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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Peter Lupini, Victoria, CA;
Glen Rutledge, Victoria, CA;
Norm Campbell, Victoria, CA;
Dan Godlovitch, Victoria, CA;
Satsuki Kawahashi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Motoi Nishio, Hamamatsu, JP;
Hidenari Kim, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shingo Ekuni, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kenta Hori, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kenji Iwamoto, Iwata, JP;
Hidehisa Yasuno, Hamamatsu, JP;
Max Lettau, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A stringed musical instrument includes: a musical instrument body configured such that a string is attached thereto; a pickup configured to: i) detect vibration of the string and ii) output a string vibration signal according to the vibration; a detection sensor that is: i) attached to the musical instrument body and ii) configured to output a detection signal according to a force applied to the musical instrument body; and a controller that is attached to the musical instrument body, and is configured to output, based on the detection signal, a control signal configured to control an operation of an effector configured to impart an effect to the string vibration signal.