Mounting assembly for an acoustic pick-up
AssigneeActodyne General, Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. Lace
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Abstract
An acoustic pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a plurality of moveable strings includes a structure forming a longitudinal channel. The pick-up assembly also includes magnet structures disposed in the channel and a coil structure disposed in the channel for receiving an induced voltage due to movement of the moveable strings across the magnetic field.
Claims37
An acoustic pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- means for forming a longitudinal channel;
- magnet means disposed in said channel for producing a magnetic field;
- coil means disposed in said channel for receiving an induced voltage due to movement of the moveable strings across the magnetic field;
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- housing means for housing said channel forming means, said channel forming means being disposed within said housing means, and clamp means for sandwiching a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument between said housing means and said clamp means for mounting said channel forming means in a sound hole of the stringed musical instrument.
An acoustic pick-up assembly for a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- means for forming a longitudinal channel;
- magnet means disposed in said channel for producing a magnetic field;
- coil means disposed in said channel for receiving an induced voltage due to movement of the moveable strings across the magnetic field;
- mounting means for mounting said channel forming means in a sound hole of the stringed musical instrument, said mounting means comprising housing means for housing said channel forming means and clamp means for sandwiching a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument between said housing means and said clamp means;
- means for adjusting the location of said channel forming means relative to said housing means, said adjusting means comprising a mounting bracket operatively connected to said channel forming means and at least one adjuster interconnecting said housing means and said mounting bracket;
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- connecting means interconnecting said channel forming means and said mounting bracket, said connecting means comprising at least one mounting stud connected to said channel forming means, disc means disposed about said mounting stud for dampening vibrations, and said mounting bracket being disposed adjacent said disc means.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member to house a pickup disposed therein and having an aperture extending therethrough;
- mounting means for mounting a pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture;
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- cooperating means cooperating with said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and cooperating means to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member extending longitudinally and having a narrowed end at one longitudinal end and an enlarged end at the other longitudinal end, and having an aperture extending therethrough for mounting a pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture;
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- cooperating means cooperating with said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and cooperating means to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member having an aperture extending therethrough;
- mounting means for mounting a pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture, said mounting means comprising a mounting bracket operatively connected to the pick-up and securing means for securing said mounting bracket to said housing member and further comprising at least one mounting stud connected to the pick-up, at least one disc disposed about said at least one mounting stud between said mounting bracket and the pickup for dampening vibrations;
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- cooperating means cooperating with said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and cooperating means to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member having an aperture extending therethrough;
- mounting means for mounting a pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture;
- cooperating means cooperating with said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and cooperating means to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument;
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- said cooperating means comprising a second housing member secured to said housing member and extending longitudinally with one longitudinal end spaced axially from a corresponding longitudinal end of said housing member.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member having an aperture extending therethrough;
- mounting means for mounting a pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture;
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- cooperating means cooperating with said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and cooperating means to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument, said cooperating means comprising a clamp member spaced axially from said housing member and at least one clamp adjuster interconnecting said clamp member and said housing member.
A mounting assembly for mounting a pickup to a stringed musical instrument having a body portion with a sound hole and a plurality of moveable strings attached to the body portion and extending over the sound hole comprising:
- a housing member to house a pickup disposed therein and having an aperture extending therethrough;
- a mounting bracket operatively connected to a pick-up and securing means for securing said mounting bracket to said housing member for mounting the pick-up to said housing member such that the pick-up is aligned with said aperture;
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- a clamp member spaced axially from said housing member and at least one clamp adjuster interconnecting said clamp member and said housing member to sandwich a portion of the body portion forming the sound hole between said housing member and clamp member to dispose the pick-up in the sound hole of the stringed musical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.