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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Michael Vanden, Acharacle, GB;
Scott Lefton, Melrose, MA (US);
Lawrence B. Fishman, Winchester, MA (US);
Fishman Transducers, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
A violin shoulder rest that facilitates the optimal positioning of a violin relative to a violin player's body for increased comfort and reduced physical stress, and facilitates the optimal positioning of a microphone relative to the violin to achieve the desired volume and tonal qualities of the sound produced by the instrument. The violin shoulder rest includes an elongated base conformable to a violin player's body, clamping members coupled at opposing ends of the base for clamping the shoulder rest to a violin, and a securement mechanism to secure the respective clamping members to the base. The violin shoulder rest accommodates at least one electrical signal input, and amplification circuitry or other signal processing circuitry for pre-amplifying or otherwise processing the electrical signal input. The violin shoulder rest is configured to mount a positionable microphone subassembly adjacent a respective signal input connector.