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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Brian Compton, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Compton, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/12 (2006.01); G10D 3/10 (2006.01); G10D 1/00 (2006.01); G10D 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/10 (2013.01); G10D 1/00 (2013.01); G10D 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A musical instrument including a vibrating member, such as a string, and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism can include a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The first clamping member and the second clamping member can move between a first, undamped position to a second, clamped position. The clamping mechanism divides the vibrating member into a first portion and a second portion when the clamping mechanism is in the second, clamped position.