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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4658697 | Training mouthpiece for brass instruments A training mouthpiece for brass instruments in which the walls of the mouthpiece are made of transparent material and the walls of the mouthpiece are of constant thickness to minimize or avoid distoration of view through the walls. The undistorted visual ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4649793 | Humidity modifying device for guitars A humidity modifying device for guitars, and similar musical instruments which are susceptible to damage such as cracking, splitting, etc. when subjected to deleterious humidity conditions. Such instruments characteristically have a sound box formed from ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4635525 | Joining together parts of musical instruments A tenon gasket for a musical wind instrument comprises a strip of plastic material having an adhesive layer on one side and adhered around the tenon of the instrument in the form of a sleeve with the ends of the strip butted. Preferably, a thinner buildup... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4632003 | Musical instrument sound quality enhancement device A musical instrument sound quality enhancement device comprised of a circular shaped planer sound hole cover adapted by opposingly positioned underside sets of spaced angularly outward and downward projecting pliable affixment fingers to thereby enable in... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4572050 | No strap saxophone stand A saxophone stand for releasably supporting a musical instrument, having a base, an elongated support member mounted and balanced on the base, further having a bell rest for receiving the bell of the saxophone and a lower brace for supporting the lower po... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4572051 | Humidification device for musical instruments A humidification device for a stringed musical instrument includes a bag of porous synthetic plastic material which permits water vapor and not water droplets to pass therethrough, the bag having releasable sealing means for opening and closing the bag, a... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4561339 | Music stand for guitar player An upright music stand that adjustably supports a footrest in its lower portion to aid a guitar player using the stand in maintaining classical guitar playing posture. The upper portion of the stand carries a guitar neck rest which cooperates with a body ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4546688 | Holder for musical instruments A holder for a stringed instrument such as a guitar comprises an annular cradle and a male prong attached thereto. The prong is sized and shaped to be received in a conventional electrical receptacle jack of the type found on amplifier/speaker units and i... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4535922 | Trap stand carrier A device for carrying elongated, irregularly-shaped objects, such as musical instrument stands, has an elongated main brace with straps, or other means, at either end, for wrapping around and securing the elongated, irregularly-shaped objects to the main ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4529865 | Electrically heated musical instrument stand An electrically heated musical instrument stand for supporting an idle musical instrument during breaks or pauses during a musical performance for heating the interior of the instrument maintain the idled instrument warm and at its tuned temperature ready... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4528889 | Electronic instrument string cleaner A hand held device for cleaning the strings of an electrical and acoustical guitars is disclosed which cleans in between the windings and all around the surface of strings simultaneously and easily while on the instrument.... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4515272 | Rosin bar holder A holder for solid articles in the form of a body having sidewalls, an integral bottom and an open top. The body is formed of a shock absorbing material. A plurality of spaced, outwardly extending ribs are formed on certain of the sidewalls and bottom of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4509399 | Vibration damper for string musical instrument A plastic damper for attachment to a vibrating piano wire, the damper consisting of a single piece part having an end slot for turning by a screwdriver, and communicating peripheral slits for receiving the piano wire. One end of each peripheral slit has a... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4505178 | Chord hand callus exerciser Disclosed is a training device useful to people who play guitar or similar stringed instruments. Its main purpose is to build hard callus pads on the ends of the fingers used in chording the guitar. Its secondary purpose is to strengthen the muscles used ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4501220 | Musical instrument valve cleaning/lubricating device and method A device to clean and lubricate valves of a musical instrument, such as a trumpet. There is a casing having a pair of openings, one opening having a peripheral cleaning pad, and the other a peripheral lubricating pad. The valve is selectively inserted in ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4493238 | Violin bow with adjustable weight The combination of a violin bow and a weight mounted on the rod section of the bow so that both the magnitude of the weight and the position of the weight relative to the tip of the bow are adjustable. This structure enables tuning of the bow with respect... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4488469 | Musical instrument holder A musical instrument holder (10) for use with a sheet music stand (20) is disclosed. The sheet music stand (20) has a ledge (22) for supporting sheet music. The holder (10) includes a first support member (11) having a first end (11a) and second end (11b)... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4479413 | Saxophone neck grease plug A saxophone neck grease plug for use in storing a saxophone after use which comprises a body defined by an upper portion and a lower portion with the upper portion defining a hollow cavity which is charged with grease and closed with a cap, the lower port... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4448103 | Tunable bass-tone device The present invention is directed to a bass-tone device for use with a piano. The device comprises a housing which can be mounted on a piano above the keyboard of the piano. A plurality of switches are mounted in the housing, and each of the switches has ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4441398 | Anchor device for bass drum An anchor for a bass drum or similar percussion instrument having a barrier secured to one end of a flexible foldable friction mat of a size capable of receiving the instrument at the barrier end and the player at the other end.... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4428268 | Self-contained guitar amplification system The invention is an improved amplification system for guitars that does not require electrical energy. The system is self-contained and intended for use by the guitarist to listen to the music that he produces on an electrical-type guitar without connecti... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4426906 | Cymbal sizzler construction A sizzler construction which is usable in combination with a conventional cymbal element and the like to provide a sizzle effect in the sound produced upon impact of the cymbal element. The sizzler includes a chain which overlies the upper surface of the ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4423658 | Grand piano humidifier A humidifier adapted to be associated with a grand piano to facilitate the control of humidity conditions and which also can be used to humidify any small enclosed area. The humidifier includes a tank having a supply of water therein, a heating element an... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4419921 | Piano keyboard shield A unitary keyboard shield adapted to be attached to a piano of the type having a laterally extending gap, or slot in a vertical section located at the rear of the keyboard. The shield includes a rear section engageable within the slot for attaching the sh... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4407182 | Musical instrument stand A musical instrument support stand, adapted for storage substantially entirely within the hollow end of the musical instrument during periods of non-use, is comprised of a base including a tripod, a post secured at one end to the base and having a free di... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406208 | Music teaching aid A music teaching device for coordinating oscillatory downward and upward foot movement with basic musical time divisions includes a platform providing a primary foot impact surface. The platform has a detachable subassembly including a pair of upstanding ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4402249 | Harmonica music holder and learning system An educational device (10) for teaching proper harmonica (1) playing techniques includes a rectangular holder (20) defining a longitudinal receiving slot (25). An elongated support arm (28) projects outwardly from the holder (20) and includes an interfere... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4397213 | Harmonica holder and shroud A harmonica holder and shroud comprising a base plate and a parallel movable, spring-biased bar, together forming a clamp to grip a harmonica between them in position directly in front of a microphone, as determined by an insulated backstop. A leather shr... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4394830 | Feedback reducer for an acoustic electric guitar A feedback reducing device for an acoustic electric guitar is in the form of a plug adapted to be snugly received in the sound hole of a guitar. With the plug in place, the sound hole opening is completely covered and the amplified performance of the inst... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4378724 | Wind instrument practice accessory A practice device for brass and woodwind musical instruments projects into one end of the instrument mouthpiece affording resistance like that of the instrument. Resilient gripping members hold the device at a position selected by the player so that a rea... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4348935 | Thumb rest for woodwind musical instruments An improved thumb rest and thumb rest mounting bracket for woodwind musical instruments such as clarinets, oboes, and saxophones, wherein the weight of the instrument is distributed evenly over a large portion of the player's thumb, and the thumb may be p... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4344349 | Rim shot segment An arcuate rim shot segment of plastics material is provided for attachment to a drum adjacent the metal hoop thereof to prevent damage to a wooden drum stick during rim shot. The rim shot segment has a semi-cylindrical cross-sectional configuration with ... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4334612 | Combination support surface and carrier for elongated equipment A relatively pliable device upon which equipment may stand when in normal use and to which the equipment may be fastened for transport and storage. The device may comprise a carpet having a substantially skid-proof pile surface and a backing. A water impe... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4321874 | Music stand A collapsible frame includes a plurality of legs adapted to engage a floor. The legs are connected by braces to rigidify the legs in an upstanding position. A plurality of arms are connected to the legs to form a plurality of vertically spaced support pla... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4304166 | Rotatable musical instrument stand A stand for woodwind musical instruments features an annular base member, an annular revolvable support member, bearing means rotatably supporting the support member on the base member, and a plurality of musical instrument support pegs vertically mounted... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4290332 | Sound shielding and pick-up device A pair of sound shielding and pick-up devices to be placed on both sides of a musician facing his audience including plastic sheet sandwiches with sound deadening space between and transducers located at various points on the sheets which are angled conca... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4285263 | Wind-instrument fingering guide A finger guide for a clarinet has two substantially rectilinear rods that are connected by an offset-rod portion that holds the two rod portions in offset positions. Mounting posts on either end of the rectilinear rods fit in a sleeve extending radially f... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4282786 | Automatic chord type and root note detector In an electrical keyboard musical instrument apparatus is provided for automatically selecting one of a library of chord types which is closest to a chord played on the instrument. The closest decision is made by processing the actuated keyswitch data by ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4247283 | Musical instrument adapted to emit a controlled flame A flaming trumpet or a musical instrument which emits a flame under the control of the musician playing the instrument. The intensity and duration of the flame are controlled by the musician activating a control valve which controls the amount of gas eman... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4233877 | Wind shield A flute accessory that provides a protective shield around the embouchure hole area of a flute to enable a flutist to produce normal tones regardless of adverse outdoor conditions. Wind shield includes a top member, a front member, a bottom member, a left... | 11/18/1980 |
