Magnetic Instrument Pickup
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1. A magnetic pickup for use with a musical instrument having a vibrating string, the pickup comprising:
- a PCB coil;
a magnet;
a connection hardware set; and
a line out;
wherein;
the magnet is located in proximity to the PCB coil;
the connection hardware set mechanically connects the magnet to the PCB coil;
the magnet, the PCB coil and the connection hardware set are sized, shaped and/or connected so that when the magnet is placed in proximity to the vibrating string, an electrical signal will be induced in the PCB coil; and
the line out comprises at least one conductive path suitable for conducting the induced electrical signal to an instrument-signal-receiving component.
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Abstract
An instrument pickup including a stack of thin laminated printed circuit boards. Each layer includes an etched coil conductor structure with narrow lines and spaces defining the coil structure. The layers are connected via through holes. The etched lines are smaller than the insulated copper wire (also sometimes called magnetic wire) of a conventional instrument pickup, which means that the size, volume and/or height of the pickup may be reduced relative to a conventional wire wound instrument pickup.
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15 Claims
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1. A magnetic pickup for use with a musical instrument having a vibrating string, the pickup comprising:
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a PCB coil; a magnet; a connection hardware set; and a line out; wherein; the magnet is located in proximity to the PCB coil; the connection hardware set mechanically connects the magnet to the PCB coil; the magnet, the PCB coil and the connection hardware set are sized, shaped and/or connected so that when the magnet is placed in proximity to the vibrating string, an electrical signal will be induced in the PCB coil; and the line out comprises at least one conductive path suitable for conducting the induced electrical signal to an instrument-signal-receiving component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A musical instrument comprising:
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an instrument body; a first vibrating string; and a first pickup comprising; a PCB coil, a magnet, a connection hardware set, and a line out; wherein; the first vibrating string is mechanically connected to the instrument body so that a vibrating portion of the first vibrating string is free to vibrate; the magnet of the first pickup is located in proximity to the PCB coil of the first pickup and in proximity to the first vibrating string; the connection hardware of the first pickup mechanically connects the magnet of the first pickup to the PCB coil of the first pickup; the magnet of the first pickup, the PCB coil of the first pickup and the connection hardware set of the first pickup are sized, shaped and/or connected so that vibration of the first vibrating string will induce an electrical signal will be induced in the PCB coil of the first pickup; and the line out of the first pickup comprises at least one conductive path suitable for conducting the induced electrical signal in the PCB coil of the first pickup to an instrument-signal-receiving component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A musical instrument comprising:
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an instrument body; a first vibrating string; and a first pickup comprising; a PCB coil, a connection hardware set, and a line out; wherein; the first vibrating string is structured and/or connected to be magnetic; the first vibrating string is mechanically connected to the instrument body so that a vibrating portion of the first vibrating string is free to vibrate; the connection hardware of the first pickup mechanically connects the PCB coil in proximity to at least a portion of the vibrating string; the first vibrating string, the PCB coil of the first pickup and the connection hardware set of the first pickup are sized, shaped and/or connected so that vibration of the first vibrating string will induce an electrical signal will be induced in the PCB coil of the first pickup; and the line out of the first pickup comprises at least one conductive path suitable for conducting the induced electrical signal in the PCB coil of the first pickup to an instrument-signal-receiving component.
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