Electronic fingerboard for stringed instrument

Details Electronic fingerboard for stringed instrument Electronic fingerboard for stringed instrument

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Qin, Jianchun (Department: 2832)

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

Reexamination Certificate

active

08003877

ABSTRACT:
An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes includes an onset signal sensor for sensing the initiation of a note played on the musical instrument. An electronic fingerboard determines the pitch of the note sensed by the sensor. The electronic fingerboard comprises a first layer of film, a second layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film. The first and second layers are movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths. The pitch is determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point.

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