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US 2026/0120670 A1Published application
Polyphonic pickup for stringed musical instrument
AssigneeOverman AB
InventorsWilliam Wyatt OVERMAN, Jonathan P. FORSYTHE
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Abstract
A polyphonic pickup system includes a respective user-input device corresponding to each string of a stringed musical instrument. The system enables a user to select between two or more different audio channels for directing audio signals originating from different individual strings of the instrument.
Claims20
A polyphonic pickup system for a musical instrument having a plurality of strings, the system comprising:
- two or more audio-output devices;
- and
- for each string of the plurality of strings of the musical instrument:
- a piezoelectric transducer configured to output an electric signal in response to receiving a sonic pressure wave from the string;
- and
- a user-input device defining two or more selectable configurations, the user-input device being conductively coupled between the piezoelectric transducer and the two or more audio-output devices such that the selectable configurations of the user-input device define unique electricals connection between the piezoelectric transducer and each of the audio-output devices.
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A stringed musical instrument comprising a polyphonic pickup system, the system comprising:
- two or more audio-output devices;
- and
- for each of a plurality of strings of the stringed musical instrument:
- a piezoelectric transducer configured to output an electric signal in response to receiving a sonic pressure wave from the string;
- and
- a user-input device defining two or more selectable configurations, the user-input device being conductively coupled between the piezoelectric transducer and the two or more audio-output devices such that the selectable configurations of the user-input device define unique electricals connection between the piezoelectric transducer and each of the audio-output devices.
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A polyphonic-pickup kit for a stringed musical instrument, the kit comprising:
- a transducer saddle;
- a plurality of piezoelectric transducers;
- a plurality of single-pole-double-throw (SPDT) toggle switches;
- a rectangular toggle plate;
- a first audio-output jack;
- and
- a second audio-output jack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.