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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093476 | Capo tasto Capo tasto for fixing on a neck of a stringed musical instrument, comprising a first arm on which a string engaging region is arranged, a second arm on which a engaging region for a neck rear side is arranged, a slide bearing for holding the first arm for displaceme... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7973227 | Quick-fix capo having dual adjustability modes for use with a stringed musical instrument, and method of using same A capo is structured and configured to permit rapid installation and tightening thereof on a stringed instrument. The capo includes a yoke with a central support member, a string-contacting clamping bar which is pivotally attached to the yoke, and a spring-loaded re... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956263 | Capo systems A capo system for stringed instruments, in particular, guitars. A preferred embodiment of the system comprises a clamping assembly in combination with an under-string deflection limiter configured to limit deflection of the strings when clamped. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7932450 | Capos A capo has a string press element with an arm and a lever clamp that are coupled to form a clamping opening. The lever clamp has an adjustment end to adjust the size of the clamping opening. A trigger is provided to implement clamping operation. The clamping opening... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7745710 | Spring capo A capo for use with a stringed instrument having a plurality of strings a neck comprising a fingerboard and a back comprises a string-engaging arm, a clamping arm, and a pivotal connection to pivotally interconnect a string-engaging arm and clamping arm. The string-... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7566824 | Capo A capo for use with a stringed musical instrument includes a frame that includes a first arm configured to extend across a neck of the instrument, and a second arm connected to the first arm and extending from the first arm at a first angle less than 180°, the capo... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563969 | Capo for a stringed instrument A capo for a stringed instrument includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member with respective first and second jaw surfaces. A tightening mechanism is disposed on the first jaw mechanism, and is adapted to place a lateral member in tension between the first a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7550661 | D-tuner for banjo A D-Tuner for mounting on the peghead of a banjo. The D-Tuner has keyed cam pegs, adjustable stops for limiting the extent of rotation of the cam pegs, and linear flexible members attached to the cam pegs. The flexible members are suitable for attachment to the seco... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7511208 | Selectable string capo A selectable string capo allows a musician to engage one or more strings selectively while the capo is connected to a stringed instrument, while leaving one or more strings disengaged. The capo has at least one plunger and a finger lever allowing a musician to depre... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7488880 | String dampener for a stringed musical instrument A string dampener for a musical instrument is disclosed for dampening extraneous string noise caused by sympathetic vibrations. The dampener includes an attachment apparatus that releaseably attaches the dampener to a portion of a stringed instrument. The dampener a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7390948 | Capo applicable to dobro and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments A capo for Dobro® and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments is lever-operated and compression adjustable, enabling one-handed placement and removal and precise, consistent chord formation. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7358429 | Magnetized frets for a stringed musical instrument The present invention is concerned with providing a fret for a stringed musical instrument having strings containing ferromagnetic material, wherein the fret is arranged to be magnetic. Having a downward magnetic force exerted on the strings by a fret ensures full a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329808 | String bending device for stringed musical instruments A string bending device for stringed instruments and methods of use are claimed. The novel device permits the user to tension a string to change the pitch and tone by means of a tension arm and attached string pad. The string pad is unique in that it possesses an ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7109405 | D tuner A tuner for a stringed instrument including a base unit, a pair of projections extending upwardly from the base unit, and a clamping bar for attachment to the base unit with a neck of the stringed instrument therebetween. The tuner also includes tuning screws for mo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7074998 | Stringed instrument tuner holder A tuner holder for stringed instruments. A first embodiment includes (i) a strut, (ii) a shelf extending substantially perpendicular in a first longitudinal direction from the distal edge of the strut, (iii) a hook extending in a second longitudinal direction from t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7012181 | Capo system A capo system for incorporating the advantages of a spring loaded short cut capo and a spring loaded regular capo into one convenient spring loaded capo system, while maintaining the ability to move both both capos with one hand and improving the comfortability when... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998526 | Capo device for stringed musical instrument A capo device for a stringed musical instrument having a series of strings extending along a fretboard with spaced frets, in which each string passes through an aperture in a capo element which is slidable on the string, each element being such that when held agains... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6958439 | Dobro capo A capo for use with a dobro or similar stringed instrument. The capo includes upper and lower curved bar members, each bar member having a horizontal arm portion and a downwardly curved arm portion meeting at a juncture. The upper and lower curved bar members are pi... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6835880 | Guitar fretboard capo A C-clamp capo comprises a string press for clamping down on the strings of a string-instrument against a front side of a fretboard. An extension arm curves behind and has an idler clamp with a first pivot attachment. Such enables a clamping action against a backsid... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6723905 | Split-clip musical instrument An inventive stringed musical instrument comprising an independent string copoing device adapted to secure a string of a guitar or other fretted stringed musical instrument at selected fret position in order to quickly and easily vary the length of the string availa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6700043 | Electric guitar with tremolo unit An electric guitar with a tremolo unit that makes it easy to tune strings and install the strings. The electric guitar includes a lock device that prevents the strings from being shifted to offset positions. The lock device has a nut, which has an incline... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6635813 | Capo A capo (10) for use with a stringed instrument having a plurality of strings (4) and a neck (2). The neck (2) comprising a fingerboard (6) and a back (8). The capo (10) comprising a string engaging arm (12) and a clamping arm (14) that are adapted to pres... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6573440 | Capo device for a stringed instrument A capo device for a stringed instrument for quickly and effectively clamping strings to the fingerboard of a stringed instrument. The capo device for a stringed instrument includes a frame capable of extending about a fingerboard of a stringed instrument;... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6528711 | Capo An improved capo for use with various stringed instruments, such as for example a guitar, for fastening over the fingerboard or fret board to shorten the strings uniformly and facilitate a change of key. The capo includes a pair of normally closed spring ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6521820 | Tonal adjusting device A tonal adjusting device for selectively changing the pitch of one or more strings of a guitar. The tonal adjusting device includes a lever assembly with upper and lower arms that are designed for being positioned around the neck of a stringed instrument.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6459025 | Capo A capo for use with a stringed, musical instrument includes an L-shaped housing having a fixed arm, a swing arm pivotably mounted to the housing and being spaced apart from the fixed arm, a ratchet and pinion gear assembly and a pawl assembly. The swing a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452077 | Disengagable string damper for a musical instrument An open-string damper for stringed musical instruments, especially those played with a string-tapping technique, utilizes an elongated rectangular metal shift bar mounted in a transverse channel running across the fretboard of the instrument, located betw... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6410832 | Capotasto A capo that includes a clamping bar (1) which is intended to extend transversely over the fingerboard on the neck of a stringed instrument, and a tensioning device which includes a resiliently bendable tensioning strap (6) whose one end-part (2) is essent... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6271448 | Sliding capo A sliding Capo for a musical instrument of the lute family which rides in a track in the neck of the instrument. The Capo includes a rigid cross piece holding elongated flanges which ride in the track. A cylindrical elastomeric roller runs in bearings car... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6242676 | Stringed instrument slide A slide for stringed instruments with a bend extension and a finger tab. The slide allows for instantaneous switching between fingered play and slide play.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6107557 | Chord display apparatus and storage medium A chord display apparatus for use with a musical instrument is provided, which displays chords so as to enable the player to give diversified performance, and a storage medium that stores such a chord display program. Sequence data are stored in a storage... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107554 | Capo for a five-string banjo A five-string banjo having a tuning key for a fifth string and a capo for controlling the musical key of the fifth string of the banjo. The capo includes a set of tuner rods. Each tuner rod has an upper hook for mounting to the tuning key; a shaft section... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6096954 | Capo-holding accessory for a stringed musical instrument A capo-holding apparatus for a stringed musical instrument having a fingerboard along which the strings of the instrument extend and a peg head disposed at one end of the fingerboard includes a body which is securable against the peg head or some other pa... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6013868 | Capo device for stringed musical instrument A capo device for a stringed musical instrument having a series of strings extending along a fretboard with spaced frets, in which each string passes through a bore in an element which is slidable on the string, each element being dimensioned so that when... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6008441 | Capo A Capo comprised of two hingedly connected jaws with a torsion spring which urges the jaws toward a closed position, and a hand operated toggle type of linkage operating against said spring to open the Capo. The force needed to be applied to the toggle li... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005174 | Slide-guitar capo A capo may be used on a guitar or banjo to reduce the operating length of all strings temporarily. The strings of a slide guitar (e.g. Dobro) are suspended approximately 1 cm above its fretboard and so cannot be clamped against a fret by a padded bar as w... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5932822 | Locking nut assembly for musical stringed instruments A manual string locking assembly for clamping the strings of a musical instrument, such as a guitar, adjacent to the fretboard nut of the instrument is disclosed. The string locking assembly is mounted on the headstock of the guitar between the fretboard ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5902944 | Finger-controlled means for contacting strings on a guitar Finger-controlled members for contacting the strings on a guitar includes three string-contacting finger members, one for the index finger, one for the middle or second finger, and one for the third or ring finger. Each of the string-contacting finger mem... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5792969 | Capo An improved capo for use with various stringed instruments is provided. The capo comprises a frame having a top arm to contact the strings and a side arm, with a jaw member and a lever member both pivotally attached to the side arm. The jaw member contact... | 08/11/1998 |
