Electronic tuning system and methods of using same
US7268286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10G7/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods for assisting a technician in tuning a musical instrument exhibiting inharmonicity, such as a piano. If one aspect, a plurality of target frequencies are calculated using a table of preferred stretch values. In another aspect, target frequencies are calculated from multiple inharmonicity measurements during the time a tone generator is sounding.
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