Strings for musical instruments
View Patent ↗Novel musical instrument strings and methods for making the same. Polymer cover combined with a low temperature resin is provided to the strings. Also disclosed are novel plastic materials comprising a film of porous fluoropolymer having UV-cured resin applied to at least a portion of the porosity of the film.
1. A musical instrument string comprising:
a string; and
a polymer cover combined with a low temperature resin covering at least a portion of the string, the low temperature resin comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins that have a Melt Flow Rate of greater than about 1 gram/10 minutes under a test condition temperature of less than about 300° C. at a constant weight of about 5 Kg (as determined by ASTM D1238) and thermoset resins.
2. The musical instrument string of claim 1 , wherein the polymer cover comprises at least some porosity, wherein at least a portion of the porosity is filled with the low temperature resin.
3. The musical instrument string of claim 1 wherein the string includes a core material selected from the group consisting of metal, gut, and synthetic material.
4. The musical instrument string of claim 3 , wherein the core material comprises synthetic material.
5. The musical instrument string of claim 4 , wherein the synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of nylon and polyetheretherketone.
6. The musical instrument string of claim 5 , wherein the synthetic material comprises polyetheretherketone.
7. The musical instrument string of claim 1 , wherein the string is a wound string.
8. The musical instrument string of claim 4 , wherein the string is a wound string.
9. The musical instrument string of claim 1 , wherein the resin is UV-cured.
10. The musical instrument string of claim 2 , wherein the resin is U V-cured.
11. The musical instrument string of claim 8 , wherein resin is UV-cured.
12. The musical instrument string of claim 1 , wherein the polymer cover comprises fluoropolymer.
13. The musical instrument string of claim 2 , wherein the polymer cover comprises fluoropolymer.
14. The musical instrument string of claim 2 , wherein the low-temperature resin substantially fills the porosity of the polymer cover.
15. The musical instrument string of claim 13 , wherein the low temperature resin substantially fills the porosity of the fluoropolymer cover.
16. The musical instrument string of claim 12 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, and perfluoro alkoxy resin.
17. The musical instrument string of claim 13 , wherein the fluoropolymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
18. The musical instrument string of claim 17 , wherein the low temperature resin substantially fills the porosity of the cover.
19. The musical instrument string of claim 10 , wherein the UV-cured resin fills substantially all of the porosity of the polymer cover.
20. The musical instrument string of claim 2 , wherein the low-temperature resin is also provided to at least one surface of the polymer cover.
21. The musical instrument string of claim 20 , wherein the low-temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the cover as a discontinuous layer.
22. The musical instrument string of claim 20 , wherein the low-temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the cover as a continuous layer.
23. The musical instrument string of claim 19 , wherein the UV-cured resin is also provided to at least one surface of the polymer cover.
24. The musical instrument string of claim 23 , wherein the UV-cured resin is provided to the at least one surface of the polymer cover as a discontinuous layer.
25. The musical instrument string of claim 23 , wherein the UV-cured resin is provided to the at least one surface of the polymer cover as a continuous layer.
26. The musical instrument string of claim 15 , wherein the resin is UV-cured.
27. The musical instrument string of claim 1 , wherein the low temperature resin further comprises at least one filler material.
28. The musical instrument string of claim 2 , wherein the low temperature resin further comprises at least one filler material.
29. The musical instrument string of claim 27 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
30. The musical instrument string of claim 28 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
31. The musical instrument string of claim 9 , wherein the UV-cured resin comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.
32. The musical instrument string of claim 10 , wherein the UV-cured resin comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.
33. A classical guitar string comprising:
a string; and
a polymer cover combined with a low temperature resin covering at least a portion of the string, the low temperature resin comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins that have a Melt Flow Rate of greater than about 1 gram/10 minutes under a test condition temperature of less than about 300° C. at a constant weight of about 5 Kg (as determined by ASTM D1238) and thermoset resins.
34. The classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the polymer cover comprises at least some porosity, wherein at least a portion of the porosity is filled with the low temperature resin.
35. The classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the string comprises a wound string.
36. The classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the low temperature resin is UV-cured.
37. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the low temperature resin is UV-cured.
38. The classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the polymer cover comprises fluoropolymer.
39. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the polymer cover comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
40. The classical guitar string of claim 39 , wherein the low temperature resin substantially fills the porosity of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
41. The classical guitar string of claim 38 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, and perfluoro alkoxy resin.
42. classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the low temperature resin comprises thermoset resin.
43. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the low temperature resin comprises thermoset resin.
44. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the low temperature resin fills substantially all of the porosity of the polymer cover.
45. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the low temperature resin is also provided to at least one surface of the cover.
46. The classical guitar string of claim 45 , wherein the low temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the cover as a discontinuous layer.
47. The classical guitar string of claim 45 , wherein the low temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the cover as a continuous layer.
48. The classical guitar string of claim 39 , wherein the low temperature resin fills substantially all of the porosity of the polymer cover.
49. The classical guitar string of claim 48 , wherein the low temperature resin is also provided to at least one surface of the polymer cover.
50. The classical guitar string of claim 49 , wherein the low temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the polymer cover as a discontinuous layer.
51. The classical guitar string of claim 49 , wherein the low temperature resin is provided to the at least one surface of the polymer cover as a continuous layer.
52. The classical guitar string of claim 33 , wherein the resin further comprises at least one filler material.
53. The classical guitar string of claim 34 , wherein the resin further comprises at least one filler material.
54. The classical guitar string of claim 52 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
55. The classical guitar string of claim 53 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
56. The classical guitar string of claim 36 , wherein the UV-cured resin comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.
57. The classical guitar string of claim 37 , wherein the UV-cured resin comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.
58. A musical instrument string comprising:
a wound string; and
a polymer cover surrounding at least a portion of the wound string, the cover being attached to the wound string through use of a low temperature UV-cured adhesive, the low temperature UV-cured adhesive comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins that have a Melt Flow Rate of greater than about 1 gram/10 minutes under a test condition temperature of less than about 300 C at a constant weight of about 5 Kg (as determined by ASTM D1238) and thermoset resins.
59. The musical instrument string of claim 58 , wherein the polymer cover comprises at least some porosity and at least a portion of the porosity is filled with the low temperature UV-cured adhesive.
60. The musical instrument string of claim 58 , wherein the string includes a core material selected from the group consisting of metal, gut, and synthetic material.
61. The musical instrument string of claim 60 , wherein the core material comprises synthetic material.
62. The musical instrument string of claim 61 , wherein the synthetic material is selected from the group consisting of nylon and polyetheretherketone.
63. The musical instrument string of claim 58 , wherein the polymer cover comprises fluoropolymer.
64. The musical instrument string of claim 59 , wherein the polymer cover comprises fluoropolymer.
65. The musical instrument string of claim 59 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive substantially fills the porosity of the polymer cover.
66. The musical instrument string of claim 64 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive substantially fills the porosity of the fluoropolymer cover.
67. The musical instrument string of claim 63 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, and perfluoro alkoxy resin.
68. The musical instrument string of claim 67 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
69. The musical instrument string of claim 64 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, and perfluoro alkoxy resin.
70. The musical instrument string of claim 69 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
71. The musical instrument string of claim 58 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive further comprises at least one filler material.
72. The musical instrument string of claim 59 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive further comprises at least one filler material.
73. The musical instrument string of claim 71 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
74. The musical instrument string of claim 72 , wherein the at least one filler material comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, metal coated fillers, metallized fillers, carbon, and polymers.
75. The musical instrument string of claim 58 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.
76. The musical instrument string of claim 59 , wherein the low temperature UV-cured adhesive comprises at least a material selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylates and cationic epoxies.