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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Luce, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Anthony Marchese, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Assignee:
Norlin Music, Inc., Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
84-11 ; 84-127 ; 84423 ; 84433 ; 84DI / ; 200D / ; 3403 / ; 361300 ;
Abstract
A keyboard of an electronic musical instrument incorporates a plurality of variable capacitors, one for each key, with one conductor of each capacitor being connected for movement with an individual key of the keyboard toward and away from the other conductor, so as to vary the capacitance of the capacitor in accordance with the force with which the key is depressed.