Music inventions 12/07

20070295189 - Stabilizing holder for sensory device: A holder for mounting a sensory device to a musical instrument comprises a bracket having a plurality of first connector elements, a locking mechanism for fixing the sensory device to the bracket; and a plurality of hanger members. The bracket supports the sensory device and each of the hanger members... Agent: Blackwell Sanders LLP

20070295191 - U-joint for double pedal: A drum pedal assembly for connecting a first pedal to a support holding a beater arm may include a telescoping transmission shaft having yokes attached to shaft ends, yokes having bosses, universal joints rotatably attached to bosses and using trunnions, second yokes having bosses attached to universal joints using additional... Agent: Beem Patent Law Firm

20070295196 - Acoustic guitar control unit: An electromechanical control unit (12) for a musical instrument having keypad and/or touch pad areas (102) for controlling a signal processing unit, wherein the control unit (12) includes a surface element (101), whereby settings and values of said signal processing unit that can be changed by the user are controlled... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070289427 - Foldable guitar: A foldable guitar includes a soundbox, a bridge mounted on the soundbox, a neck, and strings extending between the bridge and the neck, where the neck and the soundbox are made of two pieces attached to each other in a foldable manner. In one embodiment, the neck and the soundbox... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20070289429 - String mounting system: A string mounting system for a stringed musical instrument (10), comprising a helical tension spring (22a-f) connected in series with each string (14a-f), each string (14a-f) being collinear with its corresponding helical tension spring (22a-f), wherein each string (22a-f) is provided with an inertial damper (16) which is received within... Agent: Patula & Associates Attorneys & Counselors At Law

20070289434 - Chord estimation apparatus and method: A chord estimation apparatus includes: frequency-component extraction means for extracting a frequency component from an input music signal; scale-component information generation means for mapping the frequency component extracted by the frequency-component extraction means onto each tone and generating scale-component information including each tone and loudness thereof; folding means for folding... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070283797 - Combination polygon-shelled and round-shelled drum: A drum has a polygonal shell section and a round shell section interconnected to one another to mutually define a resonant chamber. A drum head connects to the round shell section, such as by seating on a drum wall of optionally adjustable height. Acoustic properties of the drum are enhanced... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070283798 - Method for signal processing and an apparatus therefore: An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital audio source.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070277666 - Woodwind instrument: A woodwind instrument with improved tonal characteristics, comprising a body tube having at least one tone hole, a key mechanism attached to said body tube, and a tonal material attached to one of the group consisting of: the body tube and the key mechanism.... Agent: Advantia Law Group