Patent ID: 6040510
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
In combination: an acoustic stringed instrument enhancement device and a stringed instrument, the stringed instrument including a soundbox having a neck end, a shoulder strap attachment end, an upper sounding board having an inner surface, a lower sounding board having an inner surface, a bridge and a saddle disposed upon the upper sounding board, a sound hole extending through the upper sounding board, and a plurality of strings stretched over the saddle and above the sound hole, and said acoustic enhancement device comprising:a vibration transmitting block affixed to the inner surface of the upper sounding board directly under and substantially parallel to the saddle;two bottom blocks affixed in spaced opposition on the inner surface of the lower sounding board at the neck end of the soundbox;a first tensioned spring having an upper end removably attached to said vibration transmitting block, and having a lower end removably attached to one of said bottom blocks;a second tensioned spring having an upper end removably attached to said vibration transmitting block, and having a lower end removably attached to the other of said bottom blocks; and,wherein the two tensioned springs are disposed within the soundbox in a V-shaped configuration.