Musical instrument transducer cavity
View Patent ↗A pickup unit cavity for a stringed musical instrument is provided. The pickup unit cavity comprises a top, a bottom, at least one side, and at least one aperture in the cavity bottom, wherein the depth of the aperture allows for adjustment of a pole piece of a pickup unit. In some embodiments, the depth of the cavity from the top to the bottom is about ½ inch and the depth of the at least one aperture is ½ inch. In certain embodiments, the pickup unit cavity is in a housing. An electrical stringed musical instrument in combination with the pickup unit cavity is additionally provided.
1. A pickup unit cavity for a stringed electrical musical instrument comprising:
a cavity with an opening, bottom, and at least one side; and
at least one aperture in the cavity bottom, wherein a depth of the at least one aperture allows for adjustment of a pole piece of a pickup unit.
2. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein the cavity has four sides.
3. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein the cavity is rectangular.
4. The pickup unit cavity of claim 3 , further comprising ears, wherein the ears consist of additional cavities present on opposite sides of the rectangular cavity.
5. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein the cavity is slot shaped.
6. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein the cavity is oval.
7. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a depth from the opening to the bottom is about ½ inch.
8. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , where a depth form the opening to the bottom is about ¾inch.
9. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein the aperture in the cavity bottom is cylindrical.
10. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , further comprising six apertures.
11. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the aperture is about ½ inch.
12. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the aperture is less than about ½ inch.
13. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a depth of the aperture is more than about ½ inch.
14. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 further comprising two cavities.
15. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 further comprising more than two cavities.
16. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 further comprising a housing, wherein the housing contains the cavity.
17. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a pickup unit cavity is perpendicular to a string plane of the musical instrument.
18. The pickup unit cavity of claim 1 , wherein a pickup unit cavity is not perpendicular to a string plane of the musical instrument.
19. A method for adjusting a pickup unit within a pickup cavity, comprising:
adjusting at least one pole piece of a pickup unit in an aperture in the pickup cavity of claim 1 .
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the aperture has a same general shape as the pole piece.