String-replacement assembly for musical instruments
US7790971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A string-replacement assembly may be installed within an inner cavity of a body of a guitar. The assembly includes a plurality of cartridges each configured to contain a supply of replacement string therein, corresponding to a particular gauge of string for the guitar. Each supply of replacement string is rotatably mounted within a cartridge. A free end of each supply of the replacement string can be threaded through an exit opening in the body of the guitar for installation on a topside of the guitar. When string breaks or needs to be replaced on the topside of the guitar, a portion of the supply of the replacement string may be readily advanced from a corresponding cartridge to a desired length, and installed in a playing position on the topside of the guitar, to replace a removed portion (associated with the breakage or replacement) of the string.
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