Patent ID: 11935505
Assignee: FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method of making a musical instrument, comprising:
providing an instrument body including an internal cavity between a top cover and floor;
disposing a sound hole body including an obstruction-free opening to function as a sound hole to produce an altered resonance frequency of the instrument body, wherein the obstruction-free opening extends as a curvilinear surface region extending in a continuous curve from a top cover of the instrument body into the internal cavity; and
providing a suspension structure in contact with the sound hole body and further extending from the sound hole body to the instrument body to suspend the sound hole body above the floor of the instrument body, wherein providing the suspension structure includes,
(a) providing a first rail extending from the instrument body to a floor of the instrument body with a portion of the first rail contacting the sound hole, and
(b) providing a second rail extending from the instrument body to a floor of the instrument body with a portion of the second rail contacting the sound hole.