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Music April category listing, related patent applications 04/10

20100101395 - Automatic player musical instrument, automatic playing system incorporated therein and overheat protector for automatic playing system: An automatic player piano is equipped with solenoid-operated actuators for moving keys in automatic performance without fingering of a human player, and an overheat protector is provided for the solenoid-operated actuators so as to prevent the solenoid-operated actuators from overheat; the overheat protector includes not only a temperature sensor and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100101396 - Semi-hollow body for stringed instruments: The semi-hollow body for stringed instruments includes a plurality of resonance-enhancing baffle pairs, each resonance-enhancing baffle pair having a bifurcated prong shape, similar to a tuning fork. The resonance-enhancing baffle pairs extend from an interior peripheral area of the instrument body and create various combinations of baffled and un-baffled regions... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20100101397 - Neutral tension bridge: e

20100101398 - Tremolo attachment for a stringed instrument: This tremolo device includes a flat hand plate and a short mounting post welded perpendicularly to bottom of the hand plate. The hand plate is configured and bent to form a curved eminence and depression along one side, which provides additional structural integrity and rigidity to the tremolo device. The... Agent: R. Tracy Crump

20100101399 - Electromagnetic pickup for stringed musical instruments: An electromagnetic pickup adapted for use with a multistringed musical instrument having strings formed of a ferromagnetic material having a first wire coil wound in a first direction in an elongated oval shape wherein the first coil has a geometrical dimension along its elongated axis which exceeds the distance between... Agent: Kenneth M Calvet

20100095827 - Apparatus and method for the manufacture of a silk mono-filament with a high tensile strength: A method and an apparatus for the manufacture of a single silk mono-filament. The single silk mono filament has a tensile strength of above 40 Newtons. The single silk mono-filament has applications as a musical string or a medical device.... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20100095828 - Electronic system, methods and apparatus for teaching and examining music: Electronic systems, methods and apparatus for teaching and examining music and other subjects require that tasks be performed by a user. One method includes presenting a user with one or more musical tasks and providing a menu with one or more selectable icons. Selection of one of the icons activates... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20100095829 - Rehearsal mix delivery: Rehearsal mixes are provided for transport by disclosed methods, services, and computer programs. Transported rehearsal mixes include one or more music tracks that are at an adjusted (e.g., higher or lower) sound level compared to sound levels of other music tracks to emphasize or de-emphasize a part that a musician... Agent: Raman N. Dewan Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20100089218 - Body support for a guitar or similar musical instruments: The body support (2) for a guitar (1) or similar musical instruments can be removed and is shaped like a frame. It comprises a single bass clef-shaped body, the two ends (3,4) of which are attached to the guitar body (5) at a distance from each other. The body support... Agent: Horst M. Kasper

20100089220 - Multi frequency merger music device: A music device comprising a large acoustic frequency chamber, the chamber further comprising an elastic membrane placed on the acoustic chamber. It also comprises, at least one tightening ring and one tightening tuning device, where the tightening tuning device is anchored to a tightening ring and an elastic membrane. The... Agent: Edam Law PLLC Edmar M. Amaya Esq.

20100089219 - Tuning stabilizer for stringed instrument: A self-contained tuning stabilizer for a stringed instrument consists of a body which is attachable to the stringed instrument like a capo, the stabilizer containing mechanical members for increasing or decreasing the tension on each of the strings to keep them in tune as the instrument is played. The device... Agent: Fox Rothschild, LLP Pittsburgh

20100089221 - Music training system: A method and apparatus for displaying a sheet of music, which may include providing an image of the sheet of music on an electronic storage media; transmitting the image from the electronic storage media into a system processor; showing the image on a display; and electronically scrolling lines of the... Agent: Speed Law Firm

20100089222 - Music notation system: The invention relates to a music notation system that obviates the need for one to have any knowledge of conventional music notation in order to play a keyboard, including those that are a component of a conventional musical instrument, those that are a component of an electronic musical instrument and... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/los Angeles

20100089223 - Microphone set providing audio and text data: The present invention is a microphone set which comprises a hand-hold microphone housing, a microphone, and a karaoke module received in the microphone housing. The karaoke module further comprises a voice input module, a data storage, a data processor, an audio output module, and a video output module. The present... Agent: Waichi Ting

20100089224 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the cadence of music on a personal audio device: Disclosed is an audio device that adjusts the cadence of played songs. A user sensor determines cadence data based on movement of the user. A desired cadence is determined based on the cadence data received from the sensor. The cadence of songs is determined by low pass filtering digital representations... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20100089225 - Pedal apparatus and electronic keyboard apparatus having the same: An electronic keyboard apparatus capable of changing, with a simple construction, a musical tone control characteristic for each pedal manipulation stroke section. A detection value representing a pedal depression depth is converted into an output value according to a table group, and a musical tone parameter is controlled based on... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20100083806 - Acoustic guitar with resonators augmenters disposed therein: An acoustic guitar includes: a body having a soundboard, a back, and sides defining an interior volume thereof; a neck extending away from the body; a plurality of strings, each stretched from a first end at the body to a second end at a terminal end of the neck; and... Agent: Gibson & Dernier LLP

20100083807 - Systems and methods for a digital stringed instrument: Systems and methods for detecting a finger position on the playing surface of an instrument are described. A sensor module located at a selected location of the playing surface emits light that is reflected or diffused by a finger or an object near the selected location. The reflected or diffused... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20100083808 - Systems and methods for a digital stringed instrument: Systems and methods for detecting the movement of strings of an instrument are disclosed. According to some embodiments, one or more light emitting devices provide light to an array of photosensitive elements. One or more strings are disposed between the light emitting devices and the array such that the strings... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20100083810 - Plectrum receptacle systems: This invention relates to providing a plectrum holder device that may be easily attached to a guitar at the desired location of the guitar player. More particularly, this invention relates to providing a system for retaining multiple plectrums close to the surface of a guitar, in a low profile configuration,... Agent: Stoneman Volk Patent Group

20100083811 - Training and performance percussion plectrum: A percussion plectrum provides a unique sound that is soft. It also aids in training a stringed instrument player in learning to pick the strings of the instrument. The plectrum is teardrop shaped and includes bristles having frayed ends which are uneven in length and spaced unevenly apart from one... Agent: Johnathan L. Gsell

20100083809 - V-pick guitar pick: The V-Pick Guitar Pick is a new kind of plectrum used for guitars, mandolins, bass guitars, and all stringed instruments requiring a pick or plectrum. It utilizes a new acrylic plastic that allows for a reliable grip, pure tone, and the ability to strum across the strings quickly and efficiently.... Agent: Vincent Lane Smith

20100083812 - Acoustic drum with resonators disposed therein: An acoustic drum includes: a shell having first and second, spaced apart ends, and an interior surface defining an interior volume; a drumhead stretched over the first end of the shell; and at least one resonator coupled at one edge in lever fashion to the interior surface of the shell,... Agent: Gibson & Dernier LLP

20100083813 - Guitar transposer pedal: A guitar transposer comprises a sound input connected to a microchip that receives the input from the sound input and modifies the input sound, a sound output that transmits the modified sound back to the guitar, a power supply is connected to the microchip and provides an electrical circuit. There... Agent: Charlette M. Cnssman

20100083814 - Apparatus, method and computer program for switching musical tone output: In the multi-timbre states in which musical tones with various timbres are outputted or imputed simultaneously and in the non-multi-timber states in which musical tones with a single timbre are outputted or inputted, the most suitable state of transmitting musical tone data is provided. When the non-multi-timber states is selected... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100077900 - Musical instrument stabilizing restraint: A holder is provided for maintaining a device such as a musical instrument in a steady position on the floor upon which the device has been placed. The holder is attached to the floor but can be easily removed. The holder is provided with a recess adapted to receive the... Agent: Andrew D. Maslow

20100077901 - Method, system and apparatus for a multiple fret variable string capotasto: The present invention provides a multiple fret variable string capotasto implementing a trigger per string/fret location paradigm as well as triggers that adjust for the variable thickness and distance of the strings from the neck and/or device of the present invention.... Agent: Keohane & D'alessandro

20100077902 - Strap for musical instrument and method for adjusting length of strap belt: A guitar strap 10 includes an adjuster 13 by which the length of a second belt section 17 is adjusted. The adjuster 13 includes a base 31, a lever 32 manipulated to adjust the length of the second belt section 17, and a torsion spring 38 urging the lever 32... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100077904 - Convertible percussion cart-platform system: A convertible percussion cart-platform system includes first and second instrument platforms that are shiftable between a transportation position and a performance position for moving and positioning musical instruments and a player platform that is shiftable between folded and unfolded positions for allowing a user to perform on instruments supported by... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20100077903 - Support system for percussion instruments: A support system for an acoustic instrument has connecting elements of flexible material extending between and attaching the instrument and a support frame to support and/or balance the weight of the instrument and isolate acoustic frequencies, thereby eliminating deleterious acoustical effects. Embodied exemplarily herein as a support system for a... Agent: Francis Edward Marino

20100077905 - Instructional device and method for piano or other musical keyboard: An instructional device and associated method for illustrating the positions of keys and their associated notes on a keyboard are provided. The instructional device includes key markers that are adjustably mounted on a support structure in a configuration corresponding to the keys of a keyboard. The key markers correspond in... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20100077906 - Method and use of warm-up instructional video for wind instrument: An instructional system and method for students of wind instrument that include audio/video depictions for viewing by users of the system and method an instructor performing steps on a wind instrument, an animated breathing bar presented at least during a time period over which a user is to attempt to... Agent: Herbert Joe

20100077907 - Electronic musical instrument: When the on-on time between Note 1 and Note 2 is shorter than the double stop judgment time JT, as shown in FIG. 3A, the mode is changed from Unison 1 to Unison 2. When note-on information of Note 1 is inputted at time t1, the parts 1-4 are assigned... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP

20100077908 - Electronic musical instrument: FIG. 4A indicates a case where Note 1 only is depressed, and the four parts are assigned to Note 1. FIG. 4B indicates a case where Note 2 with a lower pitch than Note 1 is further depressed, wherein Part 1 and Part 2 are assigned to Note 1, and... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP

20100077909 - 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.

20100077910 - Filter device and electronic musical instrument using the filter device: In a filter device, a filter coefficient calculation circuit has a parameter table. The parameter table stores a plurality of sets of filter coefficients associated with a first parameter based on a frequency and a second parameter based on respective plurality of levels representing a degree of attenuation or enhancement... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC