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Convention Paper

The Fiber Optic Guitar

Authors: Bowley, George A.

AES Convention 70 · Paper 1828 · October 1981

Abstract

A Fiber Optic Guitar (Patent Pending) provides an innovation in amplified musical instrument design in which the musical notes and characteristic instrument sounds normally sensed by electromechanical devices such as magnetic pickups and acoustic transducers are now generated by the modulation of light within optical fibers (strings) and are optically transmitted without losses to distant amplifying devices. Problems associated with conventional electric guitars, such as induced noise and hum pickup, limited frequency response, short cable feeds and electric shock vulnerability, are virtually eliminated.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 70
AES Convention
70
Paper number
1828
Publication date
October 6, 1981
Session subject
Electronic Music and Musical Instruments
Affiliation
Dynamic Systems Inc., McLean, VA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper