Pedal actuated pitch-changing means for a stringed instrument

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1976-05-12

1978-03-28

Franklin, Lawrence R.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

G10D 314

Patent

active

040808645

ABSTRACT:
A pedal-actuated pitch-changing means for each string of a guitar or like stringed instrument. Each pitch changing means is capable of increasing and decreasing the pitch of its respective string from a predetermined tuned pitch. Each string is attached at the head end of the instrument to an ordinary tuning machine and at the tail end of the instrument to its respective pitch changing means. Each pitch-changing means comprises a pivotable string finger to which the tail end of its respective string is attached, a raising bar located adjacent the string finger and a lowering bar pivotally attached to the raising bar. The raising bar may have a pull rod operatively connected thereto for applying a pulling force to the raising bar to pivot the string finger to a pitch-increasing position. The lowering bar may have a pull rod operatively connected thereto for applying a pulling force to the lowering bar to pivot the string finger to a pitch-decreasing position. The stringed instrument has a plurality of pedals. Each pull rod associated with each string of the instrument may be operatively attached in an improved manner to any of the pedals so that each pedal may raise the pitch of certain selected strings and lower the pitch of other selected strings in any desired combination.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2973682 (1961-03-01), Fender
patent: 3352188 (1967-11-01), Fender
patent: 3390600 (1968-07-01), Kelley
patent: 3435722 (1969-04-01), Paul et al.
patent: 3688631 (1972-09-01), Jackson

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