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US 9,959,847 B2Granted
Stringed instrument or stringed instrument pick design and method of manufacture
OwnerLawrence J. Hierholzerinventor
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed at instruments and instrument accessories and their associated designs and methods of manufacture based on contoured surfaces and their acoustic properties. Exemplary embodiments may be used to broaden the basic design of stringed instruments or stringed instrument picks or the associated accessories to include forms in three dimensions or using and optimizing the acoustic and/or strength properties inherent in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes.
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A pick, comprising:
- a first contoured surface having three indentations;
- a second contoured surface;
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- a peripheral edge defined by an exterior perimeter where the first contoured surface joins the second contoured surface, the peripheral edge defining three corners and three edges;
- wherein the first contoured surface defines a first convex portion along an entire length from one of the three edges to a first elongated indentation and a second convex portion along another entire length from the first elongated indentation to another of the three edges.
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