GB2199686A - Electronic stringed musical instrument - Google Patents

Electronic stringed musical instrument

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Publication number
GB2199686A
GB2199686A GB08720632A GB8720632A GB2199686A GB 2199686 A GB2199686 A GB 2199686A GB 08720632 A GB08720632 A GB 08720632A GB 8720632 A GB8720632 A GB 8720632A GB 2199686 A GB2199686 A GB 2199686A
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Prior art keywords
musical instrument
stringed musical
electronic stringed
electronic
instrument
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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GB08720632A
Other versions
GB8720632D0 (en
GB2199686B (en
Inventor
William Alexander Aitken
Anthony Jerry Sedivy
Michael Stephen Dixon
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Synthaxe Ltd
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Synthaxe Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB868600417A external-priority patent/GB8600417D0/en
Application filed by Synthaxe Ltd filed Critical Synthaxe Ltd
Publication of GB8720632D0 publication Critical patent/GB8720632D0/en
Publication of GB2199686A publication Critical patent/GB2199686A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2199686B publication Critical patent/GB2199686B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/165—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments for string input, i.e. special characteristics in string composition or use for sensing purposes, e.g. causing the string to become its own sensor
    • G10H2220/171—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments for string input, i.e. special characteristics in string composition or use for sensing purposes, e.g. causing the string to become its own sensor using electrified strings, e.g. strings carrying coded or AC signals for transducing, sustain, fret length or fingering detection

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
GB8720632A 1986-01-09 1987-01-08 Electronic stringed musical instrument Expired - Lifetime GB2199686B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868600417A GB8600417D0 (en) 1986-01-09 1986-01-09 Electronic musical instrument
GB868613748A GB8613748D0 (en) 1986-01-09 1986-06-06 Musical instruments

Publications (3)

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GB8720632D0 GB8720632D0 (en) 1987-10-07
GB2199686A true GB2199686A (en) 1988-07-13
GB2199686B GB2199686B (en) 1990-03-28

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GB8720632A Expired - Lifetime GB2199686B (en) 1986-01-09 1987-01-08 Electronic stringed musical instrument

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP0258280A1 (en)
AU (1) AU6845887A (en)
GB (1) GB2199686B (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3902395A (en) * 1973-10-11 1975-09-02 William L Avant Stringed musical instrument with electronic time division multiplexing circuitry
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
US4321852A (en) * 1979-12-19 1982-03-30 Young Jr Leroy D Stringed instrument synthesizer apparatus
US4372187A (en) * 1981-05-01 1983-02-08 Ab Laboratories, A Limited Partnership Novel guitar-like electronic musical instrument

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3902395A (en) * 1973-10-11 1975-09-02 William L Avant Stringed musical instrument with electronic time division multiplexing circuitry
US4321852A (en) * 1979-12-19 1982-03-30 Young Jr Leroy D Stringed instrument synthesizer apparatus
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
US4372187A (en) * 1981-05-01 1983-02-08 Ab Laboratories, A Limited Partnership Novel guitar-like electronic musical instrument

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
WO A 84/04619 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8720632D0 (en) 1987-10-07
EP0258280A1 (en) 1988-03-09
AU6845887A (en) 1987-07-28
GB2199686B (en) 1990-03-28

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