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US 6,274,801 B1Granted
Instrument pickup assembly and associated method of attaching the same to a stringed instrument
OwnerDavid E. Wardleyinventor
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Abstract
An instrument pickup assembly comprising, a piezoelectric transducer configured for association with a belly of a stringed instrument, a transmittable conduit associated with said piezoelectric transducer at a first end thereof, and means for securely positioning said piezoelectric transducer onto said belly of said stringed instrument.
Claims17
An instrument pickup assembly, comprising:
- a piezoelectric transducer having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, wherein said first surface is configured for direct placement onto an outside surface of a belly of a stringed instrument;
- a transmittable conduit associated with said piezoelectric transducer at a first end thereof;
- and
- a clamp configured for directly engaging both an inside surface of said belly of said stringed instrument and said second surface of said piezoelectric transducer.
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An instrument pickup assembly associated with a stringed instrument, comprising:
- a stringed instrument having a belly, wherein said belly includes an inside and an outside surface;
- a piezoelectric transducer having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, wherein said first surface is directly placed onto said outside surface of said belly of said stringed instrument;
- a transmittable conduit associated with said piezoelectric transducer at a first end thereof;
- and
- a clamp directly engaging both said inside surface of said belly of said stringed instrument and said second surface of said piezoelectric transducer.
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A method of attaching an instrument pickup assembly to an instrument having a belly, comprising the steps of:
- providing a piezoelectric transducer having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, a transmittable conduit, and a clamp;
- providing a stringed instrument having a belly, wherein said belly includes an inside and an outside surface;
- placing said piezoelectric transducer associated with said transmittable conduit directly onto said outside surface of said belly of said instrument adjacent a soundhole in close proximity to a sound post;
- and
- directly engaging a clamp onto both said inside surface of said belly of said stringed instrument and said second surface of said piezoelectric transducer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.