346results about "Guitars" patented technology

A stringed instrument including a body having a top surface defining a picking area; a bridge supported by the top surface at one end of the picking area; a neck extending from the body at an opposite end of the picking area; and a plurality of strings extending in substantially parallel paths over the picking area. Each pickup is disposed under a different associated one of the strings and a support mechanism mounted on the top surface and adapted to accommodate movement of each pickup in a path within the picking area and parallel to its associated string.

A torsioned pick for playing stringed instruments that offers control over the attack of the played notes, comprising: a guitar pick body, where the bottom part that is held by musician's fingers is twisted along the pick's longitudinal axis to create a double helicoidal geometry for the musician's index finger and thumb; and where the part of the pick that engages the string is twisted along the pick's longitudinal axis to create a double helicoidal geometry.

A system, method, and apparatus for shaping frets can comprise a fret tool, the fret tool further comprising a fret tool body configured with at least one edge, the at least one edge further comprising a groove with a filing surface therein. The groove can be selected to have an incomplete radial shape on each side, with the respective radial walls of the groove being moved toward one another to form a point or crease at the center of the groove.

A multi-course bridge assembly includes: a mounting plate; and a plurality of bridge saddles secured to the mounting plate, wherein each bridge saddle includes a groove formed by the intersection of a vertical planar surface and an angled planar surface, wherein the groove tapers from being wider and deeper near a back side of the bridge saddle to being narrower and shallower near a front side of the bridge saddle. The bridge saddles are arranged in mirror image pairs and the vertical planar surface of each bridge saddle in each mirror image pair is located closer to the vertical planar surface of the paired bridge saddle than to the angled planar surface of the paired bridge saddle.

The utility model provides a guitar plectrum module, which comprises a fixed shell, two remote sensing controllers, two plectrum rods respectively connected with the two remote sensing controllers, two plectrum pieces respectively connected with the two plectrum rods, and a pressure spring connected with the two plectrum rods, and is characterized in that two mounting cavities are arranged in the fixed shell; the two remote sensing controllers are arranged in the two mounting cavities respectively, one end of each shifting piece is rotationally connected with the fixing shell, the free end of each shifting piece is connected with the corresponding shifting rod, one end of each pressure spring is fixed to the side wall of the corresponding remote sensing controller, and the other end of each pressure spring is connected with the corresponding shifting rod. According to the plectrum module for the guitar, the remote sensing controller drives the poking rod to rotate, then the poking rod drives the corresponding plectrum to rotate, the pressure spring is pressed, the plectrum is automatically adjusted, when the plectrum needs to return, the remote sensing controller does not exert force, the poking rod can be reset through the pressure spring, then the plectrum is reset, and compared with a torsion spring, the pressure spring does not exert force, so that the plectrum is more flexible. The structure is simple and installation is convenient.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of guitar supports, and relates to a guitar support which comprises a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, a connecting piece is connected between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate, the connecting piece is a telescopic assembly, and a movable piece of the telescopic assembly is provided with an adjusting and locking assembly. According to the guitar clamping device, the two clamping plates can move at will through cooperation of the threaded column and the sliding column, relative fixation of the threaded column is achieved by rotating the adjusting sleeve when the two clamping plates move to proper positions, and when the guitar clamping device needs to be clamped on a guitar, the adjusting sleeve can be continuously rotated to enable the two clamping plates to clamp the guitar; the guitar stand is more convenient and quicker than a mode of adjusting by synchronously rotating threads, when the guitar stand does not need to be clamped on the guitar, the adjusting sleeve can be reversely rotated, the width of the guitar stand is fixed, inward clamping force is avoided, and the guitar stand can be randomly placed and taken.

A pickup, a stringed instrument, and a pickup control method are disclosed. The pickup comprises: pickup components (110), multi-touch screens (130) and processing components (140). The multi-touch screens (130) and the processing components (140) are connected. The pickup components (110) and the processing components (140) are connected. The pickup components (110) is configured to pick up sound information emitted by a musical instrument. The multi-touch screen (130) is configured to display function application information that is selected from a group consisting of timbre adjustment function application information, tone adjustment function application information, and equalizer adjustment function application information. The multi-touch screen is configured to receive a function triggering instruction. The multi-touch screen displays information as to functional applications available through the pickup capabilities. Control functions available to a user are expanded beyond control by a single knob as in the prior art, the playing experience of a user on the instrument is enhanced.

The utility model relates to the technical field of electric guitars, in particular to an electric guitar convenient to store, which comprises a guitar body, a guitar neck and a guitar head. The guitar neck is detachably connected to the upper portion of the guitar body through a plugging structure, and a conductive assembly is further arranged between the guitar neck and the guitar body. Wherein the side edge of the guitar body is also provided with a handle, the handle is detachably connected with the guitar body through a fixing assembly, the guitar neck and the handle adopt a detachable structural design, the guitar neck and the handle can be detached and separated from the guitar body in the carrying and transporting process, and the guitar neck and the handle are convenient to carry and transport. In this way, the effects of convenient storage and carrying are achieved. And secondly, the neck and the body are electrically connected through the conductive assemblies, so that during assembly, when the neck and the body are connected through a plugging structure, the conductive assemblies can be mutually connected at the same time, additional wiring and wiring are not needed, circuit separation can be completed in the structure dismounting process, and the connection convenience is greatly improved.

A portable enhancement system for electric guitars is provided. The system comprises a concave device removably installed over a heel area of a neck of an electric guitar, clips on each end of the device, and a spring attached to a surface of the device facing a pickup of the guitar. The system also comprises a brass surface of the device functioning as an additional fret, the brass surface of similar length and parallel to permanent frets of the guitar. The length of the device equates to the width of the heel. The guitar is manufactured with twenty-one frets and the device provides a twenty-second fret. The spring presses against the pickup and simultaneously presses the device against the heel. Pressure exerted by the spring maintains placement of the device against the heel. Inside surfaces of the concave device are shaped to match a shape of the heel.

A musical instrument includes: an acoustic portion that makes sound in response to vibration; an exciter that includes an exciter body and a vibrating portion vibrating with respect to the exciter body, and excites the acoustic portion; and a support portion that is attached to the acoustic portion and supports the exciter body such that the vibration is transmitted from the vibrating portion to the acoustic portion. The support portion supports the exciter body such that the exciter body is elastically displaced with respect to the acoustic portion. A resonance frequency of a vibration system including the exciter body and the support portion is lower than the lowest resonance frequency of the acoustic portion.

Musical instrument support apparatuses can enable a performer to play an instrument in the standing position without supporting the instrument with a strap and without dampening vibrations from the instrument. In one example, a musical instrument support assembly includes a base to couple with a stand, two support arms including a first support arm coupled with a first end of the base with a first fastener, and a second support arm coupled with a second end of the base with a second fastener, and at least one support element coupled with each of the two support arms to support a musical instrument. At least one support element coupled with each of the two support arms includes an instrument securing element to contact and secure the musical instrument to the base.

The present disclosure describes multiple tremolo systems for a foldable stringed instrument, for example a travel guitar. According to certain aspects, the tremolo systems disclosed herein are mounted to an actuator used to tighten or loosen the strings to enable playing or folding. The foldable stringed instrument folds mid-neck to assume a reduced profile.

A volume lock apparatus for a guitar having a volume knob connected to a potentiometer shaft may include a toothed washer, an inner body, an outer body, and a set screw configuration to translate rotational movement from the outer body to the inner body and further configured to set an upper movement limit for the outer body. The Volume lock is an accessory that the user can easily install in place of the stock knob on a guitar's volume or tone potentiometer. It allows the user to stop the rotation of the guitars potentiometer by pressing the knob downward which engages the hirth joint in the outer body with the hirth joint in the toothed washer.

A locking tremolo bridge block comprising horizontally drilled and threaded holes for each string which intersect the vertical string bore passages just below the bridge plate so that screws clamp down the strings locking them in place so they cannot move, while offering tuning stability.

The utility model discloses a detachable guitar, and relates to the technical field of guitar structures, and the detachable guitar comprises a guitar body and two handrails. The first ends of the two handrails are connected with the guitar body, and the second ends of the two handrails are directly connected to form a closed frame structure, so that on one hand, vibration can be more smoothly conducted to the guitar body through the continuous frame structure to improve the tone consistency, and on the other hand, resonance at a specific frequency can be inhibited, noise is reduced, the tone is purer, and the tone quality is improved. The closed frame structure can effectively disperse external force, reduce local stress of the guitar body and reduce the deformation risk, on the other hand, the second ends of the two handrails are connected to the lower end of the guitar body through the threaded connecting piece after being stacked, compared with the mode that the two handrails are independently connected to the guitar body, the stacking design can reduce the number of open holes, and the number of the open holes is reduced. The completeness of the guitar body is protected.

The present invention relates to a removable body support for string instruments, in particular for guitars and guitar-like instruments. The support comprises a central portion and two side parts connected to the central portion, which project upwards and clamp the guitar body in a space between the side parts and the center of two sides.

A stringed musical instrument includes: a musical instrument body configured such that a string is attached thereto; a pickup configured to: i) detect vibration of the string and ii) output a string vibration signal according to the vibration; a detection sensor that is: i) attached to the musical instrument body and ii) configured to output a detection signal according to a force applied to the musical instrument body; and a controller that is attached to the musical instrument body, and is configured to output, based on the detection signal, a control signal configured to control an operation of an effector configured to impart an effect to the string vibration signal.

A holder for a musical instrument having a body and a neck has an anchor element, a cradle adapted to receive and support the body of the instrument and movable on the anchor element between a lower working position and an upper rest position, and a pair of arms pivotal on the anchor element between a closed position engaging around and securing the neck of the instrument supported on the cradle and an open position not surrounding the neck. Aa cable contained in the anchor element is connected between the arms and the cradle for moving the arms into the closed position on movement of the cradle into the lower position. A spring connected to the arms, cable, and / or cradle urges the cradle into the upper position and the arms into the open position so that setting the instrument body on the cradle moves same into the lower position and causes the arms to engage around the neck of the instrument.

A folding guitar stand provided by the present invention comprises a first supporting rod, a second supporting rod, a base and a cover plate, the base is provided with a mounting groove, the upper ends of the two supporting rods are assembled in the mounting groove in an inverted V shape, and the cover plate is connected to a front opening of the base through a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece. The first connecting piece is used for fixedly connecting the first supporting rod into the mounting groove, and the second supporting rod is rotationally connected to the base through the second connecting piece; a positioning pin and an actuating piece are arranged on the front side wall and / or the rear side plate of the second supporting rod, a plurality of positioning insertion holes are formed in the rear side plate of the cover plate and / or the base, and the actuating piece is used for driving the positioning pin to be assembled to any positioning insertion hole so that the two supporting rods can relatively rotate to be limited to a plurality of angle positions; the two supporting rods each comprise a first rod body and a second rod body which can rotate relatively to be stored. According to the folding guitar stand, the top connecting structure of the two supporting rods is simple, the installation is convenient, the processing cost is low, and the aesthetic property is high.

A saddle for a string instrument includes a string contact surface comprising a first material, a saddle end surface, generally opposite the string contact surface, comprising the first material, and two opposing side surfaces comprising a vibration-absorbent material different than the first material.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of guitars, and discloses a guitar shell, which comprises a guitar body and a guitar neck, the guitar body is connected with the guitar neck through a fixing bolt, a positioning assembly is arranged on the guitar neck at a position corresponding to the fixing bolt, and the positioning assembly comprises a fixing shell fixed on the guitar neck. Two springs which are symmetrically arranged up and down are arranged in the fixed shell, movable plates are connected to the ends, away from each other, of the springs, movable rods are connected to the sides, away from the springs, of the movable plates, the ends of the movable rods penetrate through the fixed shell and are connected with sawtooth plates, and the positioning assemblies can effectively limit displacement and rotation of the fixed bolts; according to the guitar, the connecting stability of the guitar body and the guitar neck is greatly enhanced, the loosening frequency of the fixing bolt is reduced, the times of checking and fastening the bolt by a player are reduced, the maintenance time and energy are saved, meanwhile, guitar performance reduction caused by loosening of the bolt is avoided, the service life of the guitar is prolonged, and the maintenance cost is reduced.

The utility model relates to the technical field of guitars, in particular to a portable guitar which comprises a guitar body, and handrail assemblies are fixedly inserted into the left side and the right side of the guitar body; the handrail assembly comprises a bracket, a first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the end face of the inner side of the bracket, an inserting assembly is arranged at one end of the inner side of the first connecting rod, and a fixing groove matched with the inserting assembly is formed in the end face of the outer side of the guitar body; each inserting assembly comprises a fixing block movably inserted into the corresponding fixing groove, a plurality of sets of ball grooves are formed in the peripheral end face of each fixing block, locking balls are movably clamped in the ball grooves, locking grooves matched with the locking balls are formed in the fixing grooves, and through cooperation of the inserting assemblies, the locking balls are movably clamped in the locking grooves. And when the guitar needs to be carried, the bracket can be detached and put into the guitar bag, so that the guitar bag has good portability.

A foldable guitar includes a body portion, a neck portion, a pivot mechanism, a plucking assembly and a fretting assembly. The plucking assembly is arranged on the body portion. The fretting assembly is arranged on the neck portion. A side of a bottom of the neck portion is hinged to a side of a top of the body portion through the pivot mechanism. The neck portion is configured to be rotated to lie against a side of the body portion. In a case that the neck portion is folded to lie against the side of the body portion, the plucking assembly and the fretting assembly are configured to face upward.

Provided is a plate material 1 in which a first shear modulus in a plane including a plate thickness direction Z and a first direction Y orthogonal to a plate thickness direction Z is lower than a second shear modulus in a plane including the plate thickness direction Z and a second direction X orthogonal to the plate direction Z and the first direction Y, and which has, in the inside thereof, a plurality of voids 2 arranged at intervals in a plane direction including the first direction Y and the second direction X.

A resonant system comprising a musical instrument body having at least one internal cavity, the internal cavity communicating with a sound hole extending continuously from the top. The sound hole may have a continuous curved transition from the top and a length corresponding to the changed resonant frequency of the instrument body. A stringed instrument (e.g., a guitar, such as a semi-acoustic electric guitar) including the resonant system disclosed herein.

A tuning system is disclosed. The tuning system comprises: a tuner which is provided on the inner side of the soundboard of a guitar body and which provides tuning information; and a pre-amplifier which is provided on the inner side of the soundboard, and which amplifies sound generated by the guitar in order to transmit the amplified sound to an external device. The tuner is connected to the pre-amplifier so that electric power can be received from the pre-amplifier.

A bridge for a musical instrument, such as a guitar, can house a pickup system and include a body with apertures to engage studs of the musical instrument. Each stud has a diameter, each aperture is longer and wider than the diameter of the studs, and a length of each aperture is greater than a width of each aperture. A set of fasteners for each aperture engage the studs, respectively. The fasteners can be adjusted to adjust a fit of the bridge relative to the studs. In addition, saddles extend from the body and have notches for the instrument strings, respectively.

A cavity routing tool assembly for aligning a plurality of plates with one another in a preconfigured manner using a plurality of plugs to cut a multi-tiered pickup cavity into a workpiece. The cavity routing tool assembly comprises two or more plug-plate sets, each comprising a plate and a plug. The plate collectively across all the two or more plug-plate sets are referred to as the plurality of plates, and the plug are referred to as the plurality of plugs. The plurality of plugs are configured to align and guide router cuts to form the multi-tiered pickup cavity in the workpiece. Each among the plurality of plates are configured to selectively align with portions of the plurality of plugs and ensure the multi-tiered pickup cavity is correctly formed in the workpiece.