Vibrato tailpiece and method of output signal control for stringed instruments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9653055
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15130466

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A vibrato tailpiece system for a stringed instrument includes a tailpiece, a vibrato bar operable with the tailpiece and having an end portion rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a magnet attached to the end portion of the vibrato bar. A sensor chip is spaced from the magnet by a gap sufficiently small to enable the sensor chip to detect a change in the magnetic field due to a rotation of the vibrato bar. The sensor chip outputs a control signal based on the change in the magnetic field. A sensor circuit uses the control signal from the sensor chip to adjust or modify the pickup output signal based on the position of the vibrato bar and deliver an adjusted output signal to an output connector of the stringed instrument.

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SAVAGE STEVEN BPETERBOROUGH NH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flaum, Harris Brookline, US 2 3
Savage, Steven B Portsmouth, US 2 3

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