Electromagnetic multi-function multi-purpose chordophone
AssigneeJoseph P. Loschiavo
InventorJOSEPH P. LOSCHIAVO
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Abstract
An electromagnetic multi-function multi-purpose chordo-phone musical instrument upon which any form or style of music may be played in any position by a performer standing or seated, in a fixed location or moving throughout a performance venue. The player may initiating the vibrations of each string, any combination of strings, or all of the strings with a plectrum or the fingers of one or both hands, singly or in any combination and such vibrations will continue until their eventual natural termination unless damped and/or muted by the player using the fingers or the palm of one or both hands singly or in any combination. The shape and style of the rigid frame of the instrument is not limited by the need for frets, a fretboard, or keys.
Claims21
1-7. (canceled)
A musical instrument comprising:
- a frame comprising a base, a headstock and a neck connecting the headstock to the base;
- a plurality of strings each including a first end coupled to the base and an opposite second end coupled to the headstock;
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- a nut configured to adjust a scale length of one or more of the strings.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a frame comprising a base, a headstock and a neck connecting the headstock to the base;
- a plurality of spaced apart electrically conductive strings, the strings each including a first end coupled to the base and an opposite second end coupled to the headstock, the strings each including an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, the strings comprising a first set of strings and a second set of strings;
- spaced apart first and second transducers, the first transducer being positioned beneath one the first set of strings, the second transducer being positioned below the second set of strings;
- a sensor configured to acquire an acoustic output from each of the strings, the transducers being configured to convert each of the acoustic outputs to an electromagnetic waveform;
- a plurality of nuts, each of the nuts being coupled to one of the strings to adjust a scale length of a respective one of the strings;
- wherein adjusting the scale length of one or more of the strings changes an amount of tension on one or more of the strings.
A musical instrument comprising:
- a frame comprising a base, a headstock and a neck connecting the headstock to the base;
- twelve spaced apart electrically conductive strings, the strings each including a first end coupled to the base and an opposite second end coupled to the headstock, the strings each including an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end;
- twelve transducers, the transducers each being positioned beneath one the strings;
- a sensor configured to acquire an acoustic output from each of the strings, the transducer being configured to convert each of the acoustic outputs to an electromagnetic waveform;
- a plurality of nuts, each of the nuts being coupled to one of the strings to adjust a scale length of a respective one of the strings,
- wherein adjusting the scale length of one or more of the strings changes an amount of tension on one or more of the strings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.