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US 8,569,608 B2Granted
Electronic harp
OwnerMichael Mooninventor
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Abstract
A harp comprising a body, a set of strings attached to the body, an optical pickup to generate an analog signal produced by the vibration of a string within the set of strings, at least one circuit board to convert the analog signals to a corresponding digital signal, wherein the digital signal is then processed.
Claims12
A harp comprising:
- a body having a top portion and a lower body;
- a set of strings attached to the body, wherein said strings enter a top part of the lower body into a vibration area;
- an optical pickup to generate an analog signal produced by the vibration of a string within the set of strings, wherein the optical pickup is mounted within a vibration area within the lower body of the harp;
- at least one circuit board to convert the analog signals to a corresponding digital signal;
- wherein the digital signal is then processed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.