WO2007089720A3 - Accelerated aging process for acoustic stringed instruments - Google Patents

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WO2007089720A3
WO2007089720A3 PCT/US2007/002429 US2007002429W WO2007089720A3 WO 2007089720 A3 WO2007089720 A3 WO 2007089720A3 US 2007002429 W US2007002429 W US 2007002429W WO 2007089720 A3 WO2007089720 A3 WO 2007089720A3
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instrument
aging process
accelerated aging
stringed instruments
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James Hall
Daniel P Hess
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Univ South Florida
James Hall
Daniel P Hess
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/22—Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material

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A method of artificially aging a musical instrument is provided by placing the instrument in an enclosure, providing at least one electromechanical transducer proximate to the instrument and providing an electrical signal to the transducer. The transducer is a three-way speaker in a preferred embodiment. The method has particular utility wherein the instrument is a wooden, stringed instrument.
PCT/US2007/002429 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 Accelerated aging process for acoustic stringed instruments WO2007089720A2 (en)

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EP07762651A EP1977416B1 (en) 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 Accelerated aging process for acoustic instruments
DE602007005600T DE602007005600D1 (en) 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 ACCELERATED AGING PROCESS FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS
CA2640204A CA2640204C (en) 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 Accelerated aging process for acoustic stringed instruments
AT07762651T ATE463027T1 (en) 2006-01-27 2007-01-29 ACCELERATED AGING PROCESS FOR ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS

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