Composition and methods for stringed instrument repair
AssigneeGlaser Instruments, LLC
InventorJoseph Glaser, II
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Abstract
A composition and methods for the manufacturing, repair, maintenance and improvement of the nut and saddle of a stringed musical instrument. The composition is a powder configured to be used in nut and saddle slots to create lubricated, durable, aesthetically pleasing, color matched repairs and adjustments. The composition includes multiple substances to achieve strength, color, and lubrication. According to one aspect, the power may have four main components, including a Bulking Agent, a Hardener, a Color, and a Lubricant.
Claims17
A composition for repairing a string slot in a nut of a musical instrument, comprising:
- a bulking agent configured to form a foundation and add bulk to said composition;
- a color agent configured to match a color of said nut;
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- a lubricant configured to add lubricity to said composition;
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- a hardening agent configured to absorb a glue used with said composition;
- wherein said bulking agent, said color agent, said lubricant and said hardening agent are admixed and configured to be introduced into a string slot of a nut of a musical instrument to establish a substrate layer when a glue is thereafter added into said string slot such that an instrument may be used to shape at least one aspect of said substrate layer to create a repaired string slot within said nut, wherein said repaired string slot has lubricity due to said lubricant to enable an optimized string tension equalization on either side of the nut when a string is placed in said repaired string slot and thereafter tuned or played on said musical instrument.
A method of repairing a nut of a musical instrument, comprising the steps of:
- (a) increasing at least one dimension of a string slot of said nut to create an expanded string slot;
- (b) introducing a composition into said expanded string slot of said nut, wherein said composition is an admixture of:
- (i) a bulking agent configured to form a foundation and add bulk to said composition;
- (ii) a color agent configured to match a color of said nut;
- (iii) a lubricant configured to add lubricity to said composition;
- and (iv) a hardening agent configured to absorb a glue used with said composition;
- (c) adding a glue to said composition after introduction into said expanded string slot to create a substrate layer within said expanded string slot;
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- (d) shaping at least one aspect of said substrate layer to create a repaired string slot within said nut, wherein said repaired string slot has lubricity due to said lubricant to enable an optimized string tension equalization on either side of the nut when a string is placed in said repaired string slot and thereafter tuned or played on said musical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.