Talk:Frying Pan (guitar)

Guitar pickup not similar to telephone receiver

The article states that the instrument, "used a magnetic induction coil similar to that found in a telephone receiver".

First of all, an "induction coil", in the context of early telephony, is what we now commonly call a transformer. (I believe the term "induction coil" is still is use among telephone technicians.)

Second, a telephone's "receiver" (speaker) responds to the varying voltage (and consequently, current) in its coil by moving the receiver's diaphragm. This motion produces sound waves. The telephone's receiver therefore "transduces" electrical energy into mechanical energy - the movement of the diaphragm and the consequent production of sound waves.

In a significantly different manner, the magnetic pickup of an electric guitar produces an alternating current in its windings in response to the variations in magnetic flux caused by the vibration of the steel strings in the magnetic field. The pickup transduces the mechanical energy of the strings into electrical energy, and there is no significant acoustical component.

Cheers, Rico402 (talk) 13:41, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

"first successful electrified instrument of any kind"

I took that claim out. See Electronic musical instrument#Early examples --BjKa (talk) 14:18, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Links not working

Can someone fix the links in the citations? They all direct to a 404. 96.241.194.88 (talk) 04:03, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

George Beauchamp

Would some kind editor please work on the George Beauchamp article? It needs inline citations, and a photo of George. Design (talk) 08:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Delete Frying pan (guitar)

I suggest to delete Frying pan (guitar) page to exclude double links in browsers. 188.162.187.14 (talk) 23:21, 22 April 2024 (UTC)