Patent ID: 6608248
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A device for tuning a string of a musical instrument, said device comprising a string post having first and second ends, a pinion connected to said string post at a location adjacent to said first end of said string post, a worm disposed in meshing engagement with said pinion, a central passage which extends along a central axis of said string post and extends through said pinion, said central passage extends only part way through said string post and has an end surface area disposed in said string post at a location adjacent to and spaced from said second end of said string post, a transverse passage disposed in said string post at a location adjacent to and spaced from said second end of said string post, said transverse passage extends only part way through said string post and has an end surface area disposed in said string post at a location adjacent to and spaced from said second end of said string post, said transverse passage intersects said central passage, said transverse passage and said central passage form a passage through which a string of the musical instrument extends, and a manually rotatable knob connected with said worm, said knob being manually rotatable to rotate said pinion and said string post with a portion of the string of the musical instrument extending through said central and transverse passages.