Electromechanical musical instrument pickup

• US 6,525,258 B1
• Filed: 03/08/2002
• Issued: 02/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peavey Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Peavey Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Powers, Michael V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Witkowski, Stanley J.
• Application Number:
  US10/092,563
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 847/25--28
• US Class Current: 84/728
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/181 Details of pick-up assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 3/182 using two or more pick-up means for each string

Abstract

A musical instrument pickup having a central core bobbin with a first winding wound around the central core bobbin and a second winding wound around the first winding. Both ends of each winding are attached to a respective termination point. Each termination point is connected to an amplification source wherein the tones of the instrument strings are amplified.

Claims

1. A musical instrument pickup comprising:

a central core bobbin;

a first winding of wire having a first end and a second end, said first winding is wound around said central core bobbin;

a second winding of wire having a first end and a second end, said second winding is wound around said first winding;

a plurality of termination points;

said first end of said first winding and said second end of said second winding are attached to a respective one of said plurality of termination points; and

said plurality of termination points are capable of being connected to an amplification source so that the tones of the instrument strings are amplified and the humming of the instrument strings is reduced.

2. The musical instrument pickup according to claim 1, wherein:

said gauge of said first winding is different than said gauge of said second winding.

3. The musical instrument pickup according to claim 2, wherein:

said number of winds of said second winding are greater than said winds of said first winding.

4. The musical instrument pickup according to claim 2, wherein:

said number of winds of said second winding are less than said winds of said first winding.

5. The musical instrument pickup according to claim 3, wherein:

said termination points are metal.

6. The musical instrument pickup according to claim 3, wherein:

at least one end of each of said first and second windings are connected together thereby placing the windings in series with one another.

7. The electromechanical pickup of claim 3, wherein:

each end of said first and second windings are connected to a respective termination point.

8. An electromechanical pickup for use with a musical instrument, the pickup comprising:

a bobbin with a central core;

a first wire wound around said core, said first wire having two ends;

a second wire wound around said first wire, said second wire having two ends;

a plurality of termination points, one for each end of each wire;

at least one end of each of said first and second windings is attached to a respective termination point; and

said plurality of termination points are capable of being connected to an amplification source so that the tones of the instrument strings are amplified and the humming of the instrument strings is reduced.

9. The electromechanical pickup of claim 8, wherein:

the gauge of said wire of said first winding is a different gauge than the gauge of said wire of said second winding.

10. The electromechanical pickup of claim 9, wherein:

said number of turns of said second winding is greater than or less than said number of turns of said first winding.

11. The electromechanical pickup of claim 10, wherein:

at least one end of each of said first and second windings are connected together thereby placing the windings in series with one another.

12. The electromechanical pickup of claim 10, wherein:

each end of said first and second windings are connected to a respective termination point.

13. A musical instrument pickup comprising:

a top plate;

a bottom plate;

a central core between said top plate and said bottom plate;

a magnet located adjacent said bottom plate;

a first winding of wire having a first end and a second end, said first winding is wound around said central core bobbin;

a second winding of wire having a first end and a second end, said second winding is wound around said first winding;

a plurality of termination points;

said first end of said first winding and said second end of said second winding are attached to a respective one of said plurality of termination points; and

said plurality of termination points are capable of being connected to an amplification source so that the tones of the instrument strings are amplified and the humming of the instrument strings is reduced.