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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7847171 | Guitar with pick support A guitar with pick holder apparatus provides a coil spring that is attachable to the guitar strings at a position next to the tuners. The coil spring has end portions with handles that are positioned to provide left and right gripping surfaces or grasping surfaces f... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7629523 | Fastener free guitar supporting device A supporting device for a stringed instrument, for example a guitar, comprises: a cradle portion for spanning the bottom side of the guitar body; a wrap portion for extending over the top side of the guitar body opposite the cradle portion and for being connected to... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7531732 | Guitar music sheet holder A sheet music holder comprises a golpe board with a non-porous surface for gluing onto a guitar body with a porous surface, a twist lock power-assisted suction device, a clamp with a single tightening nut, and a sheet tray to hold the sheet music. The twist lock pow... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7488881 | Music instrument cover A protective instrument cover includes at least a front portion that extends over substantially an entire front surface of an instrument body of, for example, a guitar, and preferably also includes a side portion and a back portion that cover the side and back surfa... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7470843 | Foldable guitar holder A foldable guitar holder has a stationary shaft, a central shaft assembly and two symmetrical brackets. The stationary shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The central shaft has a central shaft and two assistant shafts. The central shaft has a standing portion an... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470842 | Musical instrument cradle The present invention is addressed to a cradle for a musical instrument, which consists of a support having a figure-8 configuration including a pair of loops adapted to support the musical instrument without the use of any fastening device. The cradle also consists... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7462769 | Protective headstock cover Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a protective barrier between a musical instrument and any potentially damaging object that may come into contact with the instrument. While disclosed generally with reference to a guitar headstock, an artisan will recogn... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7453034 | Protective and decorative cover for a guitar A protective cover for an electric string instrument including a generally U-shaped cradle having a flexible front member connected to a flexible back member by a flexible edge member. An upper fin-engaging portion of the edge member can be adapted to fit over the u... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7291775 | Multifunctional musical instrument stand A musical instrument stand includes a base, a rod mounted on the base, a first mounting seat mounted on the rod, a second mounting seat mounted on the rod and located between the base and the first mounting seat, a plurality of first support members each detachably ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273057 | Tethered styling instrument and method of use A styling device manipulated by a user that includes a hand-held styling comb; a wrist band that is adapted for attachment about the wrist of the user; and a tether line having one end attached to the hand-held styling comb and the other opposite end attached to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7256337 | Combination guitar pick and shoulder strap lock A one piece combination guitar string pick and shoulder strap lock that engages and retains a guitar shoulder strap upon one or more anchor posts affixed to the guitar. The combination pick and strap lock is not a part of the shoulder strap, and is used after the sh... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247780 | Wrench tremolo bar for a guitar A guitar has a wrench tremolo bar thereon, replacing the standard tremolo bar, with the wrench tremolo bar having a desired wrench on at least one end of the wrench tremolo bar, to cooperate with the string fasteners on the guitar, which greatly facilitates tuning, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246703 | Guitar string case A packaging system for musical instrument strings comprising: a cylindrical disk-shaped casing comprising a top casing member and a mate-able bottom casing member; and at least one insertable string module, said module comprising a flat disk for supporting a wound s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247789 | Soundhole accessible musical instrument control platform A soundhole accessible musical instrument control platform mounted inside the body of a musical instrument requires no physical alterations to the instrument, allowing the user convenient and ergonomic access to the control platform through the soundhole while using... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238870 | Enhanced fret saving device and process A specialized at least bilayered device similiformic with the fretboard/fingerboard/keyboard of an instrument is designed to be removingly disposed between the strings and fretboard or frets of the instrument and prevents or mitigates fret damages (from, for example... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238871 | Guitar slide pouch This is a device to secure a slide to a slide guitar so that an individual may always have access to the means to play the instrument. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7199295 | Guitar pick holder made of a flexible synthetic layer of material which is sufficiently plasticized such that guitar picks cling to its outer surface when depressed thereagainst In one illustrative example disclosed, a guitar pick holder is made of a thin, flat, and visually-appealing flexible synthetic layer of material which adheres to a front outside surface of a guitar. The flexible synthetic layer of material is sufficiently plasticize... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7166789 | Device for preventing unintentional removal of an end of a guitar strap from an enlarged guitar strap peg of a guitar A device for preventing unintentional removal of a guitar strap from a guitar strap peg. The device includes a body for positioning on the guitar strap peg, outboard of the guitar strap. The body is disk-shaped and has a periphery, a throughbore extending centrally ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157635 | Thumb pick for guitar A thumb pick comprises a pick body for a guitar and a belt body which fixes the pick body to a finger. The pick body is extended integrally with a protruding portion for picking the strings from a base end portion made into contact with the thumb. The belt body is s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151213 | Musical instrument stand with a neck lock assembly A musical instrument stand with a neck lock assembly for a guitar-shaped musical instrument has a post, multiple legs and a neck lock assembly. The neck lock assembly is attached to the post and has a collar, a crossbar assembly and a crossbar fastener. The collar i... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145063 | Top pickup for musical stringed instruments A musical stringed instrument having a top pickup for producing variable tones and pitches. The top pickup is mounted on top of the strings. Present pickups are all mounted beneath the strings. The top pickup can be permanently mounted, slidably mounted and it can b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7074993 | Instrument support with two adjustable arms An instrument support has a bracket provided with a first leg, a second leg, a disk and two forks. Each of the first leg and the second leg has a through hole defined in a side face of the first leg and second leg to communicate with an interior of the first leg and... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045694 | Fixture A fixture is made up of: a made body 10 composed of a placement portion 12 in which a stripe-shaped member (strap 3) or a line-shaped member is inserted and placed, a through hole 15 through which a bulging portion 2b of an ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7009097 | Guitar strap An apparatus securable about a waist of an operator and for supporting a guitar at select positions includes a belt and a pair of selectively engageable end portions extending substantially parallel thereto. The belt further has a central portion integral with the o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982373 | Musical instrument stand A musical instrument stand has a tripod device, a main shaft disposed on the tripod device, a holder device disposed on the main shaft, at least a retainer device, and at least a bracket device. The retainer device is disposed on the main shaft. The bracket device e... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977330 | Finger ring and pick in combination for playing a musical instrument Herein disclosed is a finger ring interconnected to a pick in combination, each of which may be removably yet fixedly interconnected together by a tether. We provide various embodiments and/or accessory options, including use of a magnet for attaching the device ont... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977332 | Anchoring structure for telescopic tubes of drum sets A telescopic tube includes an inner tube and an outer tube. A fixing lock is provided that includes a fixing hub and a movable arm to couple with the perimeter of the outer tube. The fixing hub and the movable arm have respectively an arched trough on a correspondin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6933430 | Guitar pick holder made of a flexible magnetic body In one illustrative example, a guitar pick holder is made of a thin, flat, and visually appealing flexible magnet which adheres to a front outside surface of a guitar. A guitar pick which is used with the holder is made of a synthetic material but also includes a ma... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6903256 | Holding extension for adding mass to guitar pick A pick-handle is attached to the to the “rear” edge of a conventional pick via a metal shaft. The handle portion is made to be comfortably grasped in the palm of the player's hand while the pick is held in the normal manner between the thumb and forefinger. Stri... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6891095 | Multi-pick apparatus for a stringed instrument A rhythm multi-pick apparatus comprising a member holder having a plurality of spaced-apart pick members, a first lift end having a curved shape attached on a first end of the member holder, a second lift end having a curved shape attached on a second end of the mem... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881884 | Guitar stand A guitar stand includes a lower bracket formed on a lower part of a body. A tube is mounted at an upper part of the body. A shaft is longitudinally received in the tube and extends in a hollow seat. A handle is formed on the shaft and upright extends through a chann... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6835883 | Readily transportable musical instrument stand A stand for a musical instrument is sturdy, durable, virtually unbreakable, lightweight, simple and inexpensive to construct, and supports an instrument (e.g. a string instrument) in an upright readily accessible manner; yet the stand is simple easy to disassemble f... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6815598 | Anchor structure for accessories of a musical instrument stand An anchor structure for accessories of a musical instrument stand mainly uses the spared space between the foot rack and the post of the instrument stand by coupling the anchor structure with an anchor section of the post to hold a microphone or additional instrumen... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812393 | Case for musical instruments A case for musical instruments including a shell, elements for carrying the case and attached to the shell, and an arrangement provided on the shell or on one of the carrying elements for receiving a communication device. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812390 | Violin stand A violin stand including a support plate with at least one hole and at least one slot remote from said hole. A number of threaded rods extend through each hole and each slot and project from the front and the back of the support plate. A number of nuts extend from t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6791018 | Guitar sling A guitar sling is disclosed that allows the musician to move and hold the guitar in any desirable instrument position with respect to the musician's body and that will “self-balance” the guitar in any position or orientation while the guitar is played. The sling... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6759582 | Cover for a musical instrument A cover for a musical instrument, especially but not exclusively a drum, includes a portion formed by inner and outer sheets fastened together to define a pocket that is padded with a desiccating material. Preferably, the inner and outer sheets are quilted to define... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6723907 | Drum stand A drum stand includes three support arms and rubber sleeves, each of which is arranged on one of the support arms. The rubber sleeves support a drum. Each rubber sleeve includes a first portion, which faces the side portion of the drum, and a second portion, which f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720490 | Adjustable musician's stand A stand for holding a microphone, music, or instrument having a horizontally adjustable base comprised of a plurality of adjustable telescoping members forming a U-shape support, such that the members of the base can be adjusted to avoid other equipment in a crowded... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6639136 | Guitar pick holder A pick holder that is secured in the strings of a stringed instrument, specifically a guitar. The pick holder includes an elongated attaching base that is inserted between two of the stings of the instrument. The base of the pick holder is placed between ... | 10/28/2003 |
