| US 7,465,860 B2 | ||
| String puller for string instruments | ||
| David H Jackson, 137 Gooch Rd., Dahlonega, Ga. 30533 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/489,318. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0017011 A1, Jan. 24, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G10D 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 84—312R | 9 Claims |
| 1. A string puller for adjusting the tension of a string of a stringed musical instrument, the string extending in an axial
direction, the string support comprising:
a pivoting member rotatably mounted on a pivot at a pivot support on said pivoting member such that said pivoting member pivots
about said pivot in a plane which is substantially parallel to the axial direction;
a knife-edge surface provided on said pivoting member wherein said knife-edge pivots along with the pivoting of said pivoting
member such that contact of the string at a first end of the scale ends at said knife-edge surface throughout a normal range
of pivoting of said pivoting member;
a string attachment for attaching the string to said string puller; and
a lever for pivoting said pivoting member to adjust the tension on the string.
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