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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Harold A. Hildebrand, Felton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Harold A. Hildebrand, Felton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Auburn Audio Technologies, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 7/02 (2006.01); G10H 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an un-tuned state, the strings of a string instrument are excited, and a standard adjustment factor is determined for each string. When a pitch is generated as a result of a string being strummed (e.g., during normal playing of the instrument), the pitch generated by the string is adjusted by the standard adjustment factor and an intonation adjustment factor that accounts for intonation errors. An adjusted pitch is output that is in-tune and has accurate intonation.