Finger mountable electric guitar pick-up - US patent 1981
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:30 pm
Finger mountable electric guitar pick-up - United States Patent 4282789 - (1977) 1981
"It has now been discovered that a new tone quality can be obtained from an electric guitar if it is played with a slide bar and the vibrations of the slide bar converted into elecrical signals which are amplified and broadcast through loud speakers."
"A device mountable on a guitarist's finger for use in altering the normal vibration of a vibrating guitar string and for converting the altered vibrations into electrical impulses is disclosed. The device includes a generally cylindrical string contacting member on which is mounted a microphone-type transducer."
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4282789.pdf
"It has now been discovered that a new tone quality can be obtained from an electric guitar if it is played with a slide bar and the vibrations of the slide bar converted into elecrical signals which are amplified and broadcast through loud speakers."
"A device mountable on a guitarist's finger for use in altering the normal vibration of a vibrating guitar string and for converting the altered vibrations into electrical impulses is disclosed. The device includes a generally cylindrical string contacting member on which is mounted a microphone-type transducer."
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4282789.pdf