Automatic string musical instrument pick system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8492627
APP PUB NO 20120103163A1
SERIAL NO

13287175

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A string musical instrument comprising an instrument body having a fretboard and a plurality of electrically common and electrically conductive frets spaced along the fretboard. One or more electrically isolated and electrically conductive vibratory strings are laterally disposed on the instrument body and held in tension over and in close proximity to the frets and a picking means for each of the strings. The picking means is an actuating assembly with a power supply. The actuating assembly is electrically connected to the one or more electrically isolated and electrically conductive vibratory strings.

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DUPRA ANDRENot Provided

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DuPra, Andre Gates, US 1 6

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