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String Plucking Mechanism
By Domingo Mancuello

Hi!  I am curious as to how the picking mechanism on a banjo
machine functions.  Does anybody out there have a diagram of
the picking mechanism that they would share with me?

Thanks,
Domingo Mancuello
bullwinkle2@mac.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ An entertaining guitar plucking and playing machine is described at
 [ http://www.me.gatech.edu/mechatronics_lab/Projects/Fall00/group3/contents.htm
 [ A novel fingering mechanism by inventor Don Gilmore is described at
 [ http://www.freshpatents.com/Automated-stringed-instrument-player-dt20050811ptan20050172779.php
 [ -- Robbie


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