EP0480432A3 - Modification device for string instrument pickup - Google Patents

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EP0480432A3
EP0480432A3 EP19910117311 EP91117311A EP0480432A3 EP 0480432 A3 EP0480432 A3 EP 0480432A3 EP 19910117311 EP19910117311 EP 19910117311 EP 91117311 A EP91117311 A EP 91117311A EP 0480432 A3 EP0480432 A3 EP 0480432A3
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modification device
string instrument
instrument pickup
pickup
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Melvin A. Lace
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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
    • G10H3/181—Details of pick-up assemblies
    • 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
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/461—Transducers, i.e. details, positioning or use of assemblies to detect and convert mechanical vibrations or mechanical strains into an electrical signal, e.g. audio, trigger or control signal
    • G10H2220/505—Dual coil electrodynamic string transducer, e.g. for humbucking, to cancel out parasitic magnetic fields
    • G10H2220/515—Staggered, i.e. two coils side by side

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EP19910117311 1990-10-10 1991-10-10 Modification device for string instrument pickup Expired - Lifetime EP0480432B1 (en)

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US59789990A 1990-10-10 1990-10-10
US76434691A 1991-09-23 1991-09-23
US597899 1991-09-23
US764346 1991-09-23

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EP0480432A2 EP0480432A2 (en) 1992-04-15
EP0480432A3 true EP0480432A3 (en) 1992-06-03
EP0480432B1 EP0480432B1 (en) 1996-09-25

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JP (1) JPH0772870A (en)
CA (1) CA2053118A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69122344D1 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

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US5430246A (en) * 1993-01-04 1995-07-04 Actodyne General, Inc. Dual coil pick-up assembly for a springed musical instrument
US5438157A (en) * 1993-01-14 1995-08-01 Actodyne General, Inc. Acoustic pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument
US6392137B1 (en) * 2000-04-27 2002-05-21 Gibson Guitar Corp. Polyphonic guitar pickup for sensing string vibrations in two mutually perpendicular planes
GB2366442A (en) * 2000-08-03 2002-03-06 Colin Cooper Device for preserving the magnetism of a musical instrument pick-up
US8071870B1 (en) 2010-01-14 2011-12-06 Bailey James S Light beam shaping in an optical pick up for a musical instrument
JP7197148B2 (en) * 2019-11-25 2022-12-27 星野楽器株式会社 electric stringed instrument

Citations (4)

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GB1396824A (en) * 1973-04-03 1975-06-04 Gibson Inc Electrical transducer for a musical instrument
US3983777A (en) * 1975-02-28 1976-10-05 William Bartolini Single face, high asymmetry variable reluctance pickup for steel string musical instruments
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
US4809578A (en) * 1987-07-14 1989-03-07 Lace Jr Donald A Magnetic field shaping in an acoustic pick-up assembly

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1396824A (en) * 1973-04-03 1975-06-04 Gibson Inc Electrical transducer for a musical instrument
US3983777A (en) * 1975-02-28 1976-10-05 William Bartolini Single face, high asymmetry variable reluctance pickup for steel string musical instruments
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
US4809578A (en) * 1987-07-14 1989-03-07 Lace Jr Donald A Magnetic field shaping in an acoustic pick-up assembly

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EP0480432B1 (en) 1996-09-25
EP0480432A2 (en) 1992-04-15
DE69122344D1 (en) 1996-10-31
CA2053118A1 (en) 1992-04-11
JPH0772870A (en) 1995-03-17

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