Abstract: A string tool configured to assist with removing old strings from musical instruments and replacing them with new strings. The string tool has a tool body with a first end and a second end. The tool body has a lumen therein extending from the first end to the second end, the lumen configured to receive a portion of an instrument's string. The tool body further comprising a first portion adjacent to the first end, the first portion having a first outer diameter, and a second portion adjacent to the second end, the second portion having a second outer diameter that is larger than the first outer diameter. The lumen may have a constant internal diameter along its entire length from the first end to the second end or the internal diameter of the lumen may be smaller in the first portion than in the second portion.

Abstract: A string tool configured to assist with removing old strings from musical instruments and replacing them with new strings. The string tool has a tool body with a first end and a second end. The tool body has a lumen therein extending from the first end to the second end, the lumen configured to receive a portion of an instrument's string. The tool body further comprising a first portion adjacent to the first end, the first portion having a first outer diameter, and a second portion adjacent to the second end, the second portion having a second outer diameter that is larger than the first outer diameter. The lumen may have a constant internal diameter along its entire length from the first end to the second end or the internal diameter of the lumen may be smaller in the first portion than in the second portion.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for processing data are described herein. The system maintains first databases of patents, and second databases of non-patent information of interest to a corporate entity. The system also maintains one or more groups. Each of the groups comprises any number of the patents from the first databases. The system, upon receiving appropriate operator commands, automatically processes the patents in one of the groups in conjunction with non-patent information from the second databases. Accordingly, the system performs patent-centric and group-oriented processing of data A group can also include any number of non-patent documents. The groups may be product based, person based, corporate entity based, or user-defined. Other types of groups are also covered, such as temporary groups.