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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Don A Gilmore, Kansas City, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A piano tuning system having an electronic control circuit which receives sound through a microphone for a piano key. Based upon a comparison of this sound with stored piano fundamental frequencies, signals are sent to a drive unit. An electrically driven drive unit has a push/pull solenoid with an actuator which can move an internal drive shaft along a spline shaft. Movement of the drive shaft with respect to associated clutches moves any of three worm gears, each having dependent tuning head wrenches which turn the piano's tuning pins. Adjustments may be made to the spacing between worm gears to squeeze or expand their relative positions with respect to each other by an external housing thumb wheel. A method for implementing the tuning of piano notes is also set forth.