DE3888305T2 - Automatisches System zum Stimmen eines Musikinstrumentes. - Google Patents

Automatisches System zum Stimmen eines Musikinstrumentes.

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DE3888305T2
DE3888305T2 DE3888305T DE3888305T DE3888305T2 DE 3888305 T2 DE3888305 T2 DE 3888305T2 DE 3888305 T DE3888305 T DE 3888305T DE 3888305 T DE3888305 T DE 3888305T DE 3888305 T2 DE3888305 T2 DE 3888305T2
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tuning
musical instrument
automatic system
automatic
musical
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Neil C Skinn
Stephen J Freeland
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
    • G10G7/00—Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings
    • G10G7/02—Tuning forks or like devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S84/00—Music
    • Y10S84/18—Tuning
DE3888305T 1987-12-04 1988-12-02 Automatisches System zum Stimmen eines Musikinstrumentes. Expired - Fee Related DE3888305T2 (de)

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US07/128,685 US4803908A (en) 1987-12-04 1987-12-04 Automatic musical instrument tuning system

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DE3888305D1 DE3888305D1 (de) 1994-04-14
DE3888305T2 true DE3888305T2 (de) 1994-06-16

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US (1) US4803908A (de)
EP (1) EP0319022B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2875805B2 (de)
AU (1) AU613431B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1326298C (de)
DE (1) DE3888305T2 (de)

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AU2637488A (en) 1989-06-08
EP0319022A3 (en) 1989-11-15
EP0319022A2 (de) 1989-06-07
AU613431B2 (en) 1991-08-01
US4803908A (en) 1989-02-14
CA1326298C (en) 1994-01-18
DE3888305D1 (de) 1994-04-14
EP0319022B1 (de) 1994-03-09
JP2875805B2 (ja) 1999-03-31
JPH01259400A (ja) 1989-10-17

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