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Apparatus for Simulating a High Five
A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4226162 | Attachment for musical wind operated instruments A device which consists of a hollow cylindrical member attachable to the end of a musical wind operated instrument. A stethoscope is located inside the hollow body and serves to pick up sounds issuing from the end of the muscial instrument. The hollow mem... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4204455 | Playing aid for keyboard instruments A playing aid is disclosed to be mounted on the hand for positioning the thumb and fingers to enable the playing of selected intervals of musical pitches on a keyboard instrument such as a piano, organ, synthesizer and the like. The thumb and fourth finge... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4197780 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing the tension of musical instrument strings An apparatus and method are disclosed for inducing pitch stability in musical strings. A tensioned string is placed in a frictioning channel provided in the apparatus; and the apparatus is then caused to traverse the length of the string repeatedly to max... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4178829 | Power tube for flared bell musical instruments A power tube is attachable within the bell end of a flared bell musical instrument for improving the musical sound of the instrument and for making the instrument easier to play. The power tube includes a hollow tubular member having a central axis aligne... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4177847 | Slip-on guitar cover A protective, slip-on cover made of soft, absorbant material and adapted to protect the sound box of an electric guitar. The cover is preferably made of a natural, soft fiber such as cotton and has front, side and back sheets which are sewn together to co... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4170162 | Reflector and drum This invention consists of an improvement in musical instruments which includes an acoustic mirror for reflecting the sounds produced by the musical instrument in a desired direction or directions.... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4161131 | Musical instrument supporting stand A stand for supporting musical instruments, such as clarinets and flutes. The stand includes air vent channels for conducting air into an instrument supported on the stand for retarding condensation of moisture in the instrument to prevent clogging of the... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4150372 | Humidity control system A humidity control system, such as can be used with a piano to control the level of humidity within the interior of the piano, is comprised of a low water measuring/warning sub-system and a "blind" refill sub-system. The low water measuring/warning sub-sy... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4121494 | Protective cover for the strings of a musical instrument An elongated clip configurated shield to encase the strings of a musical instrument, the shield being formed of a yieldable plastic material with a cloth lining, impregnated with a rust and moisture inhibitor chemical, securely cemented therewithin.... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4120228 | Hand held mouthpiece visualizer for interior embouchure The rim of a brass instrument mouthpiece is mounted in spaced relation to a body member having a reflective surface such that a brass player placing his or her lips against the mouthpiece rim may observe and thereby develop the interior embouchure as refl... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4114504 | Demoisturizer for wind musical instruments An elongated member dimensioned for receipt within a wind instrument for removing moisture from the valve pads and inside walls of the instrument including a base, filament members extending from the base to the wall and valve pads of the instrument. The ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4112808 | Device for cleaning and revitalizing wound strings for musical instruments A hand-held device for cleaning and revitalizing wound strings of musical instruments, such as a bass guitar or piano. The device comprises a rectangular metal plate of aluminum or other similar light-weight metal and two similar cylindrical rollers of ha... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4099442 | Corrective device for clarinets A clarinet is provided with a post protruding above the keys adjacent the A key to limit the extent that the clarinetist can move his finger along the clarinet barrel over the convex surface of the A key and away from the F sharp key. The post provides a ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4067527 | Musical instrument support stand with counter-balanced, vertically movable horn support rack A combination support stand and support rack for a heavy and cumbersome musical instrument, such as a Sousaphone or a tuba. The rack is adjustable arcuately, vertically and laterally to hold the instrument in playing position, and is especially desirable ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4065994 | Musical instrument support stand A stand for supporting a musical instrument, such as a sousaphone, tuba horn or other large instrument, in playing position for use by children too small to normally handle such instruments. The stand has an upright standard with a parallelogram mechanism... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4047461 | Piano key button alignment tool A jig to establish the precise location of a piano key button upon a piano key which takes the form in the shape of a parallelogram with the sides being pivotable with respect to each other. Upon one of the shortened sides of the parallelogram shaped jig ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4037509 | Practice cymbal cover A practice cover for a cymbal for covering a major portion of the upper surface of the cymbal to provide a nonvibratory surface to be struck by a percussion stick when a player is practicing the cymbals. The practice cover muffles the sound of the cymbals... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4037510 | Fret refinishing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for refinishing fingerboard frets of a fretted stringed instrument.... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4036462 | Musical instrument supporting apparatus A supporting apparatus for musical instruments. A pair of complementary collapsible members are joined by a variable length member, the structure adapted for supporting one or more musical instruments. Each collapsible member comprises a central hub havin... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4028981 | Connecting device A connecting device for securing a support strap to a musical instrument. The connecting device includes a flexible, elongated strip member having a first end fixedly attached to the musical instrument and having a second end removably secured to the supp... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4024788 | Mute for stringed instruments A mute of soft, flexible sound-absorbing material, located adjacent the exterior of each sound-hole in a stringed instrument to form a substantially complete closure for the same, imparts a new and distinctive sound to the instrument.... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4014237 | Musical note detecting apparatus Apparatus for automatically detecting the pitch of individual notes of music represented in analog form by an electrical signal. The apparatus includes an arrangement of band-pass filters, connected in parallel, for receiving the electrical signal and pas... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4000678 | Cover for a musical instrument A cover for a musical instrument such as an electrical guitar or the like made up of a front cover member and a back cover member forming a front and a back for the cover of the instrument is disclosed. The front cover member and the back cover member are... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3988958 | Thumb rest for a musical wind instrument A body having an elongated bottom surface adapted to rest upon the thumb of a musician's hand, and a clamping screw-equipped bridge element on the top of the body for securing the body to the thumb rest usually mounted on musical wind instruments of the t... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3979993 | Support cushion for plucked string instrument A cushion having an oblique upper surface adapted to be interposed between the underside of a plucked string instrument such as a guitar or lute and thigh of the performer to facilitate positioning of the instrument at the proper oblique position and heig... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3971287 | Damper for string instrument A damper for a stringed instrument has an elastic foldable web provided with catch members positioned at the end portions thereof, a hinge portion positioned at the longitudinally central portion thereof and notches of substantially isosceles triangular s... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3971288 | Mouthpiece extractor Apparatus for safely extracting a mouthpiece which has become jammed or locked into the tubular stem of a musical instrument comprises an adjustable, coaxially aligned assembly including a mouthpiece-engaging slotted ring member externally threaded for en... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3958786 | Stand for musical instruments A portable stand for being emplaced on the floor and supporting musical instruments and the like characterized by a base, preferably that includes a plurality of foldable pieces that can be extended to define a peripheral support, with a planar top to avo... | 05/25/1976 |
