JAMES A REED
Vehicle Board in Gettysburg, PA
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Pennsylvania MV081615L
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Vehicle Salesperson
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Gettysburg, PA 17325
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505 E Fairfield Ave, New Castle, PA 16105
510 Putnam St, Scranton, PA 18508
5128 Greenvillage Rd, Chambersburg, PA 17202
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Solid Body Instrument Transducer
Solid Body Instrument Transducer
US Patent:
6075198, Jun 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug 13, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/133306
Inventors:
W. Gerry Grant - Gettysburg PA
James A. Reed - Gettysburg PA
James A. Reed - Gettysburg PA
International Classification:
G10H 312, G10H 314, G10H 318
US Classification:
84731
Abstract:
The present invention is a rigid, solid bodied stringed instrument having an electrical pickup embedded in at least one predetermined position within the stringed instruments solid body to pick up the actual wood tones and resonance of the rigid solid body. The electrical pickup is comprised of a piezoelectric transducer embedded between a planar brass surface and a planar ceramic surface. In the preferred embodiment, the pickup transducer is circular in shape and embedded within the stringed instrument's solid body adjacent the strings which span the body. The embedded piezoelectric transducer requires a fraction of the area required by traditional electric coil pickups. In an alternate preferred embodiment, the pickup transducer is embedded within a transducer housing. The housing is then embedded within the solid body of a stringed instrument adjacent the strings. By including the piezoelectric transducer within its own housing the pickup can be sold separately in the aftermarket and incorporated in solid body stringed instruments.