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Rigidly constructed portable electric double bass

  • US 4,632,002 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1982
  • Issued: 12/30/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A string musical instrument of the bowable type having a plurality of strings which are spaced apart and generally parallel to one another, each string having a vibratile length, wherein vibration is substantially confined to the strings when the strings are set into motion by bowing or plucking them, wherein the instrument is played in an upright position with one end resting on the floor, the instrument comprisinga fingerboard which extends along a substantial portion of the strings so that different acoustical lengths of a selected string can be obtained when the selected string is "stopped" against the fingerboard at different points;

  • a substantially non-resonant body having rigidity to be resistant to the vibration imparted to a flexible bridge portion by the vibrating stringswherein the body further includes a solid body portion for supporting the neck means and the pickup means and extension means which are pivotably mounted to the solid body portion and which are pivotable between a first and a second position for supporting the solid body portion with respect to the floor when in the first position, and which are folded against the solid body position when in the second position; and

    neck means for supporting the fingerboard with respect to the strings and the body, wherein the neck means and the body are rigidly joined together over a substantial longitudinal distance, and further wherein the fingerboard extends along the entire neck means, so that substantially the entire length of the fingerboard is rigidly supported; and

    pickup means supported in the vicinity of the strings and adjacent the body for transforming the string motion into electrical signals including means for substantially isolating the pickup means from the body;

    wherein the vibration is confined substantially to the strings and flexible bridge so that the string motion is sustained for a maximum period of time following bowing or plucking of the strings.

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