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GB1396824A - Electrical transducer for a musical instrument - Google Patents

Electrical transducer for a musical instrument

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Publication number
GB1396824A
GB1396824A GB1591373A GB1591373A GB1396824A GB 1396824 A GB1396824 A GB 1396824A GB 1591373 A GB1591373 A GB 1591373A GB 1591373 A GB1591373 A GB 1591373A GB 1396824 A GB1396824 A GB 1396824A
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Prior art keywords
armature
strings
bridge
transducer
armatures
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Expired
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GB1591373A
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GIBSON Inc
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GIBSON Inc
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Priority to GB1591373A priority Critical patent/GB1396824A/en
Publication of GB1396824A publication Critical patent/GB1396824A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
    • G10H3/12—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument
    • G10H3/14—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
    • G10H3/146—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a membrane, e.g. a drum; Pick-up means for vibrating surfaces, e.g. housing of an instrument
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2230/00—General physical, ergonomic or hardware implementation of electrophonic musical tools or instruments, e.g. shape or architecture
    • G10H2230/045—Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic of a specific acoustic musical instrument category
    • G10H2230/251—Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instruments; Electrophonic musical instruments with percussion instrument features; Electrophonic aspects of acoustic percussion instruments or MIDI-like control therefor
    • G10H2230/275—Spint drum

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrostatic, Electromagnetic, Magneto- Strictive, And Variable-Resistance Transducers (AREA)

Abstract

1396824 Electrophonic musical instruments; drums GIBSON Inc 3 April 1973 15913/73 Heading G5J A transducer 40 for transmitting electrically sounds from a vibrating part of a musical instrument comprises coil 18 wound round permanent-magnet system 14, 16, and two ferromagnetic armatures 60, 64 to induce in the coil e.m.f.s. related to the vibration. Mounted on a drumskin, armature 64, separated from the polepieces 14, 16 by a thin felt-like layer 66, transmits predominantly high frequencies. Armature 60, held loosely in a cavity inside a sponge-like body 50, transmits predominantly low frequencies as the whole device vibrates. In a second embodiment, mounted inside a guitar body, the wooden bridge carrying the strings rests on armature 64. If the bridge is ferromagnetic it can serve directly as armature 64. If the transducer is mounted under part of the strings away from the bridge, the motion of metallic strings is stated to take the place of movement of armature 64, no longer required. The sensitivity to high and low notes can be controlled by variation of the masses of armatures 60 and 64.
GB1591373A 1973-04-03 1973-04-03 Electrical transducer for a musical instrument Expired GB1396824A (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
WO1990003639A1 (en) * 1988-09-20 1990-04-05 Bradley Roy Clark Transducer device for musical instruments
EP0480432A3 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-06-03 Lace, Mildred A. Modification device for string instrument pickup
EP1326229A4 (en) * 2000-09-07 2007-09-19 Shingo Tomoda Analog electronic drum set, parts for drum stick, analog electronic drum set and foot-pedal unit
CN109994095A (en) * 2019-05-06 2019-07-09 黑河学院 New electric bass pickup unit with enhanced musical effects

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4320681A (en) * 1980-02-25 1982-03-23 Dimarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. Electromagnetic pickup device
WO1990003639A1 (en) * 1988-09-20 1990-04-05 Bradley Roy Clark Transducer device for musical instruments
GB2240422A (en) * 1988-09-20 1991-07-31 Bradley Roy Clark Transducer device for musical instruments
EP0480432A3 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-06-03 Lace, Mildred A. Modification device for string instrument pickup
EP1326229A4 (en) * 2000-09-07 2007-09-19 Shingo Tomoda Analog electronic drum set, parts for drum stick, analog electronic drum set and foot-pedal unit
CN109994095A (en) * 2019-05-06 2019-07-09 黑河学院 New electric bass pickup unit with enhanced musical effects

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee