Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Fletcher, Marlon T. (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S315000, C084S317000, C084S258000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07075001
ABSTRACT:
A musical instrument apparatus including multiple parallel strings defining a string line and a keyboard overlay positioned at an acute angle to the string line to allow for consistent playing feel by consistently positioning the hammers on the keys while allowing large key spacing with minimized distance between the strings. The hammers are directly mounted to the keys and are adapted to either cause vibration of the strings or clamp the strings against the upper surface of a neck board so that the strings may have multi tonal capabilities as is commonly used with a fret board neck on a guitar. The strings can be played with just the keyboard, but the strings also extend past an edge of the keyboard overlay so that the user can directly play the multiple parallel strings to achieve a guitar sound. Both an electrical pickup and an acoustical body are provided for further sound variety.
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Fletcher Marlon T.
Keisling Trent C.
Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC
Pieper David B.
Russell Christina
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