Patent ID: 7060884

Claim:
A string stretcher for individually stretching a selected one of a plurality of strings of a stringed instrument, the stringed instrument having a generally planar fingerboard and supporting the plurality of strings substantially parallel to the fingerboard, the string stretcher comprising: a body having a stretcher axis of rotation about which to rotate the string stretcher with the stretcher axis of rotation positioned transverse to the fingerboard; at least one support member secured to the body having a respective at least one upwardly facing support surface for selectively urging and holding the selected string above the fingerboard; a first stretching member secured to the body having a first stretching surface spaced from the stretcher axis of rotation for contacting the selected string at a first string location to urge the selected string across the fingerboard in a first direction during rotation; a second stretching member secured to the body having a second stretching surface oppositely facing with respect to the first stretching surface, for contacting the selected string at a second string location opposite the stretcher axis of rotation from the first stretching surface to urge the selected string across the fingerboard in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction; and a handle fixed to the body.