Chord playing attachment for stringed musical instruments

Details Chord playing attachment for stringed musical instruments Chord playing attachment for stringed musical instruments

1984-10-05

1986-01-28

Franklin, Lawrence R.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

G10D 300

Patent

active

045663653

ABSTRACT:
A device for playing chords on a musical instrument by depressing a single pushbutton, the device being characterized by an L shaped base having a shorter leg which engages a side of the neck of the musical instrument and a longer leg which overlies the strings of the instrument. A number of spacers are provided to maintain separation inbetween the base and the strings, and a pair of straps encircle the neck to hold the base in position. Three pushbutton assemblies are provided, each of which depresses three strings on a musical instrument. The pushbuttons are color coded to correspond to colored indicia provided on the sheet music.

REFERENCES:
patent: 745557 (1903-12-01), Baker
patent: 2221143 (1940-11-01), Lang
patent: 2450210 (1948-09-01), Sprague
patent: 3915051 (1975-10-01), Kincaid
patent: 4406207 (1983-09-01), Criscione
patent: 4475433 (1984-10-01), Williamson et al.

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