Vibrating string-modulated electronic musical instrument

Details Vibrating string-modulated electronic musical instrument Vibrating string-modulated electronic musical instrument

1975-04-28

1976-04-06

Hix, L. T.

Music

Instruments

84 11, 84 116, 84 127, 84DIG8, 84DIG24, G10H 102, G10H 502

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039481387

ABSTRACT:
A musical instrument is disclosed which is constructed of a group of taut strings arranged to be strummed, each string being connected to operate an analog switch capable of producing a graduated signal that is directly proportional to the amplitude of vibration of its string, an extrinsic sound source in circuit with each analog switch, the sound source having a variable volume which is varied directly proportional to the strength of the signal from the analog switch, a number of switch means arranged in a keyboard, each of which may close the circuit to one or more preselected sound sources for which the switch means are closed and the strings are vibrating.

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