Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument
kentrookie
Posted 2009-12-28 1:05 AM (#385067)
Subject: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument


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Location: Seattle		Kaman patent 5731535.... I am still waiting for this.
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5731535

"controlling at least one of the parameters of the derived sound in response to the player of the instrument touching given discrete areas of the instrument with his hand or other body part OR at least bring his hand or other body part into close proximity with such discrete areas"
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-12-28 1:16 AM (#385068 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Originally posted by kentrookie:
Kaman patent 5731535.... I am still waiting for this.
Then get a '97C...

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kentrookie
Posted 2009-12-28 1:24 AM (#385069 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument


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Location: Seattle		yikes...I must of been absent that year.
Very interesting....does is actually work 13 years later?
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alpep
Posted 2009-12-28 2:14 AM (#385070 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument


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Location: NJ		they never did it again

what does that tell you ?
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-12-28 2:56 AM (#385071 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Fortunately, mine is still functional.
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noah
Posted 2009-12-28 4:38 AM (#385072 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument



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Location: SoCal		+1 ...The Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument, within my '97C continues to function as designed.

It will probably be removed and replaced with the FD14 electronics package early next year.
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cholloway
Posted 2009-12-28 5:29 AM (#385073 - in reply to #385067)
Subject: Re: Proximity sensitive control circuit for electrical musical instrument


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Location: Atlanta, GA.		Two quick observations:

The patent is dated March 1998.
Does that make the device PAF or Pre-patent for the '97C?

The patent drawings depicts the device on an 1113... just seems odd.
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