Patent ID: 7060888
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A pivoting electromagnetic pickup for a stringed instrument comprising: an elongated support structure, said elongated support structure being attached in a pivotal relationship to said stringed instrument at a pivot point, restraining said elongated support structure to a curvilinear path, said stringed instrument having a body and a plurality of strings, said strings being offset and substantially parallel to said body, said elongated support structure being mounted substantially between said body and said strings; an electromagnetic pickup, said electromagnetic pickup being fixed to said elongated support structure between said strings and said elongated support structure, said electromagnetic pickup being of sufficient length to be in continual electromagnetic communication with said strings throughout said curvilinear path, said elongated support structure and electromagnetic pickup forming a pickup assembly; a pivoting means, said pivoting means securing in a rotatable relationship said elongated support structure to said body, said pivoting means engaging said elongated support structure substantially near a terminus, said pivoting means providing an axis of rotation for said curvilinear path of said pickup assembly; an angular position locking means, said angular position locking means being manually engaged at any position along said curvilinear path, said angular position locking means substantially preventing rotation of said elongated support structure from a set angular position, said angular position locking means allowing free rotation of the pickup assembly in a disengaged state; wherein said pivot point is located on said body at a sufficiently distant point from an area immediately beneath said strings to allow said pickup to effectively transition to produce sul ponticello and sul tasto tone qualities; and wherein said pickup assembly can be set to an angular position before or during play to achieve a desired musical effect.