Music – Instruments
Patent
1986-09-03
1988-06-07
Witkowski, S. J.
Music
Instruments
84 116, 84DIG30, G10H 318
Patent
active
047488875
ABSTRACT:
An electric string instrument, e.g. an electric guitar, has one or more resistive elements associated with each fret whereby sideways deflection of a string while in contact with a fret creates a change in the effective resistive value of that fret. This may be used to provide "blending" of a note. Each such fret has one conductor, thus enabling a 144 wire harness in the neck of a guitar to be reduced to 24 conductive paths, which may be provided on a printed circuit board. Preferably both the strings and the frets are electrically scanned. The instrument may be employed as a MIDI guitar controller or an audio guitar or simultaneously as a combination of both. A guitarist can use a normal playing style, without special adaptation, to obtain a full range of expression, including pick velocity.
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Bartlett Edward D. C.
Witkowski S. J.
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