Dual Pick Plectrum for Strumming a Stringed Instrument
OwnerMichael Grandeinventor
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Abstract
A dual pick plectrum for strumming a stringed instrument comprises a first pick having a first gauge and a first inner face, and a second pick having a second gauge different from the first gauge and a second inner face. An adhesive pad is positioned between and attached to the first and second inner faces, separating the picks by approximately 1 mm to 3 mm. The picks are 0.4 mm to 1.2 mm thick and approximately triangular in shape. The adhesive pad, constructed from materials such as foam, cork, wood, plastic, or metal, is positioned opposite a point of the triangular picks. The dual pick plectrum enables the creation of a greater variety of tonal qualities when strumming compared to traditional single pick designs.
Claims18
A plectrum for strumming a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a first pick having a first gauge and a first inner face;
- a second pick having a second gauge different from the first gauge and a second inner face;
- and
- an adhesive pad positioned between and attached to the first inner face of the first pick and the second inner face of the second pick,
- wherein the adhesive pad separates the first pick and the second pick by a distance of approximately 1 mm to 3 mm.
The plectrum of claim 4, wherein the adhesive pad is constructed from foam.
The plectrum of claim 6, wherein the adhesive pad is positioned opposite one of the points of the triangular shape of the first pick and the second pick.
A dual-gauge plectrum, comprising:
- a triangular first pick element having a first thickness between 0.4 mm and 1.2 mm;
- a triangular second pick element having a second thickness between approximately 0.4 mm and 1.2 mm, wherein the second thickness is different from the first thickness;
- and
- a foam adhesive pad having a thickness between approximately 1 mm and 3 mm, the foam adhesive pad attached to an inner face of the first pick element opposite one point of the triangular first pick element and to an inner face of the second pick element opposite one point of the triangular second pick element,
- wherein the foam adhesive pad maintains the first pick element and second pick element in a spaced apart configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.