Hands-free motorized harmonica positioner
AssigneeSteven Gimbelman
InventorsSteven Gimbelman, Sam Baldwin
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AssigneeSteven Gimbelman
InventorsSteven Gimbelman, Sam Baldwin
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A harmonica positioning device includes a yoke, support member, gear arrangement, and motor. The yoke encircles the musician's neck. A first portion of the harmonica support member releasably couples to a harmonica, and a second portion secures to a shaft that co-rotates with one of the gears, which are housed within the yoke. A wireless foot pedal controls the motor to drive the gears to rotate to thereby rotate the harmonica between a first position and a second position. The motor and gear arrangement is particularly configured to provide friction and a stall torque that holds the harmonica support member in an upright position even while the user is playing the harmonic, without using a dedicating locking mechanism. An encoder detects rotation speed and rotation angle of the motor to control the motor to limit movement of the harmonica support member to at least the first and second positions.
A harmonica positioning device comprising:
A harmonica positioning device comprising:
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