Guitar Slide

• US 20090266220A1
• Filed: 07/02/2009
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Frank N. Moncrief
• Original Assignee: Frank N. Moncrief
• Inventors: Moncrief, Frank N.
• Granted Patent: US 7,829,774 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/319
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 3/00 Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars

Abstract

A musical instrument slide including a body portion and a light source. The light source includes a switch for selective activation, enabling the slide body to emit light when activated. As the musician moves the slide across the strings as the instrument, such as a guitar, is played, a visual effect is created by the movement of the light. The body portion preferably is constructed of a material to pass light therethrough, and can be either wholly or partially clear or translucent, or a combination of both. Alternatively or in addition to the light source, the slide body can include an eccentric motor that causes the slide body to vibrate. This vibration, in turn, causes vibration of the guitar strings, or other string instrument, as the slide is positioned on the strings, or moved along the strings, by the musician.

Claims

1. A musical instrument slide comprising:

a slide body;

a vibratory motor coupled to said slide body for vibrating said slide body upon activation of said vibratory motor; and

a power source for activating said vibratory motor.

2. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 1 and wherein said slide body is generally elongated.

3. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 2 and wherein said slide body has an internal passageway sized to receive a finger of a musician.

4. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a power source comprises a battery on said slide body.

5. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 4 and further comprising a switch on said slide body coupled between said battery and said vibratory motor for selectively activating said vibratory motor.

6. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 5 and further comprising a control circuit coupled to said vibratory motor for varying a vibration rate of said vibratory motor.

7. A musical instrument slide as claimed in claim 5 and wherein said vibratory motor, said battery, and said switch, are mounted in a holder secured to an end of said slide body.