Doc Kauffman
Inventor of the guitar vibrato system
Doc Kauffman (born Clayton Orr Kauffman May 4, 1901, died June 26, 1990) was a lap steel guitar, electric guitar engineer, inventor and pioneer of the world's first patented guitar vibrato system. The patent for "Apparatus for producing tremolo effects" was applied for in 1928 and officially granted to Doc Kauffman on January 5, 1932.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Doc Kauffman (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 4, 1901, died Jun 26, 1990.1
Companies
Career
- Date not recordedFounded K&F Manufacturing Corporation3
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States4
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- 1WikidataDoc Kauffman on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDoc Kauffman on Wikipedia
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- 6Wikimedia CommonsDoc Kauffman photo by Atlantaspike, Public domain