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Musical instrument string modifying device
2009-10-24 00:00:00
rollers, and power means for applying force to urge said second roller against said first roller, thereby compressing said string andflattening the crown of said cover wire on the outer surface of said string while maintaining substantially the original curvature of said cover wire in the remainder of said cover wire.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lever arm is pivotally mounted on said frame and supports said second roller, and wherein said power means is engaged with said lever arm for urging said second roller toward said first roller.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said guide means is mounted on said frame.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said guide means comprises a pair of plates spaced apart to permit said string to pass therebetween.

5. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said guide means comprises a pair of opposed rollers rotatably mounted on said frame.

6. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said power means comprises a compressed air cylinder having a piston rod operatively connected at one end to said lever arm.

7. In combination, a string fabricating apparatus having means for rotating a musical instrument string and for winding a helically arranged cover wire on said string as the core rotates and means for moving said string axially, and an apparatusfor modifying said string as it rotates and leaves said fabricating apparatus comprising a frame, a first roller rotatably mounted on an axis fixed with respect to said frame, a lev...

Modified musical instrument string
2009-09-07 00:00:00
thereon, said cover wire having a substantially round cross-section over the major proportion of its surface, but having compressed flats at the crown of said wire at the outer surface of said string but not at the inner surface of said cover wire. Said modification is effected by apparatus comprising a first roller having a fixed axis and a second roller mounted on a moveable arm for moving the second roller toward an...