AU2738399A - Tuning means for tuning stringed instruments, a guitar comprising tuning means and a method of tuning stringed instruments - Google Patents

Tuning means for tuning stringed instruments, a guitar comprising tuning means and a method of tuning stringed instruments

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AU2738399A
AU2738399A AU27383/99A AU2738399A AU2738399A AU 2738399 A AU2738399 A AU 2738399A AU 27383/99 A AU27383/99 A AU 27383/99A AU 2738399 A AU2738399 A AU 2738399A AU 2738399 A AU2738399 A AU 2738399A
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tuning
stringed instruments
guitar
tuning means
instruments
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Nigel Alastair Dent
Anthony Thomas Lambert
Richard John Whittall
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AUTOMATIC TUNING DEVELOPMENTS Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10GREPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
    • G10G7/00Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings
    • G10G7/02Tuning forks or like devices
    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/14Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/14Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
    • G10D3/147Devices for altering the string tension during playing
    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/14Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
    • G10D3/147Devices for altering the string tension during playing
    • G10D3/153Tremolo devices

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Stringed Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For Music (AREA)
AU27383/99A 1998-03-10 1999-03-10 Tuning means for tuning stringed instruments, a guitar comprising tuning means and a method of tuning stringed instruments Abandoned AU2738399A (en)

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GBGB9804997.6A GB9804997D0 (en) 1998-03-10 1998-03-10 Tuning means for tuning stringed instruments,a guitar comprising tuning means and a method of tuning stringed instruments
GB9804997 1998-03-10
PCT/GB1999/000712 WO1999046757A1 (en) 1998-03-10 1999-03-10 Tuning means for tuning stringed instruments, a guitar comprising tuning means and a method of tuning stringed instruments

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EP (2) EP1062655B1 (enExample)
JP (2) JP2002507008A (enExample)
KR (1) KR100815090B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1192348C (enExample)
AU (1) AU2738399A (enExample)
DE (1) DE69907884T2 (enExample)
GB (2) GB9804997D0 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1999046757A1 (enExample)

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GB2350470B (en) 2002-09-11
GB9804997D0 (en) 1998-05-06
US6415584B1 (en) 2002-07-09
DE69907884T2 (de) 2004-05-19
DE69907884D1 (de) 2003-06-18
KR100815090B1 (ko) 2008-03-20
GB0021000D0 (en) 2000-10-11
CN1296606A (zh) 2001-05-23
WO1999046757A1 (en) 1999-09-16
JP2010072655A (ja) 2010-04-02
JP2002507008A (ja) 2002-03-05
EP1326227A2 (en) 2003-07-09
EP1062655B1 (en) 2003-05-14
EP1062655A1 (en) 2000-12-27
GB2350470A (en) 2000-11-29
CN1192348C (zh) 2005-03-09
EP1326227A3 (en) 2004-03-31
KR20010034595A (ko) 2001-04-25

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