Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Patent
1991-10-17
1993-05-25
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
84723, 84742, 84743, G10H 318
Patent
active
052142329
ABSTRACT:
An electric guitar has a plurality of strings stretched over a rigid body and a neck, and a vibration detecting unit embedded into the rigid body, and the vibration detecting unit has a plurality of photo emitting elements paired with a plurality of photo detecting elements spaced apart from the associated photo emitting diodes in directions parallel to the associated strings, wherein the photo emitting elements radiate light spots toward the associated strings for causing the reflections to be fallen upon the associated photo detecting elements so that the photo detecting elements produces photo currents without any diffraction of light.
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Iijima Kenzaburo
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Shoop Jr. William M.
Yamaha Corporation
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