Musical instruments including keyboard guitars
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Dec 18, 2018
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Sep 28, 2017
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Mar 22, 2016
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Mar 22, 2016
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Abstract
A musical instrument, for example, a keyboard guitar, includes a body, an elongated neck coupled to the body, neck keys disposed on the elongated neck, and an output for transmitting an electrical signal generated by the musical instrument. Activation of each neck key generates an electrical signal at the output representing a pitch associated with a musical note. The musical instrument may also include body keys disposed on the body, and a strum bar that generates an electrical signal at the output representing a pitch associated with a musical note based on which of the body keys are activated during activation of the strum bar. Further, the musical instrument may include a continuous graphic image spanning the front face of the body and the body keys, forming a continuous pattern that is unbroken across a transition between key surfaces of the body keys and the front face of the body.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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HANKS MICHAEL S | ODIN IL |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- G10H Class
- 289 Applications Filed
- 247 Patents Issued To-Date
- 85.47 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hanks, Michael S | Centralia, US | 4 | 31 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 31 |
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