Robert E Polson

US Patent:

43367348, Jun 29, 1982

Filed:

Jun 9, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/157423

Inventors:

Robert D. Polson - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

G10H 100

US Classification:

84 101

Abstract:

A musical instrument is structured as a guitar and incorporates electronic circuitry to synthesize musical tones. The instrument is played in the fashion of a guitar with tones generated in response to switches activated through strumming action. The pitch of the tones is controlled by touch-sensitive switch devices mounted at addresses corresponding to fret and string locations. The instrument may be polyphonic with separate tones generated by activation of a plurality of devices corresponding to strings.