GB2335531A - Tuning of musical instruments - Google Patents

Tuning of musical instruments

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Publication number
GB2335531A
GB2335531A GB9914180A GB9914180A GB2335531A GB 2335531 A GB2335531 A GB 2335531A GB 9914180 A GB9914180 A GB 9914180A GB 9914180 A GB9914180 A GB 9914180A GB 2335531 A GB2335531 A GB 2335531A
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Prior art keywords
guitar
string
tuning
frequency
unit
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GB9914180A
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GB9914180D0 (en
GB2335531B (en
Inventor
Peter Graham Long
Paul Stephen Osborne
Jonathan Edward Ensor
Graham George Cole
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P S OSBORNE
University of York
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P S OSBORNE
University of York
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Priority claimed from GBGB9626530.1A external-priority patent/GB9626530D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9722985.0A external-priority patent/GB9722985D0/en
Application filed by P S OSBORNE, University of York filed Critical P S OSBORNE
Priority to GB9914180A priority Critical patent/GB2335531B/en
Publication of GB9914180D0 publication Critical patent/GB9914180D0/en
Publication of GB2335531A publication Critical patent/GB2335531A/en
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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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/14—Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Stringed Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For Music (AREA)

Abstract

An electric guitar has an electromagnetic resonating unit (3) which is arranged to resonate the strings (2) of the guitar, either individually or together. The resonance of each string is picked up by a pick-up unit (4) and the frequency of resonation of the string is detected and compared with a desired value. A tension adjusting unit (5) adjusts the tension in each string (2) until the frequency of resonance of the string correponds to the desired frequency, in order to.tune the guitar to a desired tuning pattern. A control panel (6) on the body (1) of the guitar displays optional tuning patterns which may be selected by a user. Automatic tuning of the guitar may be achieved, without requiring the strings to be plucked manually.
GB9914180A 1996-12-20 1997-12-19 Tuning of musical instruments Expired - Fee Related GB2335531B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9914180A GB2335531B (en) 1996-12-20 1997-12-19 Tuning of musical instruments

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9626530.1A GB9626530D0 (en) 1996-12-20 1996-12-20 Tuning of musical instruments
GBGB9722985.0A GB9722985D0 (en) 1996-12-20 1997-10-31 Tuning of musical instruments
PCT/GB1997/003373 WO1998028732A2 (en) 1996-12-20 1997-12-19 Tuning of musical instruments
GB9914180A GB2335531B (en) 1996-12-20 1997-12-19 Tuning of musical instruments

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GB9914180D0 GB9914180D0 (en) 1999-08-18
GB2335531A true GB2335531A (en) 1999-09-22
GB2335531B GB2335531B (en) 2000-06-21

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2301257A1 (en) * 1973-01-11 1974-07-18 Barth Gerhard Prof Dipl Phys D ELECTROMAGNETIC TUNING DEVICE FOR STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (GRANDS, PIANO, CEMBALO, ETC., GENERAL CHORDOPHONES)
FR2263571A1 (en) * 1974-03-07 1975-10-03 Cbl Electronic Srl Electronic tuning unit for string instrument - uses reference signal generator applied to strings
US4044239A (en) * 1975-02-28 1977-08-23 Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for adjusting vibration frequency of vibrating object
US4803908A (en) * 1987-12-04 1989-02-14 Skinn Neil C Automatic musical instrument tuning system
US5009142A (en) * 1990-03-26 1991-04-23 Kurtz Noel T Means and method for automatic resonance tuning
US5065660A (en) * 1990-05-29 1991-11-19 Buda Eric De Piano tuning system

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2301257A1 (en) * 1973-01-11 1974-07-18 Barth Gerhard Prof Dipl Phys D ELECTROMAGNETIC TUNING DEVICE FOR STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (GRANDS, PIANO, CEMBALO, ETC., GENERAL CHORDOPHONES)
FR2263571A1 (en) * 1974-03-07 1975-10-03 Cbl Electronic Srl Electronic tuning unit for string instrument - uses reference signal generator applied to strings
US4044239A (en) * 1975-02-28 1977-08-23 Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Method and apparatus for adjusting vibration frequency of vibrating object
US4803908A (en) * 1987-12-04 1989-02-14 Skinn Neil C Automatic musical instrument tuning system
US5009142A (en) * 1990-03-26 1991-04-23 Kurtz Noel T Means and method for automatic resonance tuning
US5065660A (en) * 1990-05-29 1991-11-19 Buda Eric De Piano tuning system

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GB9914180D0 (en) 1999-08-18
GB2335531B (en) 2000-06-21

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