Marcodi Musical Products, LLC

Timothy E Meeks

Connor J Meeks

Graham Paul Eatwell

Stringed musical instrument

A sensed signal corresponding to a note played on a musical instrument is electronically sustained by electronically combining the sensed signal with a synthesized signal whenever a sustain control switch is activated. The set of characteristics of the synthesized signal are, initially, substantially the same as the set of characteristics of the sensed signal, but may be varied over time.

Method and apparatus for electronically sustaining a note from a musical instrument

A musical instrument includes a fretboard, frets aligned in a first direction on the fretboard, a number of strings, aligned in a second direction above the frets, and tensioning devices operable to hold the strings in tension such that the pitch of adjacent strings at any given fret differ by one whole tone. Signals from string vibration pickups may be electronically processed and amplified to modify the sound produced by the musical instrument.

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Havre de Grace, MD, United States of America

Timothy E Meeks