Inventors:
Claude M VansEvers - Tampa FL
International Classification:
G10D 302
Abstract:
A multi-mode adjustable-tone and tone-adjusting end-pin holder and methods for enhancing and optimizing the tonal balance and sonic quality of end-pin equipped instruments are disclosed. The sympathetically resonating holder is comprised of both wide band and narrow band resonators, fixed and variable, and can be made from wood species not normally associated with orchestral instruments. An acoustic instrument is mechanically coupled via its end-pin to a base with selected resonant characteristics upon which a plurality of resonators are located. These resonators are adjusted and/or selected to make the musical instrument's tone more aesthetically pleasing to the musician. The resonators are attached to the base via means which allow the resonant properties of the resonators to be varied as musical demands vary. The holder is provided with compliant feet that anchor the instrument and decouple it from stage floors, as well as a provision for optional bypassing of the decoupling action of the feet.