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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Dreadnought, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Frederick E. Greene, Allentown, PA (US);
Timothy A. Teel, Lehighton, PA (US);
DREADNOUGHT, INC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A soundboard for a musical instrument having a body, a rear plate, and a lateral plate, with the soundboard, the rear plate, and the lateral plate defining a sound chamber for the musical instrument. The soundboard extends along a longitudinal axis and has a thickness. The soundboard also has a partial taper recurve asymmetrically disposed around the longitudinal axis. The recurve includes a first recurve section that forms a downward ramp which starts flush with the thickness of the soundboard, a second recurve section that defines the full depth of the partial taper recurve, and a third recurve section that forms an upward ramp which ends flush with the thickness of the soundboard. Also disclosed is a musical instrument comprising the soundboard. The musical instrument may be a guitar.