Patent ID: 8754311

Claim:
A sound chest for a harp, comprising a sound board connected to a hollow body which includes a bearing structure to which there is connected an outer shell having a shape approximating half of a truncated cone, and wherein the bearing structure comprises a bottom wall or chest-bottom, and a top member or upper block, a central longitudinal batten or backboard, and two side battens or planks, which extend between the chest-bottom and the upper block, remote from and close to the sound board, respectively; and a plurality of longitudinally staggered, transverse stiffening members or bridges each of which is connected centrally to the batten or backboard and has its ends connected to the side battens or planks; wherein the outer shell is connected to the surfaces of said battens or planks which face towards the outside; wherein the transverse stiffening members or bridges are at least partially glued to an internal surface of said shell and wherein the portions of the bridges for coupling with the side battens or planks each have a recessed seat with an essentially L-shaped transverse profile.