Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1994-12-13
1996-04-23
Stephan, Steven L.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
G10D 316
Patent
active
055093418
ABSTRACT:
A thumb pick for a stringed instrument is provided. The thumb pick includes a thumb engaging portion for coupling the pick to the user's thumb. The engaging portion comprises a bottom portion and an arcuate portion that extends above the bottom portion. The arcuate portion and bottom portion substantially encircle the thumb when the pick is coupled thereto. The bottom portion comprises a planar surface lying within a thumb plane that extends generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the thumb. A pick portion is adjacent to the bottom portion and lies generally within a pick plane. The pick portion is dimensioned to engage a string of a musical instrument when the pick is coupled to the thumb. An intermediate portion integrally couples the bottom portion to the pick portion. The intermediate portion is located adjacent to the end of the arcuate portion to engage the thumb when the pick is coupled thereto. The intermediate portion is formed so that the pick portion is rotated to a predetermined angular relationship of the pick plane relative to the thumb plane. Thus, the pick plane is oriented parallel to the string without the thumb plane extending parallel to the string. In use, the pick portion engages the string at an optimum angle to cause the string to exert a force on the pick plane substantially perpendicular thereto.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1787136 (1930-12-01), Beauchamp
patent: 4020732 (1977-05-01), Kelly
patent: 4347773 (1982-09-01), Zook
Hill Robert Charles
Stanzione Patrick J.
Stephan Steven L.
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