Pitch control device for electronic stringed instrument

Details Pitch control device for electronic stringed instrument Pitch control device for electronic stringed instrument

1989-04-28

1991-06-18

Witkowski, Stanley J.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84722, 84DIG30, G01H 118

Patent

active

050241346

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of strings are extended along a surface of a body, and an operation by a player with respect to the strings is detected by two detection systems. The first detection system is operated when a string vibration is started, and electrically obtains an operated fret position of the string by detecting an ON/OFF operation of a switch arranged below each fret. The second detection system is enabled after the first detection system is enabled, and directly measures a pitch period of the string vibration. The second detection system detects a change in pitch by a choking operation or an arming operation of a tremolo arm with respect to the string after tone generation is started.

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