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All Bass 2 Body 7 Bridge 4 Construction 8 Design 1 Electronics 2 General 16 Pickup 9 Slothead 1 Soundboard 8 Tuning 4
Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument Pickup

Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument

2002

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Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument
2002 · International

Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument

Year: 2002

This European patent application by Kaman Music Corporation describes a bridge-type piezoelectric pickup for guitars and other stringed instruments featuring a flexible circuit board carrying pairs of transversely polarized piezoelectric crystals for each string. Each string has two closely spaced crystals supporting a common saddle, allowing differentiation between in-plane and longitudinal string vibrations through voltage bucking circuitry. The design incorporates active semiconductor operational amplifier circuits near each crystal set to provide high impedance input and low impedance output, reducing cross-talk between strings and improving frequency response.

Ovation Piezzo Type Pickup Japanese Patent Pickup

Ovation Piezzo Type Pickup Japanese Patent

2001

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Ovation Piezzo Type Pickup Japanese Patent
2001 · Japan

Ovation Piezzo Type Pickup Japanese Patent

Year: 2001

A piezoelectric bridge pickup for guitars and other stringed instruments featuring a flexible circuit board with pairs of laterally polarized piezoelectric crystals for each string, mounted beneath individual saddles. The design reduces crosstalk between adjacent strings, improves assembly ease, and includes active semiconductor circuits (op-amp modules) for each channel providing high-impedance input and low-impedance output. The pickup body is made from graphite/epoxy composite material with a decorative plastic cap.

Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument Pickup

Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument

2001

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Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument
2001 · US

Piezoelectric Bridge-Type Pickup for a Stringed Musical Instrument

Year: 2001

This patent describes a bridge-type piezoelectric pickup for guitars and other stringed instruments that uses a flexible circuit board carrying pairs of transversely-polarized piezoelectric crystals for each string. Each pair of crystals is closely spaced along the string length, with a common saddle resting on both crystals to support the associated string, enabling differentiation between in-plane and longitudinal string vibrations. The design reduces cross-talk between strings, minimizes frequency response losses, and supports multiple independent signal channels with active operational amplifier circuits mounted via surface-mount technology on the flexible circuit board.

Adamas with Pickup 1983 Patent Pickup

Adamas with Pickup 1983 Patent

1983

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Adamas with Pickup 1983 Patent
1983 · US

Adamas with Pickup 1983 Patent

Year: 1983

This design patent covers the ornamental appearance of a guitar featuring a distinctive rounded body shape with decorative cutouts on the upper bout, a standard neck with frets and tuning pegs, and a unique aesthetic design. The guitar shows characteristics typical of Ovation guitars with their distinctive rounded back design and decorative elements on the body.

Ovation Breadwinner Guitar Pickup 1976 Patent Pickup

Ovation Breadwinner Guitar Pickup 1976 Patent

1976

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Ovation Breadwinner Guitar Pickup 1976 Patent
1976 · US

Ovation Breadwinner Guitar Pickup 1976 Patent

Year: 1976

A magnetic induction type electrical pickup for a stringed musical instrument featuring two coils with permanent magnet elements. The arrangement minimizes stray magnetic fields to suppress noise from nearby electrical devices, while construction features repress resonant vibration of internal parts.

Ovation Pickup Mounting 1976 Patent Pickup

Ovation Pickup Mounting 1976 Patent

1976

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Ovation Pickup Mounting 1976 Patent
1976 · US

Ovation Pickup Mounting 1976 Patent

Year: 1976

A vibration-isolating mounting system for magnetic induction pickups on guitars and similar stringed instruments, assigned to Ovation Instruments, Inc. The system uses resilient rubber grommets, compression springs, and a retaining member to decouple the pickup from the instrument body, minimizing microphonic feedback and extraneous noise while allowing easy multi-axis adjustment of pickup position relative to the strings.

Ovation Piezzoelectric pickup 1971 Patent pickup

Ovation Piezzoelectric pickup 1971 Patent

1971

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Ovation Piezzoelectric pickup 1971 Patent
1971 · US

Ovation Piezzoelectric pickup 1971 Patent

Year: 1971

Patent for a bridge-type piezoelectric pickup using individual piezoelectric elements for each string mounted within an open-topped U-shaped aluminum case. Each element generates a signal from string vibrations transmitted through saddle members. Features soldered wire conductors for reliable electrical connections to the piezoelectric element faces, Delrin strips for vibration isolation between elements, and silicon rubber fill for secure assembly. Can be configured as either a flat bridge or rounded bridge design. Assigned to Ovation Instruments, Inc. Filed December 6, 1971; patented January 23, 1973.

Music Amplifier with Instrument Tuning Device (German Patent) pickup

Music Amplifier with Instrument Tuning Device (German Patent)

1969

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Music Amplifier with Instrument Tuning Device (German Patent)
1969 · Germany

Music Amplifier with Instrument Tuning Device (German Patent)

Year: 1969

German patent application for a music amplifier with a built-in electronic tuning device for instruments. The amplifier includes two preamplifiers with instrument inputs, an oscillator generating a reference frequency (329.6 Hz, corresponding to the note E), and a frequency comparison circuit with an indicator lamp that pulses when instrument and reference frequencies differ and steadies when they match. A switching system allows the musician to hear the tuning tone through the speaker while tuning. US priority February 19, 1969 (US 800425). Filed January 14, 1970; published July 1, 1971.

Ovation Solidbodies Pickup 1969 Patent pickup

Ovation Solidbodies Pickup 1969 Patent

1969

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Ovation Solidbodies Pickup 1969 Patent
1969 · US

Ovation Solidbodies Pickup 1969 Patent

Year: 1969

Patent for an adjustable electromagnetic pickup for electric guitars. Features individually adjustable permanent magnet cores for each string, surrounded by a common generating winding. Each core can be moved along its axis via a non-magnetic adjustment arm and screw to vary string-to-core spacing. An electrically conductive shielding case with a nonconductive zone (gap) prevents circulating eddy currents that would oppose flux through the cores, resulting in greater output signal intensity. Filed April 14, 1969; patented October 27, 1970.

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