| US 7,550,660 B2 | ||
| Stringed instrument construction | ||
| Jon David Kammerer, Hamilton, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Jon Kammerer, Hamilton, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/788,022. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0257130 A1, Oct. 23, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G10D 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 84—291 [84/267] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A hollow-bodied guitar, comprising:
a front plate;
a back plate connecting to said front plate;
a bridge connecting to said front plate;
a neck connecting to said front plate and said back plate;
a head connecting to said neck;
a plurality of strings extending between said bridge and said head; and
two holes in said front plate being substantially located on opposite sides of said plurality of strings, said holes being
a generally uniform distance from the periphery of said front plate, said holes generally converging to within the length
of said bridge substantially between said bridge and the end of said front plate situated nearest said bridge;
whereby a substantially free edge is created in the lower bout and coupling between said front plate and said back plate is
reduced.
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