrument attachment for generating percussive sound
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US2417277A (en) * 1944-11-17 1947-03-11 Archie M Tyson Resonator for musical instruments
US2452809A (en) * 1945-10-09 1948-11-02 Tyson Archie Mitchell Resonator for musical instruments
US4762046A (en) * 1987-06-16 1988-08-09 Les Entreprises Roberto Aspri Ltee Sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
EP0295773A2 (en) * 1987-06-16 1988-12-21 Les Entreprises Roberto Aspri Ltee A sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
EP0295773A3 (en) * 1987-06-16 1989-12-06 Les Entreprises Roberto Aspri Ltee A sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
US4989491A (en) * 1989-01-12 1991-02-05 Baggs Lloyd R Stringed instrument with resonator rod assembly
US6040510A (en) * 1997-05-13 2000-03-21 Yaun; James S. Acoustic stringed instrument enhancement device
US20030130765A1 (en) * 1999-07-30 2003-07-10 Oshkosh Truck Corporation Refuse vehicle control system and method
US20110277614A1 (en) * 2010-05-11 2011-11-17 Roberto Aspri Sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
US8222503B2 (en) * 2010-05-11 2012-07-17 Roberto Aspri Sound reverberator device for detachable connection to the strings of a string musical instrument
US20130098222A1 (en) * 2011-01-11 2013-04-25 Frank Sanns, Jr. Acoustic string tension compensating method and apparatus
US8969692B2 (en) * 2011-01-11 2015-03-03 Frank Sanns, Jr. Acoustic string tension compensating method and apparatus
US9570051B1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-02-14 Dwaine Moore Organic sound texture enhancement and bridge strengthening system for acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments
US20170092238A1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-03-30 Dwaine Moore Organic texture enhancement system with dampers for acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments
US9626941B1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-04-18 Dwaine Moore Organic texture enhancement system with dampers for acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments
US20180301127A1 (en) * 2017-03-23 2018-10-18 Edward Walker, III Device and method for increasing reverb in snare drum
US20230087715A1 (en) * 2020-01-27 2023-03-23 Richard Calvin CLARK Stringed instrument attachment for generating percussive sound
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