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Published online 4 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030602-8

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The application of smart structures toward feedback suppression in amplified acoustic guitars

Smart device actively damps out acoustic amplification shrieks.

A battery-powered device may tame the bane of the intimate gig: acoustic-guitar feedback.

The device comprises two business-card-sized plates that fit to the front body of an electrified acoustic guitar below the bridge.

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