Stringed instrument with tonal control
US6992243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H3/183
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A stringed instrument including a body having a top surface defining a picking area; a bridge supported by the top surface at one end of the picking area; a neck extending from the body at an opposite end of the picking area; and a plurality of strings extending in substantially parallel paths over the picking area. Each pickup is disposed under a different associated one of the strings and a support mechanism mounted on the top surface and adapted to accommodate movement of each pickup in a path within the picking area and parallel to its associated string.
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