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Two dimensional musical instrument with three-quarter steps along one dimension

  • US 5,900,571 A
  • Filed: 05/15/1998
  • Issued: 05/04/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A musical instrument comprising:

  • a two dimensional array of note producing elements,each note producing element producing a note including a fundamental frequency and a plurality of harmonics of the fundamental frequency,the note producing elements in one direction along one dimension of said array including at least eight note producing elements having increasing fundamental frequencies Fn according to the equation
    
    
    space="preserve" listing-type="equation">F.sub.n =F.sub.0 *2.sup.n/8wherein F0 is the fundamental frequency of the first note producing element in the one dimension and n is the number of the note producing element in the one direction from the first note producing element, andthe note producing elements along a second dimension of said array having fundamental frequencies which differ by greater frequency differences than the frequency differences between adjacent note producing elements along the one dimension of said array.

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