Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1992-02-18
1994-04-26
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
G10D 108
Patent
active
053056744
ABSTRACT:
A light weight guitar construction and associated method of manufacture involves the use of a light weight wood core material having deposited thereover a strengthening layer preferably of carbon fiber and a fiberglass sheet layer both impregnated with a high temperature resin. Sandwiched between the strengthening layer and fiberglass layer is a means for displaying one or more visual images. A piezoelectric crystal transducer system is used individually with each string for sensing string vibrations. An improved fret board construction is employed. In one feature of the present invention each of the frets have coupled thereto circuit runs for signal coupling.
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Fishman Lawrence R.
Parker Kenneth
Donels Jeffrey W.
Korg/Fishpark Associates
Shoop Jr. William M.
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