Patent ID: 6791023
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
An electric bowed stringed musical instrument for generating electric tones, comprising:a vibratory body; at least one string stretched over said vibratory body, and bowed for generating vibrations, the vibrations being propagated from said at least one string to said vibratory body; a pickup unit connected to said vibratory body, and having a first detector for converting transverse vibration components of said vibrations to a first electric signal and a second detector for converting vertical vibration components of said vibrations to a second electric signal; and a signal processing system connected to said pickup unit, and including a first filter for transmitting low-frequency signal components of said first electric signal, a second filter for transmitting high-frequency signal components of said second electric signal and a signal producer connected to said first and second filters for producing a tone signal from said low-frequency signal components and said high-frequency signal components.