A method for improving the resonance of a musical instrument, and a musical instrument made by the method

(19)

(11)

EP 0 872 825 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/43

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/43

(21)	Application number: 98302985.1

(22)	Date of filing: 17.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G10D 7/00, G10D 3/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30)

Priority:

18.04.1997 JP 11614597

(71)	Applicant: Ogawa, Kenji
	Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ogawa, Kenji Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (JP)

(74)	Representative: Piésold, Alexander J.
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	A method for improving the resonance of a musical instrument, and a musical instrument made by the method

(57) There is provided a method of improving a resonance of a sounding board (12) of a musical instrument (10) by coating a surface of the sound board with a lubricant (14) wherein after application, said lubricant (14) is dried on said surface (12) to form a temporary or permanent resonance layer (14) on said sounding board surface (12). Also provided is a musical instrument comprising a temporary or permanent resonance layer (14) formed from a lubricant on an inner and/or outer surface of the sounding board (12) of said instrument (10).

Search report