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Electronic string instrument with bend detector

  • US 4,676,134 A
  • Filed: 05/13/1986
  • Issued: 06/30/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic musical instrument of the stringed type, wherein sounds are produced by the performer by interacting with the strings of the instrument, and wherein bending of a string causes an alteration of a parameter of the sound produced, comprising,an instrument having a plurality of strings,tone generator means responsive to said performerstring interaction for producing an audio output,a Hall effect device, which outputs an electrical signal,a permanent magnet disposed in spaced relation to the Hall effect device,means responsive to the bending of a string for causing an alteration in the spacing between said Hall effect device and said permanent magnet for causing a variation in the electrical signal outputted by the Hall effect device, andmeans responsive to said variation in electrical signal for causing a change in a parameter of said audio output which is produced by said tone generator means.

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