Patent ID: 8003877
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes comprising: an onset signal sensor for sensing the initiation of a note played on the musical instrument, an electronic fingerboard having longitudinal strings and transverse frets formed by linear raised rib surfaces to provide tactile feedback and feel similar to a conventional stringed instrument, the electronic fingerboard determining pitch of the note sensed by the sensor, the electronic fingerboard comprising a first layer of film, a second separate layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film, the first and second layers being movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths, the pitch being determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point.