PICKUP FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A pickup configured for engagement to a body of an instrument having metal strings, to an as-used position proximate to said strings, comprising:
- a coil structure comprising a plurality of loops of a wire, said loops defining a conducting pathway extending from a first end of said wire to a second end of said wire;
said coil structure defining a recess surrounded by said plurality of loops of wire,a portion or all of a magnetic member positioned within the recess;
said magnetic member configured to project a magnetic filed sufficient to magnetize the strings of said;
an electrical current in said coil wire induced by a movement of at least one of said strings, generating first electrical signal from said first end of said wire, and a second electric signal from said second end of said wire;
an electrical connection configured to communicate said first electrical signal and said second electrical signal to an electronic component for amplification or electronic mixing;
said first electronic signal in an electrical engagement with a first conductor of said electrical connection;
said second electronic signal in an electrical engagement with a second conductor of said electrical connection;
at least one tap wire having a first end electrically connected to said conducting pathway at a tap point at one of said plurality of windings, said tap point located between said first end and said second end of said coil wire;
said electrical current in said coil wire induced by said movement of said strings within said magnetic field, generating a communication of an additional electronic signal from said coil wire at said tap point, to a second end of said tap wire; and
an electrical connector operatively connected with said second end of said tap wire for communicating said additional electronic signal to one of, said first conductor of said electrical connection, said second conductor of said electrical connection.
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Abstract
A pickup for engagement to the body of an instrument having metal strings, such as a guitar in position proximate to the strings. The pickup features a coil having loops of wire wound around a recess having a magnetic member therein which projects a magnetic field to magnetize the strings. The electrical current in said coil wire induced by a movement the strings generates a first electrical signal from said first end of the coil wire and corresponding AC second electric signal from said second end of the coil wire. One or a plurality of tap wires engaged to the coil wire at tap points, provide additional individual electronic signals which may be mixed, or may be communicated individually to an amplifier or mixing component.
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9 Claims
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1. A pickup configured for engagement to a body of an instrument having metal strings, to an as-used position proximate to said strings, comprising:
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a coil structure comprising a plurality of loops of a wire, said loops defining a conducting pathway extending from a first end of said wire to a second end of said wire; said coil structure defining a recess surrounded by said plurality of loops of wire, a portion or all of a magnetic member positioned within the recess; said magnetic member configured to project a magnetic filed sufficient to magnetize the strings of said; an electrical current in said coil wire induced by a movement of at least one of said strings, generating first electrical signal from said first end of said wire, and a second electric signal from said second end of said wire; an electrical connection configured to communicate said first electrical signal and said second electrical signal to an electronic component for amplification or electronic mixing; said first electronic signal in an electrical engagement with a first conductor of said electrical connection; said second electronic signal in an electrical engagement with a second conductor of said electrical connection; at least one tap wire having a first end electrically connected to said conducting pathway at a tap point at one of said plurality of windings, said tap point located between said first end and said second end of said coil wire; said electrical current in said coil wire induced by said movement of said strings within said magnetic field, generating a communication of an additional electronic signal from said coil wire at said tap point, to a second end of said tap wire; and an electrical connector operatively connected with said second end of said tap wire for communicating said additional electronic signal to one of, said first conductor of said electrical connection, said second conductor of said electrical connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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