Multiple resonant mode stringed musical apparatus and method utilizing primary and secondary bodies

Abstract

A double ended musical mechanism having a primary body for anchoring strings and containing electrical connections for electrical operation including pickups, volume, and tone controls, a secondary body for securing and tuning the strings and containing electrical connections, and an interconnecting central body. The central body, between the primary and secondary bodies, contains a number of hammer pads for temporarily anchoring strings against so that when a string is anchored against a hammer pad, two musical notes are produced, one each from the primary and secondary bodies. An additional embodiment includes the provision of an electrical pickup in the central body so that when a string is anchored in two places against a hammer pad, three musical notes are produced. Yet another embodiment includes the provision of a primary neck with a device for anchoring the strings which contains a number of hammer pads, a secondary neck for securing and tuning the strings and containing a number of hammer pads, and an interconnecting central body, located between the primary and secondary necks, which contains electrical devices for operation so that when the strings are anchored against the hammer pads, two musical notes are produced.

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