| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 084454000 | Tuning devices | 54 |
| 20080229905 | Fiber Bragg grating tuner - The present invention relates an instrument tuner possessing a fiber optic with a prewritten fiber Bragg grating. The tuner is suitable for providing more accurate instrument tuning, capable of not being subject to a tuner's subjectivity or distortions or electromagnetic interference. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080229906 | ELECTRIC STRINGED MUSIC INSTRUMENT WITH MUSIC TUNER - A music tuner comprising a contact sensing device, a non-contact sensing device, or a combination of both, is integrated onto the body of an electric stringed music instrument. The present invention aims to make it more convenient for the user of the electric ukulele by eliminating the need to separately account for the music tuner and by preventing the music tuner from being misplaced or lost. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080229907 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT TUNER - The present invention relates to musical instrument tuners, more particularly to a tuner for providing tuning information regarding a musical instrument without making physical or electrical contact with the instrument. We describe a musical instrument tuner for providing tuning information for tuning a musical instrument, said musical instrument having a vibrating element, the tuner comprising: a light source for emitting light onto the said vibrating element; a light detector for detecting reflected light; an amplifier coupled to said light detector for amplifying a signal from said light detector; and tuning indication means coupled to said amplifier for providing tuning information responsive to said amplified signal. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080264238 | Musical instrument tuning method and apparatus - The present disclosure relates to musical instruments and devices. A system is provided which utilizes tonal visualization components incorporating color and/or shape to allow a person to “see” a note or group of notes sounded by an instrument to determine whether the instrument is in tune and make appropriate adjustments if necessary. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090013853 | Tuning key cover for a stringed musical instrument - The invention relates to a protective tuner cover for the tuning section of a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar. The tuner cover is sized to enclose the instrument headstock, or a substantial portion thereof, and includes a section that encloses and protects the tuning keys and knobs of the musical instrument. When constructed as a unitary structure, the tuner cover can be slid onto the instrument headstock. When constructed from separable components, the tuning cover can be opened and closed over the headstock in a bivalve manner if hinged, or by appropriately spaced latching mechanisms if completely separable. The tuner cover can be constructed to enclose and protect one or two rows of tuning keys and knobs, depending on the type of musical instrument. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090031879 | Guitar/bass case with built-in tuner - This invention relates to a musical instrument case with a built-in tuner. The tuner gives a musician the ability to tune their instrument quickly without the need to carry a separate tuner or look for their tuner elsewhere. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090211431 | AUTOMATIC GUITAR TUNING CASE - An automatic guitar tuning case is a tuning system to automatically, synchronously, accurately and rapidly turn a guitar. To automatically tune one string is not new, but automatically and synchronously tune an acoustic guitar or electrical guitar without modifying the guitar has never be done before. Changing one string's tension will cause all other strings' tension change, so all strings should be tuned synchronously and ended tuning together only when all strings are in tone at the same time. As a closed-loop control system, the automatic guitar tuning case comprises six transducers sensing the vibration frequency of six guitar strings respectively, six tuner units to analyze tones, and a center processor unit to control six electric tuning wrenches to tune the six guitar strings. The automatic guitar tuning case also consists of a control panel for a user to preset and select tuning patterns, control and monitor the system. To tune a guitar with this invention just need to put a guitar in the case and close the lid, the guitar will be in tone in seconds. It doesn't require installing any components, means or devices on the guitar or modifying the guitar. It can either work on an acoustic guitar or electric guitar regardless of the gauge and material of the strings. This invention could be a tuning case to serve a specific guitar, or be a tool to serve a batch of the same model guitars or serve different model guitars with a little adjustment. This invention can also be applied on almost any stringed musical instruments, such as 12 string guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, violin, cello, harp or even piano etc, | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090235807 | Tuner mounting device - Provide a tuner mounting device which does not scratch an instrument and which provides a satisfactory sensitivity to a vibration generated from the instrument. A mounting base portion for fixing a tuner main body to a part of the instrument is fixed to the instrument on a constant basis by a hook-and-loop fastener, with a structure to be fitted into the mounting base portion being provided on a lower surface of a tuner main body containing a vibration sensor for detecting vibration generated through operation of the instrument. The mounting base portion has a power source portion and a power supply contact, with the structure having an electrical contact corresponding to the power supply contact provided on the mounting base portion. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090314153 | Tuner strap sensor - A musical instrument support strap is integrated with a tuning sensor having of a body configured at one end for attachment to the musical instrument. The body carries the pitch of a musical note struck on the musical instrument and is detected by a pickup. A printed circuit board converts the detected pitch for display on a liquid crystal display module, preferably having a needle indicator and a color indicator. The sensor may be provided independently for attachment to an existing strap. The method of using the strap for tuning a musical instrument includes attaching the musical instrument support strap to a musical instrument; striking a note on the musical instrument; reading the measurement of the frequency of vibration on the liquid crystal display module; and, adjusting the musical instrument to change the frequency of vibration. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100005949 | Tuner with clothes-pin design - A stringed instrument tuner that detects vibrations of the string being played via an integrated circuit and displays the nearest musical note value and the deviation of that strings pitch relative to an in-tune reference pitch This tuner has a clothes pin like design that allows it to be easily mounted on a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by squeezing the top legs of the device and applying pressure to the coil mechanism to exert force on the lower jaws so that that they open up to allow clamping and securement onto the instrument. The electronics housing is built into one of the legs of the clothes pin tuner adjacent to where the user squeezes the clothes pin with their thumb. The electronics housing contains an integrated circuit, battery, and LED display | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100043624 | Tuning device - Provided is a tuning device including: a tuning device main body including an electric circuit for computing a tuning state of a musical instrument; a clip portion including a pair of plate materials for attaching the tuning device main body to the musical instrument; a joint member for joining the tuning device main body and the clip portion; and a vibration sensor for sensing a sound emitted from the musical instrument, the joint member including: a first pivot portion for making the clip portion free to pivot about an extension direction of the joint member; and a second pivot portion for making the tuning device main body free to pivot about a direction perpendicular to the extension direction. The vibration sensor is incorporated into the joint member, and is structured to be rotatable about the extension direction unitarily along with the tuning device main body. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100083813 | Guitar transposer pedal - A guitar transposer comprises a sound input connected to a microchip that receives the input from the sound input and modifies the input sound, a sound output that transmits the modified sound back to the guitar, a power supply is connected to the microchip and provides an electrical circuit. There is an on and off means connected to the microchip and the power supply, and the on-off switch completes and breaks the electrical circuit. A visual indicator connected to the microchip and the power supply displays a visual indication of the chord corresponding to the modified sound. A user activated chord selection means is connected to the microchip. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100089219 | Tuning Stabilizer for Stringed Instrument - A self-contained tuning stabilizer for a stringed instrument consists of a body which is attachable to the stringed instrument like a capo, the stabilizer containing mechanical members for increasing or decreasing the tension on each of the strings to keep them in tune as the instrument is played. The device contains sensors for each string, an analyzer for determining if the frequency produced by each string is correct, and a driver for each of the mechanical members for applying micro-tuning corrections to the strings. The device must first be zeroed, and the instrument tuned by hand. Thereafter, the device will maintain the original tuning. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100089220 | MULTI FREQUENCY MERGER MUSIC DEVICE - A music device comprising a large acoustic frequency chamber, the chamber further comprising an elastic membrane placed on the acoustic chamber. It also comprises, at least one tightening ring and one tightening tuning device, where the tightening tuning device is anchored to a tightening ring and an elastic membrane. The device further comprises one small acoustic frequency chamber that contains another elastic membrane and a second tightening ring. Both chambers combine acoustic frequencies to produce a single combined acoustic frequency. The music tuning device is used both to clasp at least one drum skin and to mask unharmonic resonances. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100212475 | TUNING OR TRAINING DEVICE - A device for tuning a percussion instrument or training a voice has a processor which is adapted to receive an electronic signal corresponding to an acoustic impulse produced by the percussion instrument or voice. The processor is further adapted to analyse the signal to generate one or more characteristics of the signal. The device also has a display connected to the processor which displays the generated characteristics. The one or more characteristics include any one or any combination of a time-domain characteristic of the signal, a plurality of fundamental and/or harmonic frequencies of the signal, and a frequency spectrum of the signal. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100236380 | Vocal Tuning Device for Microphones - A vocal tuning device for use with a microphone is provided, comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first connector operably matable with a microphone and capable of receiving an input signal from the microphone in response to a user's voice; a display on the housing capable of providing a visual indicia to a user; processing circuitry within the housing and operably connected between the first connector and the display, wherein the processing circuitry compares the frequency of the input signal to a natural note frequency, and causes the visual indicia to indicate whether the natural note frequency is matched by the frequency of the input signal. In one embodiment, the second end of the device includes a second connector operably matable with a microphone cable. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110094366 | Tuning Stabilizer for Stringed Instrument - A self-contained tuning stabilizer for a stringed instrument consists of a body which is attachable to the stringed instrument like a capo, the stabilizer containing mechanical members for increasing or decreasing the tension on each of the strings to keep them in tune as the instrument is played. The device contains sensors for each string, an analyzer for determining if the frequency produced by each string is correct, and a driver for each of the mechanical members for applying micro-tuning corrections to the strings. The device must first be zeroed, and the instrument tuned by hand. Thereafter, the device will maintain the original tuning. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110132172 | CONDUCTOR CENTRIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC STAND SYSTEM - The object of the invention is a conductor centric electronic music stand system ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110179939 | Drum and Drum-Set Tuner - A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120067192 | POLYPHONIC TUNER - The present invention relates to a musical instrument tuner, e.g. a guitar tuner, featuring different levels of detail for displaying monophonic and polyphonic characteristics of an input signal. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067193 | POLYPHONIC TUNER - The present invention relates to a musical instrument tuner, e.g. a guitar tuner, featuring tuning as a part of a user session. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067194 | POLYPHONIC TUNER - The present invention relates to a musical instrument tuner, e.g. a guitar tuner, featuring simultaneous display of monophonic and polyphonic characteristics. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120152086 | Musical Instrument Tuning Apparatus and Method - A musical instrument tuning device includes a tuning sleeve and a tuning collar threadingly engaged to the tuning sleeve. The apparatus is mountable onto a first portion of a musical instrument which also has a second portion, the second portion being slidingly adjustable relative to the first portion to change the length of an air passage to tune that musical instrument. In one embodiment, the musical instrument tuning device is mounted on a neck portion of a saxophone to which a mouthpiece is typically engaged. Rotation of the tuning collar moves a saxophone mouthpiece relative to the neck portion and thereby enables a musician to quickly and precisely tune the saxophone. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120204702 | Polyphonic tuner - A musical instrument tuner for string instruments is disclosed, which comprises a signal classifier for determining a signal class of an input signal from a number of monophonic signal classes and a number of polyphonic signal classes, a signal analyzer for determining at least one representation of a pitch frequency of the input signal, and an indicator for displaying an output established on the basis of the signal class and the representation of a pitch frequency, wherein the indicator includes at least a monophonic display mode and at least a polyphonic display; and wherein the display mode is selected in dependency of the signal class determined by the signal classifier. Tuning methods, computer program products, music instruments, amplifiers and audio processors relating to the above are also disclosed. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120240749 | Instrument Tuner for Drums - An instrument tuner for drums that has a sensing means for sensing the combined fundamental resonance and pitch from inside the drum; a measurement means for measuring a frequency of said combined fundamental resonance and pitch; and a selection means to then compare the frequency measured to a corresponding musical note of the instrument tuner. Eventhough the sensing means will be internal to the drum, the tuner or display could be external to the drum and/or separate from the sensing means; a wireless device or system is specified also that could be used with this method. A single-note tuner is specified, as well as a tuner designed to recognize more than a single-note, if a wireless device or system is used, as one example, for a complete drumset. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120279380 | FREQUENCY TUNING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A frequency tuning device comprising an actuator configured to receive one or more adapters, the one or more adapters adapted to engage a tuning member, and a processing unit, the processing unit in communication with the actuator, wherein the processing unit determines an actual frequency to compare with a desired frequency, wherein the actuator receives an electrical signal from the processing unit based on an error signal defined by a difference between the desired frequency and the actual frequency, wherein the actuator moves at least one of the one or more adapters until the actual frequency is approximately equal to the desired frequency. A system comprising a receiving module, a processing module, a comparison module, a drive module, and a torque control module is also provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130014631 | Musical instrument with electronic tuningAANM Grace; Charles HenryAACI LakewoodAAST OHAACO USAAGP Grace; Charles Henry Lakewood OH US - Instrument having automatic fine-tuning of pitch with no moving parts. In prior flutes the notes are slightly off pitch because of compromises in locations of the holes, and musicians must compensate. In this invention a sensor picks up sound and a circuit identifies the played note. The played note is compared with a frequency reference, in a closed loop. The frequency difference generates an additional signal in phase quadrature relationship with the played note. A tuning actuator at one end adds the quadrature signal to correct the pitch by altering its phase. The closed loop causes the tone to have precisely correct pitch. A feature permits a player to intentionally deflect the pitch for artistic expression. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130112063 | POLYPHONIC TUNER - The present invention relates to a musical instrument tuner, e.g. a guitar tuner, featuring tuning as a part of a user session. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118335 | APPARATUS FOR TUNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND A RELATED INSTRUMENT - An apparatus for tuning a stringed musical instrument is provided. The apparatus includes a saddle configured for receivably engaging one of the ends of the string, a fastener extending through a support and into the saddle, and a lug received by the fastener in abutting relationship to the support and configured for rotational movement about the fastener to translate the fastener and the saddle to alter the length of the string. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130145921 | DRUM AND DRUM-SET TUNER - Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130174713 | Wireless Tuning Device for Musical Instruments - A musical electronic device to receive a wireless signal modulated with an audio signal originating from a musical instrument, to display useful information for tuning the instrument, and to provide the received audio signal as an output for other musical electronics. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140041509 | TUNING DEVICE - A tuning device that facilitates the checking of the pitch of each sound is provided. The tuning device includes a pitch name display means including display positions that are arranged in a pitch order respectively corresponding to pitch names constituting an octave. A reference display position is lighted solely when the pitch of an input sound is in an in-tune state, namely, a difference between the reference pitch and the pitch of the input sound is in a range of ±α (α>0). When the pitch of the input sound is outside a predetermined range, the reference display position and an adjacent display position are both lighted in a way that the reference display position gradually becomes darker while the adjacent display position gradually becomes brighter as an absolute value of the difference (deviation degree of the input pitch relative to the reference pitch) increases. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140041510 | TUNING DEVICE - A tuning device is provided. The sound to be tuned is inputted by an input means while a reference sound is produced by an output means. At least two pitches are detected independently from a mixture of the sound to be tuned and the reference sound by a pitch detection means. Based on pitch information of the reference sound acquired by an acquiring means, the pitch of the sound to be tuned is extracted by a pitch extraction means from the at least two pitches detected by the pitch detection means. Information about the pitch of the sound to be tuned is displayed by a display means under control of a display control means. Therefore, the user can easily perform tuning on the sound to be tuned, based on the pitch information displayed by the display means, while listening to the reference sound and producing the sound to be tuned. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140096666 | DRUM AND DRUM-SET TUNER - A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140137720 | TUNING DEVICE - A tuning device is provided for properly tuning two sounds that are produced simultaneously. According to the invention, a notification means is provided for notifying the user of information about a relative pitch difference value of a first pitch corresponding to a first pitch name and a second pitch corresponding to a second pitch name, which are among the pitches detected by a pitch detection means. Through the notification of the notification means, the user can check the relative pitch difference value of the two sounds that is displayed by a pitch name display means to properly tune the two sounds that are produced simultaneously. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140165818 | DRUM TUNING PROCESSOR - Disclosed is a tuning apparatus comprising a processor that receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note and a display that presents a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140182446 | DRUM TUNING PROCESSOR - A processor of a tuning apparatus receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note. An output at the processor outputs a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140345440 | WIRELESS TUNING DEVICE FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A musical electronic device to receive a wireless signal modulated with an audio signal originating from a musical instrument, to display useful information for tuning the instrument, and to provide the received audio signal as an output for other musical electronics. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150047493 | Automatic Tuning Devices and Methods - An automatic tuning device for a musical instrument, the device comprising: an automatic tuning mechanism which is configured to tune a musical instrument in accordance with a tuning configuration, wherein the mechanism includes: a processor configured to execute a computer program, a memory configured to store one or more computer programs for execution by the processor, and a communication interface configured to receive one or more computer programs for storage in the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include a computer program which, when executed by the processor, controls an aspect of the operation of the automatic tuning device. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20160035328 | DRUM AND DRUM-SET TUNER - A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset. | 02-04-2016 |
| 084455000 | Strings | 7 |
| 20080282869 | Device and Method for Automatically Tuning a Stringed Instrument, Particularly a Guitar - The invention relates to a device for automatically tuning a stringed instrument ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090056523 | Display Device for Guitar Tuners and Method of Displaying Tuned States of Guitar Strings Using the Same - A display device for guitar tuners and a method of displaying the tuned states of guitar strings. The method is performed such that the control unit performs control so that the backlight emits light having a predetermined color by turning on the backlight when a tuner is turned on, and then performs control so that the backlight emits light having a different color when the tuning of guitar strings is completed using the display device, which includes a Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD) panel provided in an equalizer mounted to a guitar body, and configured to display the tuned states of the guitar strings, a backlight mounted behind the LCD panel, and a control unit configured to control the LCD panel and the backlight. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20130074677 | Ratcheted Mounting Bracket for Tuner - A bracket for mounting a tuning device on a headstock of a string instrument and a bracket-mountable tuning device are disclosed. A primary arm with a plate attaches to a spring arm with a clamping arm by a releasable ratchet engagement. The clamping arm is reciprocable to the plate. A tuner attaches in a rotatable engagement to the plate opposite a mounting surface. An instrument headstock can be positioned between the plate mounting surface and clamping arm and the clamping arm moved toward the plate to a clamping position with the headstock trapped therebetween with substantially constant pressure on the headstock. The tuner is substantially hidden from the front view of the headstock. The clamping arm is maintained in the clamping position by the ratchet engagement until the ratchet engagement is released. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130133506 | COMPOSITION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - A composition tool including a memory capable of storing data and a processor is provided. The processor is configured for using the data such that the composition tool can provide a score interface and a plurality of instrument interfaces, wherein each instrument interface comprising a graphical representation of an instrument and a score section for illustration of at least one part of a musical score. The composition tool can provide a touch screen interface to enable a user to select a portion of the graphical representation of one of the instruments by detecting the user's finger placements on the selected portion of the graphical representation. The composition tool can, in response to the selection of the portion of the graphical representation, provide a representation of at least one musical note that is corresponding to the selected portion of the graphical representation of the instrument in the score section. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20140150627 | VIBRATION-SENSING STRINGED INSTRUMENT MOUNTABLE DEVICE - A stringed instrument mountable device. The stringed instrument mountable device includes a vibration sensing device configured to detect a note being played on a stringed instrument. The stringed instrument mountable device also includes an attachment configured to attach the vibration sensing device to the stringed instrument. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150082970 | VIBRATION-SENSING MUSIC INSTRUMENT MOUNTABLE DEVICE - A music instrument mountable device. The music instrument mountable device includes a vibration sensing device configured to detect a note being played on a music instrument. The music instrument mountable device also includes an attachment. The attachment includes a magnet configured to releasably secure the vibration sensing device to the music instrument. The attachment also includes a ferromagnetic attachment configured to attach to the music instrument. The magnet and the ferromagnetic attachment are configured to magnetically connect the vibration sensing mountable device to the music instrument | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150143974 | Guitar String Regulator - Disclosed therein is a guitar string regulator. The guitar string regulator includes: a regulating lever ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 084456000 | Pipes and reeds | 1 |
| 20140000439 | TONE CONTROL DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
| 084458000 | Tools and machines | 6 |
| 20080302230 | Puller for guitar bridge pins or the like - A compact tool for removing guitar bridge pins is disclosed, which includes a housing and an active swing arm having a metal capture notch at the free end for receiving the head of the pin requiring removal. The tool is preferably made of machined steel, and the capture notch has a three-sided configuration with a lip which is configured and dimensioned to be easily positioned beneath the head of the pin, while the head of the pin sites within a recessed cavity adjacent the lip. The user conveniently grips the housing to apply the requisite force to remove the pin from the bridge of the guitar. While the three-sided lip is preferably made of a strong metal such as steel, hardened aluminum, zinc or the like, other materials are contemplated, provided they are strong and durable. Alternatively, the tool can be constructed in a T-Shaped configuration, incapable of folding. Still alternatively, the tool can be fabricated as a single straight one-piece device incorporating the unique three sided capture notch of the invention. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100212476 | Tool For Setting An Instrument Sound Post - A tool for setting an instrument sound post preferably includes a bent tube, one or more string or polymer lines, a cradle end that grasps the sound post, and an internal locking mechanism to hold the sound post against the tool. In one embodiment, a single line is used and a closed loop at the cradle end of the sound post setting tool holds the sound post in place. In this embodiment, a double-chamfer threaded tube construction is preferably used to facilitate line threading. In another embodiment, the cradle end includes a loop and a ball to grasp the sound post. In yet another embodiment, the cradle end includes two balls to grasp the sound post. The tool provides an improved way to install a sound post inside a stringed instrument. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110017047 | String changing tool with a quick connector assembly - A string changing device is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated socket that surrounds the tuner button of the instrument. A lever extends from the socket and is attached to a handle. The handle and lever combine as a crank to tension the strings to approximate pitch. The handle has a worm-gear cutter embodied within it. The handle is attached to the lever with a rotatable hinge that enables the handle to function as a winder when aligned axially. It also prevents the cutter body from turning during the cutting operation when aligned off axis. The quick release assembly is mounted on the lever in the preferred embodiment and is removed during winding and cutting operations. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20130112064 | Can or Bottle Opener for Adjusting Drum Hardware and Related Methods of Use - Disclosed may be a multi-tasking drum key and related methods. In one non-limiting embodiment, the drum key has a wrench with a pivot shaft extending therefrom, a handle that forms an elbow with the pivot shaft, wherein the handle has at least one twisted surface, and a lever and tooth on the elbow. Operably, the handle may be used to either (1) turn the wrench about the shaft or (2) pivot the lever on a fulcrum. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20140165819 | DRUM TUNER - A drum tuner is described. The drum tuner includes: (i) a hub gear; (ii) two or more differential gears communicatively coupled to the hub gear and at least one of the two or more differential gears capable of engaging a tuning mechanism of a drum; and (iii) wherein, during an operational state of the drum tuner, rotation of the hub gear rotates at least one of the two or more differential gears to activate the drum's tuning mechanism. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20180025706 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRING WINDER | 01-25-2018 |
