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System for preparing musical instrument strings

US10818275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ernie Ball, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian N. Ball · Schaumburg, US
James C. Harrington · Palm Desert, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2019
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10D3/10
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of treating an instrument string comprising the steps of: (a) securing both ends of the string, while the string is not on an instrument, to an apparatus that can apply tension to the string, the string having a longitudinal axis; (b) applying sufficient tension to the string with the apparatus along the longitudinal axis of the string to elongate the string by at least 0.3% without breaking the string; and (c) releasing at least part of the tension of step (b), wherein at least part of the elongation from step (b) remains.

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