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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7999171 | Three pickup guitar switching system with two options A guitar pickup switching system for an electric guitar consisting of three pickups (typically in the bridge, middle, and neck positions). It uses a simple on/off switch for mode control and has two possible user preference options. The first option uses a 5-positio... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7982124 | Wireless guitar synthesizer A wireless guitar synthesizer for creating theremin like sounds on an unmodified electric guitar. The wireless synthesizer generally includes a portable housing adapted to be moved independent of an electric guitar to influence a sound outputted by an audio means co... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7718886 | Sensor assembly for stringed musical instruments A sensor assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of movable strings includes a primary winding adapted to be disposed at one end of either one of a fingerboard and a neck of the stringed musical instrument. The sensor assembly includes at least... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7598450 | Stringed musical instrument with improved method and apparatus for tuning and signal processing A musical instrument includes a fretboard, frets aligned in a first direction on the fretboard, a number of strings, aligned in a second direction above the frets, and tensioning devices operable to hold the strings in tension such that the pitch of adjacent strings... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7375276 | Pick-up system and process A pick-up system is provided that can be suitably used irrespective of the type of the guitar by means of an arrangement of a plurality of pick-up coils that can appropriately conform to the curvature of the strings that are arranged in a stringed instrument. In acc... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368654 | Anti-resonant transducer The present invention is an device and method for providing an improved transducer for musical instruments. It an object of the present invention to provide a transducer which, because of its design, can be placed on or within a musical instrument quickly and... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7342158 | Musical instrument with multiple resonance chambers A device, system and method for a musical instrument are disclosed herein. The exemplary musical instrument may have a first resonance chamber having a first bridge coupled to a surface of the first resonance chamber and a second resonance chamber having a second br... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7291780 | Transducer for converting between mechanical vibration and electrical signal The present invention provides a transducer for converting between mechanical vibration and electrical signal, the transducer comprising a housing enclosing a substantially cylindrical permanent magnet and a coil, the magnet having a side-to-side polar orientation. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285716 | Automated stringed instrument player An automated player for stringed instruments having a plucking mechanism and a fretting mechanism. The plucking mechanism includes a string contacting portion rotationally mounted relative to a corresponding instrument string with a rotational axis substantially per... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285714 | Pickup for digital guitar A reluctance pickup for a guitar including a pair of magnetic pole pieces disposed within wire coils. The coils are oppositely wound and wired in series. Each pole piece has an elongated magnetic pole end extending above its respective coil. The pole pieces are disp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268280 | Bracing system for stringed instrument In accordance with the invention, a sound box for an instrument is provided exhibiting a 3-D bracing system. The bracing system comprises a plurality of braces on both the sound board and the bottom board of the sound box. The braces exhibit varying heights and conf... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256343 | Interchangable pre amp module for an electronic string instrument An interchangeable modular insert for a electric stringed instrument is mounted in a cavity cut into the rear of the instrument. The rear insertion module provides rapid exchange of electronic components of different manufacturers. Placement of a module into the ins... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247785 | Electronic musical instrument and method of performing the same The electronic musical instrument comprises a plurality of slide-type faders (1), an interval setup device (5, 6), and a sound synthesis device (20). The slide-type faders are provided correspondingly to a plurality of tones included an interval... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247789 | Soundhole accessible musical instrument control platform A soundhole accessible musical instrument control platform mounted inside the body of a musical instrument requires no physical alterations to the instrument, allowing the user convenient and ergonomic access to the control platform through the soundhole while using... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244886 | Invisible electromagnetic pickup for a stringed musical instrument The present invention provides an electromagnetic pickup comprising a bobbin, a single coil wound around the bobbin and at least one pole piece coupled to the bobbin. The pickup is adapted for use with a stringed musical instrument including a body portion, a neck p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227076 | Advanced magnetic circuit to improve both the solenoidal and magnetic functions of string instrument pickups with co-linear coil assemblies An electromagnetic pickup for a stringed musical instrument incorporating a magnetic structure placed between two elongated collinear coils of opposing polarity. The magnetic structure includes a number of ferromagnetic polepieces that extend through the collinear c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220912 | Digital guitar system A digital guitar system and method includes a digital guitar and a digital guitar interface device, and a method of converting a conventional guitar into a digital guitar. The guitar is adapted to generate analog audio signals, convert those signals into digital sig... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220913 | Breakout box for digital guitar A guitar interface device for a digital guitar system is adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals, so that the digital guitar system may be utilized with conventional analog equipment. The interface... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206419 | Guitar preamlifier system with controllable distortion A musical instrument preamplifier system is provided which comprises a filtering means for splitting an input signal into two or more separate frequency bands comprising a similar phase response for each frequency band, two or more non-linear circuits, each of which... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7166794 | Hexaphonic pickup for digital guitar system A novel multi-signal guitar pickup is provided. The pickup includes a coil assembly for each string that is capable of generating two signals which can be combined together in a predetermined manner to generate an x-plane and a y-plane signal. The pickup is particul... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7105731 | Low noise vibrating string transducer An apparatus and method for amplifying low amplitude vibrations from stringed instruments, and in particular guitars while reducing Gaussian and 60 Hz hum noise from the signal. In particular, the invention incorporates the use of one or more bipolar magnets in conj... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7084341 | Sound pickup system for acoustic string instruments A sound pickup system for string instruments includes a chinrest and/or tailpiece connected to a first audio interface device—e.g. a piezoelectric transducer-on the instrument's bridge. A second audio interface device—e.g., a microphone-may be attached to and ex... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085391 | Pickup apparatus of piano There is provided a pickup apparatus for reliably and correctly picking up piano sound by rigidly connecting a sound source member such as a sound board of a piano body, with a stationary member such as a cast-iron plate with use of a pickup apparatus body of the in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060888 | Movable stringed instrument pickup system A pivoting electromagnetic pickup device is provided. The invention generally is comprised of an elongated support structure, an electromagnetic pickup, a pivoting means, and an angular position locking means. The extremity of the elongated support structure is pivo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7022908 | Pick-up assembly for stringed musical instruments A pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument includes first and second identical pick-ups in respective housings. The first pick-up is positioned toward strings of the instrument and the second pick-up is positioned toward inside of the instrument. The first... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015390 | Triad pickup A removable and portable single pickup unit for stringed instruments such as guitars, and the like. The unit can be mounted inside of a sound hole of an acoustic guitar without damaging the guitar. The unit can combine inputs from three different pickups(such as a m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998529 | Method for switching electric guitar pickups A guitar pickup switching system for a three pickup guitar has a bridge pickup, a middle pickup, and a neck pickup for an electric guitar. This invention utilizes a switch arrangement which permits the three pickup guitar player to select outputs of the pickups in a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6977329 | Apparatus and methods for increasing the tonal complexity and quality of live and recorded musical instruments A musically resonant apparatus with continuously variable resonances and methods for increasing the tonal complexity and quality of live and recorded musical instruments utilizes the position of one or more movable resonators to determine the freely resonant dimensi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946592 | Plectrum for a string instrument, a transmitter/receiver arrangement and a signal processing apparatus A plectrum for a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of conductive strings is provided with a non-conductive body and a conductive tip. The conductive tip is sized so as to fleetingly contact a string when the string is plucked with a plectrum. The tip is... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943283 | Bracing system for stringed instrument In accordance with the invention, a sound box for an instrument is provided exhibiting a 3-D bracing system. The bracing system comprises a plurality of braces on both the sound board and the bottom board of the sound box. The braces exhibit varying heights and conf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6897369 | Sensor assembly for stringed musical instruments A sensor assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of movable strings includes at least one blade adapted to be disposed adjacent the strings and at least one magnet disposed adjacent the at least one blade to generate a magnetic field through th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6372976 | Single-coil electric guitar pickup with humbucking-sized housing A pickup for an electric guitar includes a housing made to fill an existing cavity in an electric guitar body originally used for a dual-coil humbucking pickup. The pickup also has a single pickup coil mounted in the housing.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5744744 | Electric stringed instrument having automated accompaniment system An electric stringed instrument having an integral accompaniment system is proposed. The vibrations of the strings on the electric stringed instrument are detected as analog signals by a pickup device. A portion of the detected signal is extracted, has it... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5723805 | Vibration transducer device for stringed musical instruments A vibration transducer device for stringed musical instrument comprising a magnetic field generating bar, metal strings of the musical instrument and an electronic circuit is described herein. The electronic circuit amplifies a minute electric voltage ind... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5693904 | Guitar pickup signal generator A device for generating a modulated electromagnetic signal for reception by an electromagnetic pickup of a guitar. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly securable to a guitar pick. Electrical circuitry including a coil is contained within the ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5641932 | Sensor assembly for stringed musical instruments A sensor assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of movable strings including a case having a longitudinal channel, at least one magnet disposed in the longitudinal channel, at least one coil assembly disposed adjacent the magnet in ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5567903 | Transducer assembly for a stringed musical instrument A transducer assembly for an electronic music system for use with a stringed instrument includes a plurality of transducers and a quick connect device for detachably securing the transducers to the stringed instrument without marring, defacing, or alterin... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5552562 | Inertial acoustic pickup An inertial acoustic pickup (300) for use with a string musical instrument (700) having a soundboard (702) for delivering acoustic energy, comprises a chassis (302) including a coil (304) coupled to the soundboard (702), an armature including upper and lo... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5508474 | Electromagnetic pickup for an electric stringed instrument An electromagnetic pickup for an electric stringed instrument has, two parallel permeability plates placed perpendicular to strings; a permanent magnet provided between the two permeability plates in parallel to strings; and a coil wound around the perman... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5461193 | Sound pick-up for resonant bodies A sound pick-up for frequencies in the audible range, particularly for musical instruments have resonant cavities, such as string instruments, includes a housing which can be secured to the resonant body of the instrument and an induction coil whose conne... | 10/24/1995 |
