GB1282364A - Electronic instruments for simulating stringed instruments - Google Patents

Electronic instruments for simulating stringed instruments

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Publication number
GB1282364A
GB1282364A GB31969/70A GB3196970A GB1282364A GB 1282364 A GB1282364 A GB 1282364A GB 31969/70 A GB31969/70 A GB 31969/70A GB 3196970 A GB3196970 A GB 3196970A GB 1282364 A GB1282364 A GB 1282364A
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guitar
simulating
keys
instruments
piano
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GB31969/70A
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Mario Ranzato
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Priority claimed from IT1273570A external-priority patent/IT953029B/en
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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
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/342—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments for guitar-like instruments with or without strings and with a neck on which switches or string-fret contacts are used to detect the notes being played

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

1282364 Electronic musical instruments M RANZATO 1 July 1970 [11 July 1969 10 June 1970] 31969/70 Heading G4J An electronic musical instrument for simulating the sound emitted from a stringed instrument comprises an oscillator 18, a preamplifier 17, a set of buttons 3 which, when actuated, apply a diminishing potential to the pre-amplifier, an amplifier 19 and a loudspeaker 20. The frequency of the oscillator is determined by keys 4, which, when depressed, short circuit the respective resistors 13. The diminishing potential is produced by allowing the capacitor 8 to discharge through the preamplifier 17. The note may be terminated by means of the contact 14<SP>1</SP>, which allows the capacitor to discharge direct to earth. When simulating a guitar, the keys 4 may be situated along the neck of a guitar and the buttons 3 may be placed on the sound box of the guitar. Thus each button 3, and its associated set of keys 4 represent each string of the guitar. When simulating a piano, the contact 14 may be omitted, and switches corresponding to the continue and soft pedals may be employed. For a piano, the circuit is modified so that the note sounds when the button is depressed, and not when it is released, as is the case with the guitar.
GB31969/70A 1969-07-11 1970-07-01 Electronic instruments for simulating stringed instruments Expired GB1282364A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT4930369 1969-07-11
IT1273570A IT953029B (en) 1970-06-10 1970-06-10 PICKED ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

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GB1282364A true GB1282364A (en) 1972-07-19

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GB2235563A (en) * 1989-07-21 1991-03-06 John Frederick Cole Guitar-style synthesizer-controllers

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2135497A (en) * 1983-02-11 1984-08-30 Neil Brian Tomkinson Electronic trigger instrument for electrophonic percussion instrument
GB2235563A (en) * 1989-07-21 1991-03-06 John Frederick Cole Guitar-style synthesizer-controllers
US5085119A (en) * 1989-07-21 1992-02-04 Cole John F Guitar-style synthesizer-controllers
GB2235563B (en) * 1989-07-21 1994-02-09 John Frederick Cole Guitar-style synthesizer-controllers

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees