Patent ID: 6415584
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G10D,G10G

Abstract:
An instrument having one or more strings, each of said one or more strings having a tension and a corresponding frequency of vibration, in combination with a system for tuning said stringed instrument, the system for tuning the stringed instrument comprising:an actuating means including a motor operable to vary the tension of each of said one or more strings, a detection means to provide a signal in response to a vibration of each of said one or more strings, and an analysis means to control said motor in response to said signal to vary the frequency of vibration of each of said one or more strings towards a desired frequency for each respective string, and wherein the stringed instrument includes a vibrato bridge movable to vary the tension of each of said one or more strings wherein each of said one or more strings is connected at one end to the actuating means and wherein the actuating means is carried by the vibrato bridge.