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Method and system for automatically tuning a stringed instrument

US6437226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2001
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10D3/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for automatically tuning a stringed instrument including the steps of inducing a signal on a string under tension to generate a resonance signal having an amplitude from the string and adjusting tension of the string in response to the amplitude of the resonance signal. The present invention also provides a system for automatically tuning a stringed instrument including a string, tensioning means operably attached to one end of the string for tensioning the string, and a processor for driving the tensioning means to induce a signal on the string and generate a resonance signal having an amplitude from the string and for adjusting tension of the string in response to the amplitude of the resonance signal.

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