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US 6,967,270 B2Granted
Strummable electric harpsichord
OwnerMichael M. Gerardi, Gregory A. L Piccionelliinventors
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Abstract
A musical instrument includes a plurality of strings and a plurality of pluckers. The strings are tuned in an ascending sequence, such as a chromatic sequence. The pluckers are associated with a different one of the plurality of strings and are adapted to pluck the string at a range of plucking frequencies. Control means enable selective control of the frequency with which the pluckers pluck the strings.
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A musical instrument comprising:
- a plurality of strings tuned in an ascending sequence,
- a plurality of pluckers, each of said pluckers being associated with a different one of said plurality of strings and being adapted to pluck said string at a range of plucking frequencies,
- activating means for activating each of said plurality of pluckers, said activating means comprising a plurality of keys, and
- control means for selectably controlling the plucking frequency with which said pluckers pluck said strings.
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A musical instrument comprising:
- a plurality of strings tuned in a chromatic sequence,
- a plurality of pluckers, each of said pluckers being associated with a different one of said plurality of strings and being adapted to pluck said string at a range of plucking frequencies,
- activating means for activating each of said plurality of pluckers, said activating means comprising a plurality of keys, and
- control means for selectably controlling the plucking frequency with which said pluckers pluck said strings upon activation of said pluckers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.