Music – Instruments
Patent
1978-01-23
1979-03-27
Weldon, Ulysses
Music
Instruments
84 114, 84 115, G10H 300
Patent
active
041459440
ABSTRACT:
A pick-up for attachment to a guitar or the like is disclosed. The pick-up comprises an elongate flexible body having a thin, lower, magnetic base which affixes to the body of the guitar with an adhesive, the base comprising a sheet magnet. The sheet magnet is cut in the form of a rectangle, and it approximately matches the profile of a second sheet magnet cut in approximately the same rectangular shape. The second magnet serves as a core for supporting a coil wrapped around it on the periphery. The magnet and the coil wrapped around it are together sandwiched between opposite layers of sheet tin foil to serve as shielding. This, in turn, is placed in a plastic body which is shrink-wrapped around the turns of the coil. The lower magnet adhesively affixed to the body transfers vibrations from the body into the coil in the form of electrical signals. In addition, strings made of magnetic material co-act with the upper magnet to additionally form electrical signals. These two signal sources provide a high fidelity pick-up system whereby music is converted into an electrical signal from the guitar which is amplified by other equipment.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3539700 (1970-11-01), Johnson
patent: 3571483 (1971-03-01), Davidson
patent: 3595981 (1971-07-01), Hopping
Gunn Donald
Weldon Ulysses
LandOfFree
Guitar pick-up apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Guitar pick-up apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Guitar pick-up apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1816814