Patent ID: 7019202

Claim:
An acoustic guitar having reverberation capabilities, comprising: a substantially hollow body having a first lateral side and a second lateral side; a neck extending from the body; six strings, each having a first end which is anchored to the neck, and a second end which is anchored to the body; a reverberating bridge assembly mounted onto the body for reverberating the sounds produced by the strings of the guitar, comprising: a tailpiece having a first end closer to the first lateral side of the body, a second end closer to the second lateral side of the body, and a transverse crevice having an upper surface; a U-shaped tube support positioned upon the upper surface of the crevice, said tube support having a base having a first end, a second end, an upper surface, and a lower surface, said tube support further having two elongated and spaced prongs extending upward from the upper surface of the base, substantially from the first end to the second end of the base; and a hollow cylindrical tube supported upon the prongs of the tube support at an elevated position above the upper surface of the base of the tube support, wherein the strings of the guitar press upon the hollow cylindrical tube, said tube having a first end closer to the first lateral side of the body, and a second end closer to the second lateral side of the body, and wherein the tube is open at both the first end and the second end of the tube; and wherein when a player plucks the strings, vibrations from the strings reverberate within the tube, and are transmitted therefrom to the U-shaped tube support, and from there to the tailpiece, and then to the hollow body of the guitar, in order to produce sound having a reverberating quality.