Global Patent Index - EP 0968496 A1

EP 0968496 A1 20000105 - SOUND PICKUP SELECTOR DEVICE FOR A STRING INSTRUMENT, AND STRING INSTRUMENT

Title (en)

SOUND PICKUP SELECTOR DEVICE FOR A STRING INSTRUMENT, AND STRING INSTRUMENT

Title (de)

TONABNEHMERSCHALTVORRICHTUNG FUER EIN SAITENINSTRUMENT SOWIE SAITENINSTRUMENT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE SELECTION DE MICROS POUR INSTRUMENT A CORDES, ET INSTRUMENT A CORDES

Publication

EP 0968496 A1 20000105 (DE)

Application

EP 98906786 A 19980317

Priority

  • CH 9800102 W 19980317
  • CH 63497 A 19970317
  • US 18900798 A 19981109

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6316713B1] A sound pickup switching apparatus for a string instrument having a plurality of sound pickups, in particular for an electric guitar. The apparatus includes an operable switching device which is intended to connect the coils of the sound pickups in different combinations in order to produce an output signal of different tonality. A voice signal production apparatus, depending on the respective state of the switching device, produces a voice signal designating the state. The string instrument includes a voice signal production apparatus which makes it possible to output states of the string instrument by voice.

IPC 1-7

G10H 3/18; G10H 1/00; G10H 1/26

IPC 8 full level

G10H 1/00 (2006.01); G10H 1/26 (2006.01); G10H 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10H 1/0008 (2013.01 - EP US); G10H 1/26 (2013.01 - EP US); G10H 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US); G10H 2240/091 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9841972 A1 19980924; AT E218738 T1 20020615; AU 6287898 A 19981012; CA 2284021 A1 19980924; DE 59804327 D1 20020711; EP 0968496 A1 20000105; EP 0968496 B1 20020605; ES 2178168 T3 20021216; JP 2000512400 A 20000919; JP 3220729 B2 20011022; US 6316713 B1 20011113

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 9800102 W 19980317; AT 98906786 T 19980317; AU 6287898 A 19980317; CA 2284021 A 19980317; DE 59804327 T 19980317; EP 98906786 A 19980317; ES 98906786 T 19980317; JP 53999198 A 19980317; US 18900798 A 19981109