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All Bass 2 Body 7 Bridge 4 Construction 8 Design 1 Electronics 2 General 16 Pickup 9 Slothead 1 Soundboard 8 Tuning 4
Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate and Core-Free Flex Edge Soundboard

Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate and Core-Free Flex Edge

2003

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Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate and Core-Free Flex Edge
2003 · International

Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate and Core-Free Flex Edge

Year: 2003

This European patent describes a top member (soundboard) for the body of an acoustical stringed instrument, such as a guitar, utilizing a laminated composite material construction. The forward part features an interior portion with paired composite material layers bonded around a core layer, and a surrounding core-free flex edge portion that allows the interior sound board to vibrate more freely than prior art designs. The invention also includes optional rearwardly projecting skirts and sound hole flanges that provide structural reinforcement, reducing the need for traditional bracing while improving tonal, dynamic, and sustain characteristics.

Adamas Q Japanese Patent 2 general

Adamas Q Japanese Patent 2

2001

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Adamas Q Japanese Patent 2
2001 · Japan

Adamas Q Japanese Patent 2

Year: 2001

Japanese patent application for an improved composite top member (soundboard) for acoustic stringed instruments. Features a center-free flex edge design with paired composite material layers and a center layer, allowing the soundboard to vibrate more freely than conventional laminated tops. Reduces the need for internal bracing. Filed by Kaman Music Corporation with US priority 09/574356.

Stringed Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Japanese Patent) general

Stringed Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Japanese Patent)

2001

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Stringed Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Japanese Patent)
2001 · Japan

Stringed Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Japanese Patent)

Year: 2001

Japanese patent application for an acoustic stringed instrument with a composite material body and neck assembly. Features a neck block-free design where the neck member attaches at two points on the body inner wall, providing structural strength with reduced weight. Uses graphite fiber reinforced composite materials. Filed by Kaman Music Corporation with US priority 09/575320.

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Ovation Guitar) General

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Ovation Guitar)

2001

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Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Ovation Guitar)
2001 · International

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly (Ovation Guitar)

Year: 2001

This European Patent Application by Kaman Music Corporation describes an acoustical stringed instrument featuring a body with a flat forward top member and a back member with a side wall having upper and lower sections. The instrument includes a neck member with an elongated upper portion extending upwardly from the body side wall and an elongated lower portion extending through the interior of the body, mounted to the inner side wall surface at both upper and lower sections. The design aims to improve structural integrity and playability of the stringed instrument through its unique neck-to-body mounting configuration.

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly with Two-Point Neck Mounting System General

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly with Two-Point Neck Mounting System

2001

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Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly with Two-Point Neck Mounting System
2001 · International

Stringed Musical Instrument Body and Neck Assembly with Two-Point Neck Mounting System

Year: 2001

This European Patent Application by Kaman Music Corporation describes an acoustical stringed instrument featuring a hollow body with a top member, a bowl-shaped back member, and a neck member mounted at two points to provide superior neck-to-body alignment and rigidity in all three axial directions. The neck member includes an elongated upper portion extending upwardly from the body side wall and an elongated lower portion extending through the body interior, with upper and lower mounting means fixed to the inner side wall surface. The instrument is primarily constructed of composite materials such as carbon fiber fabric embedded in epoxy resin, reducing the need for traditional structural reinforcements like neck blocks and torsion bars while maintaining acoustical performance.

Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate Construction Soundboard

Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate Construction

2001

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Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate Construction
2001 · International

Stringed Musical Instrument Top Member with Composite Laminate Construction

Year: 2001

This European Patent Application by Kaman Music Corporation describes a composite top member for the body of an acoustical stringed instrument, such as a guitar. The top member features a forward part with an interior sound board portion having paired composite material layers bonded around a core layer, surrounded by a core-free flex edge portion that allows more unrestricted vibration than traditional wooden or prior composite soundboards. A rearwardly projecting skirt along the edge of the flex portion slidably fits over the instrument body sidewall during assembly, providing structural reinforcement while reducing the need for internal bracing.

Ovation String Instrument 1996 Patent General

Ovation String Instrument 1996 Patent

1996

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Ovation String Instrument 1996 Patent
1996 · US

Ovation String Instrument 1996 Patent

Year: 1996

Improved guitar headstock with rearwardly-inclined machine-head adjusting handles. The axis of rotation of the adjusting handle is inclined rearwardly relative to the plane of the finger-board and non-parallel to the axis of rotation of the winding peg, allowing natural hand positioning for tuning without uncomfortable wrist flexion. Assigned to Kaman Music Corporation (Ovation). Patent granted June 2, 1998; filed March 6, 1996. Application No. 612,454. 11 claims, 6 drawing sheets.

Ovation Thunderbolt Guitar 1986 Patent General

Ovation Thunderbolt Guitar 1986 Patent

1986

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Ovation Thunderbolt Guitar 1986 Patent
1986 · US

Ovation Thunderbolt Guitar 1986 Patent

Year: 1986

This is a design patent for the ornamental appearance of a guitar, filed by C. William Kaman II and assigned to Kaman Music Corporation. The patent shows multiple views of a guitar with distinctive features including a rounded bowl-shaped body and a decorative headstock design.

Ovation 1978 Japanese Patent General

Ovation 1978 Japanese Patent

1978

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Ovation 1978 Japanese Patent
1978 · US

Ovation 1978 Japanese Patent

Year: 1978

Japanese patent application for a stringed instrument featuring a stiffener and tension rod system to reinforce the neck-to-body connection. The design uses an elongated stiffener fixed along the neck, tongue pieces that insert into a recess at the top of the body, flanges for secure mating to the body outer surface, and a tension rod threaded through the stiffener to apply compressive force that bends and holds the stiffener tightly against the body. Includes a block at the body top for screw-fastening. Priority claimed from US application 905271 filed May 15, 1978.

Stringed Musical Instrument Body General

Stringed Musical Instrument Body

1978

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Stringed Musical Instrument Body
1978 · US

Stringed Musical Instrument Body

Year: 1978

A construction for stringed musical instrument bodies where the top plate or soundboard is attached to the sidewall by an elongated mounting member extending along the marginal edge. The resilient mounting member supports the top plate, influences its natural frequency, provides a comfortable rounded edge, and is preferably made of molded plastic (fiberglass fibers and resin composite) which may include ornamental design on its outer surface.

Foamed Plastic Guitar Construction General

Foamed Plastic Guitar Construction

1977

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Foamed Plastic Guitar Construction
1977 · US

Foamed Plastic Guitar Construction

Year: 1977

A guitar with separate body and neck each made of a metallic frame combined with a mass of structural foamed plastic. A solid metal-to-metal joint between the two frames allows disassembly for repair or replacement. The two frames provide a continuous metallic span from the nut to the bridge to inhibit bending under string tension and reduce damping for enhanced sustain. External surfaces may be given a wood grain effect, avoiding the disadvantages of real wood such as warping, cracking, and sensitivity to temperature and humidity changes. Assigned to Kaman Aerospace Corporation. Patent granted Feb. 19, 1980; filed Nov. 29, 1977. 4 claims, 14 drawing figures.

Ovation Kaman Bar 1977 Patent General

Ovation Kaman Bar 1977 Patent

1977

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Ovation Kaman Bar 1977 Patent
1977 · US

Ovation Kaman Bar 1977 Patent

Year: 1977

Adjustable stiffened neck construction for guitars featuring an embedded metallic stiffener with tension rod. The neck assembly includes a main neck part with a longitudinal groove receiving a cast aluminum or magnesium stiffener, overlaid by a fingerboard. A steel tension rod runs through the stiffener with an adjustment nut to compensate for string bending forces. The design provides a highly sensitive and responsive neck adjustment system and a sound, rigid connection between neck and body via a rearwardly extending heel clamped to the bowl block.

Ovation Reinforced Neck 1976 Patent General

Ovation Reinforced Neck 1976 Patent

1976

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Ovation Reinforced Neck 1976 Patent
1976 · US

Ovation Reinforced Neck 1976 Patent

Year: 1976

A neck for a guitar or similar stringed musical instrument with a body of wood, structural foamed plastic or the like and at least one elongated reinforcing member of high modulus of elasticity composite material, fixed along the length of the neck body and spaced from the neutral bending axis to resist bending under string tension. The reinforcing member is made of composite filaments (graphite, boron, or steel) embedded in a resin matrix, providing improved neck strength, stiffness, stability under humidity changes, better sustain, and more constant harmonic content.

Ovation Matrix Guitar Construction 1975 Patent general

Ovation Matrix Guitar Construction 1975 Patent

1975

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Ovation Matrix Guitar Construction 1975 Patent
1975 · US

Ovation Matrix Guitar Construction 1975 Patent

Year: 1975

US patent for guitar construction featuring a one-piece molded bowl-shaped body, a flat top (sound board), and a composite neck. The neck uses a die-cast aluminum alloy frame member with an integrally molded neck block, and a lightweight plastic back member giving conventional wood grain appearance. The design reduces weight while maintaining structural strength. Assigned to Ovation Instruments, Inc.

Music Amplifier with Tone Modification Stage (German Patent) general

Music Amplifier with Tone Modification Stage (German Patent)

1969

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Music Amplifier with Tone Modification Stage (German Patent)
1969 · Germany

Music Amplifier with Tone Modification Stage (German Patent)

Year: 1969

German patent application for a music amplifier featuring a modular tone modification stage. The amplifier has an input stage, output stage, and a tone modification stage containing separate effect circuits (distortion, tremolo, and reverb) connected as individual modules via plug-in connections. Each effect can be independently switched on or off without affecting amplifier operation, and failed modules can be easily removed for repair or replacement. US priority February 19, 1969 (US 800515). Filed January 14, 1970; published September 3, 1970.

Stringed Instrument, Especially Guitar (German Patent) general

Stringed Instrument, Especially Guitar (German Patent)

1968

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Stringed Instrument, Especially Guitar (German Patent)
1968 · Germany

Stringed Instrument, Especially Guitar (German Patent)

Year: 1968

German patent application (Offenlegungsschrift) for the original Ovation roundback guitar construction. Describes a hollow soundbox with a bowl-shaped body made from resin-impregnated fiberglass fabric with uniform wall thickness and acoustically reflective inner surface. Features a tapered wooden soundboard, L-shaped profile connecting body to soundboard, bracing ribs, and a neck with internal hollow bore containing an adjustable tension rod to compensate for string tension bowing. Filed December 6, 1968; published July 2, 1970.

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