Frequency display for an automatically tuned stringed instrument
AssigneeTransperformance, LLC
InventorsStephen J. Freeland, Neil C. Skinn
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Abstract
This invention is a display system for an automatically tuned stringed instrument displaying, individually or simultaneously, the frequency of each string of the instrument. The system provides for using the display to manually tune the instrument or to initially tune the instrument to within the operating range of the automatic tuning system.
Claims29
A frequency display system for an automatically tuned stringed instrument, said instrument having a plurality of strings, each string having a manual tuning mechanism connected thereto, each string further having an electric actuator connected thereto, said instrument further having a transducer coupled to said strings, said display system comprising:
- a processor, adapted to be coupled to the transducer, having means for receiving a transducer signal from said transducer, means for obtaining the measured frequency of each of said plurality of strings from said transducer signal, and means for generating a display signal from said measured frequencies;
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- a display unit, coupled to said processor, for receiving said display signal and for simultaneously displaying frequency indicators of at least two of said measured frequencies;
- wherein said display signal is updated in response to manual tuning of said strings.
A method of manually tuning an automatically tuned stringed instrument, said instrument having a plurality of strings, each string having an actuator and a manual tuning mechanism connected thereto, said instrument further having a transducer coupled to said strings and said instrument further having a display unit, comprising the steps of:
- strumming said plurality of strings;
- receiving a transducer signal from said transducer;
- obtaining the measured frequency of each of said plurality of strings from said transducer signal;
- simultaneously displaying, on said display unit, frequency indicators of said measured frequencies;
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- manually tuning at least one of said strings in accordance with said frequency indicators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.