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US 2014/0196590 A1Published application
Musical instrument string bender
OwnerJoseph Glaser, II, John Russell ALFORDinventors
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A musical instrument string bending apparatus for a musical instrument having at least a first and second string is disclosed. The bending apparatus includes a bender lever pivotally secured to the musical instrument, a rocker arm pivotally secured to the instrument for varying the tension in the first string in response to movement of the bender lever between the first and second positions. A rocker arm mount secures the rocker arm to the first selected string in a first bending configuration or to the second selected string in a second bending configuration. The rocker arm is movable between the first selected string and the second selected string of the musical instrument.
A musical instrument pitch changing apparatus for a musical instrument having at least first and second strings comprising comprising:
A musical instrument string bending apparatus for a musical instrument having at least first and second strings comprising:
A method for bending a string of a musical instrument comprising:
The method of claim 20, wherein the amount of pitch change achieved in the first string or the second string when the bender lever moves from the first position to the second position is pre-set, such that when a user subsequently engages the first string or the second string the amount of desired pitch in the first string or the second string is achieved.
The method of claim 21, wherein the step of selectively engaging either the first string or the second string occurs while a user is playing the musical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.