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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Laurence Jay Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);
Laurence Jay Shaw, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A stringed-instrument slide () which is a truncated conical shell with the narrower end at the top () and with a roughly semi-circular cut-away () along the base (), so a substantial portion of the mass is below the level of the finger-palm joint. The mass of the slide () is predominantly born by the region of contact of the slide () with the palm () rather than along the pinky () so the slide () has the sensation of being 'balanced' and relatively 'weightless' on the pinky () and the pressure applied by the pinky () corresponds closely to the actual pressure of the slide () on the strings, and the forces and torques required to move the slide () onto and off of the strings is reduced, thereby facilitating play, particularly rapid and/or nuanced play.