Pick for stringed musical instruments
US9576561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/173
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A pick for use with stringed musical instruments is disclosed. In some embodiments the pick is characterized by a roughened texture on the front and back substantially planar surfaces of the narrowed bottom portion of a substantially teardrop shaped body for the purpose of altering the tonal properties produced as it moves against strings that are strummed or picked. In further embodiments the roughened textured picking portion is combined with a separate second picking portion that is substantially smooth and useable to produce a conventional sound.
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