AU2001255426A1 - Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes - Google Patents

Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes

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AU2001255426A1
AU2001255426A1 AU2001255426A AU5542601A AU2001255426A1 AU 2001255426 A1 AU2001255426 A1 AU 2001255426A1 AU 2001255426 A AU2001255426 A AU 2001255426A AU 5542601 A AU5542601 A AU 5542601A AU 2001255426 A1 AU2001255426 A1 AU 2001255426A1
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mutually perpendicular
perpendicular planes
string vibrations
guitar pickup
sensing string
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AU2001255426A
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Osman Isvan
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Gibson Guitar Corp
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Gibson Guitar Corp
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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
    • G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
    • G10H3/12—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument
    • G10H3/14—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
    • G10H3/18—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a string, e.g. electric guitar
    • G10H3/182—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a string, e.g. electric guitar using two or more pick-up means for each string

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
AU2001255426A 2000-04-27 2001-04-17 Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes Abandoned AU2001255426A1 (en)

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US09/559,569 2000-04-27
US09/559,569 US6392137B1 (en) 2000-04-27 2000-04-27 Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes
PCT/US2001/012413 WO2001084533A1 (en) 2000-04-27 2001-04-17 Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes

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US (1) US6392137B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1277199B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3851169B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2001255426A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2481640T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2001084533A1 (en)

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US6392137B1 (en) 2002-05-21
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