Abstract: A plectrum holding device for playing the guitar and the like string musical instruments, comprising an elongated body member (12), a butt-like rear member (14) mounted to one end of the body member (12) and configured to rest against the thumb root of the player, a trigger-like front member (16) mounted to the other end of the body member (12) and configured to be gripped by a forefinger phalanxankle of the player; and a mounting (18) for plectrum (20) in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of rear and front members (14; 16) within reach of the player's thumb on one side and the tip of the player's forefinger on the other side of the plectrum mounting (18).

Abstract: A duster which is flexible in all directions has the ability to dust hard to reach and inaccessible surface areas. One application of the duster is to clean the sound board beneath the strings of a grand or baby grand piano. The core of the duster has an elongated rod which is made from a flexible material and is covered by a close fitting cleaning or dusting sleeve made from napped material, cloth or other well known cleaning or dusting fabric or material.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a musical instrument during play comprises a hub pivotally engaging a plurality of horizontally disposed arms which extend radially outwardly from the hub. At least one of the arms is adjustable in length. A plurality of vertically disposed legs where, at least one of the legs is adjustable in length, are joined at the free ends of the arms. The hub provides a base portion and a cover portion and the arms are sandwiched between them. The cover may be tightened down on the base portion so as to lock the arms of the apparatus in a position of choice for best supporting the musical instrument. The base portion further provides a horizontal step extending downwardly in a position for engaging a pedal and striker assembly. The pedal and striker assembly are positioned for striking a musical instrument supported by the legs.

Abstract: A guitar stand has a tripod device, a first adjustment device, a second adjustment device, a lower pipe, an upper pipe, a bracket device, and a clamping device. The first adjustment device is disposed on the tripod device. The bracket device is disposed on the first adjustment device. The first adjustment device receives a lower portion of the lower pipe. The second adjustment device receives an upper portion of the lower pipe and a lower portion of the upper pipe. The clamping device has a T-shaped joint receiving an upper portion of the upper pipe.

Abstract: A strap clip useful for example for attaching a strap to the body of a musical instrument. The strap is U-shaped and includes an installation seat screwed to the body of the instrument, an upstanding strap hook part and an insertion part for being inserted into a cut in the strap. The cut in the strap is elongated along the strap and also has a wider region where the hook part of the clip is received. The insertion part is wider than the hook part, so that the insertion part holds the hook part of the U-shaped clip in the cut in the strap. The tip of the insertion part is bent downward toward the installation seat.

Abstract: A protector device and method for using the same that prevents a bow from striking the edge of the stringed instrument in a waist region of the instrument, substantially eliminating potential harm to the instrument, such as nicks, dents, scratches, cracks and the like due to inadvertent bow strikes. A crescent-shaped device constructed and arranged to be detachably secured to a waist portion of a bowed stringed instrument sound box. The device is dimensioned such that, when installed on the stringed instrument, it prevents a bow from contacting the edge of the instrument in the belly region during normal use of the instrument. The apparatus may be a unitary member or may be a multi-layered device. In one embodiment, the protector device includes a flexible elongate outer shell and an elongate inner cushion attached to the outer shell. The apparatus is configured to be installed within the stringed instrument waist adjacent to the edge of the belly.

Abstract: A protective cover for use with a stringed musical instrument comprises a roof-like shaped shield body attachable to the stringed instrument to protect the most sensitive parts and areas at and around the vertically mounted bridge, the string combination and other parts attached to the body of the instrument. The shield body has a concave bottom side and an inner string channel open to the bottom side and designed to accomodate the bridge and the strings. The shield body is made of elastically deformable material and has on its sligtly arched bottom side within an intermediate zone thereof locking projections designed to engage instrument recesses and projections, the latter being formed e.g. by a fingerboard end portion an the space therebelow.

Abstract: Novel hardware is disclosed for supporting drums. The hardware is of a hinged construction and has one part of the hinge connectable to an external support, e.g., J-rods on a fixed support or a marching drum carrier, and another part of the hinge connectable to the shell of a drum or to the tension rods on a drum or to other hardware on the drum. The drum hardware and drum secured thereon is preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid light metal such as magnesium. Aluminum or titanium. Special padding is provided on the shoulder straps, belly plate portion and other parts where cushioning is needed. One embodiment is universally adjustable. Some of the vests or T-bar carriers have cymbal-supporting hardware adjustable carried on a fluted, vertically oriented tube. Special hardware is shown for supporting cymbals.

Abstract: A multi-piece piano cover which can include a lid cover, a rim cover, and a keyboard cover. The cover is adapted to protect a grand piano while the piano is in use and when the piano is not in use. The piano lid can be opened and the keys may be played while the protective cover is in place. The lid cover is adapted to cover the lid upper surface and can be fit to the lid be receiving the lid front in a lid cover pocket portion and by securing the cover to the lid edges using elastic. The rim cover is adapted to drape over the piano rim while the piano lid is either open or closed. The rim cover can be secured to the piano with straps extending across the piano.

Abstract: A combination strap lock and pick storage device includes a pair of arms each having a free end and an opposite end forming a single ring defining a passage therethrough. The arms are biased away from each other such that the passage has a predefined cross-sectional area. The arms may be forced toward each other to thereby expand the cross-sectional area of the passage sufficiently to thereby allow passage therethrough of an enlarged head of a peg attached to a musical instrument. Thereafter, the arms may be released so that the passage resumes its predefined cross-sectional area and engages a shaft portion of the peg, wherein the shaft has a cross-sectional area that is less than that of the enlarged head. The device thus secures a support strap, previously attached to the peg, to the musical instrument. Each arm additionally defines a channel along an inside surface thereof, wherein the opposing channels are configured to receive a flat pick therein.

Abstract: An adjusting structure for musical instrument supporters includes a supporting leg, an adjuster integrally formed with an tipper end of the supporting leg and having two circular seats which is spaced apart by a slot, each of the circular seats having a center hole and formed with a shoulder, a positioner being generally cylindrical in shape and formed with a radial threaded hole and an eccentric threaded hole which are located close to an end of the positioner, the positioner being rotatably fitted in the adjuster with the radial threaded hole and the eccentric threaded hole located in the slot, another end of the positioner having a top formed with a first lug and a bottom with a second lug, a packing plate arranged on the shoulders of the circular seats and engaged with the positioner by a fixing bolt which extends through the packing plate the positioner, and a musical instrument supporter having an upper end configured to engage with a musical instrument and a lower end having threads engageable with a t

Abstract: An apparatus for marking slide positions on a conventional trombone having an inner hollow slide slidingly journalled in an outer hollow slide includes a magnet sensor mountable on the outer hollow slide for sensing proximity of a magnet mounted within the inner hollow slide. The magnet sensor may be first magnets mountable in longitudinally spaced apart slide positions on the outer hollow slide. A second magnet is mountable within the inner hollow slide. The magnet sensor indicates the proximity of the second magnet by feedback to a user sliding the outer hollow slide over the inner hollow slide.

Abstract: A universal body pad for string musical instruments such as violins or violas. The pad is made of a unitary body having a cushion portion and an arm portion that conform to a player's body. Both upper and lower surfaces of the cushion and arm portions of the pad frictionally engage with the player's apparel and shoulder, respectively. The upper and lower surfaces can be either smooth or uneven. The cushion portion is curved at its upper surface and recessed at its lower surface to support the instrument and allow non-slip contacts with the player's body or undergarment and the player's apparel or outer garment. The arm portion is extended from the cushion portion to allow additional non-slip contacts with the player's body undergarment and the player's apparel or outer garment. An additional layer, which is made of same or different material and configured with same or different surface pattern variations, may be added to the pad at its lower and upper surfaces for extra comfort and/or friction.

Abstract: A mute holder for attachment to a music stand supports several mutes in a convenient manner. A mute is a device placed in the end of a trumpet or similar musical instrument to alter the sound. A number of mutes may be needed in the course of play. The mute holder provides an attachment bracket sized to attach to the support shelf on the music book support portion of a music stand. A preferred attachment bracket includes a retaining strip which is carried adjacent to a top portion of the mute holder. A resilient first bend between the top and retaining strip biases the strip against the top, allowing the bracket to clamp against the support shelf of the music book support. A back wall is attached to a rear edge of the top portion at an angle of approximately 90 degrees. A support plate is attached to the lower edge of the back wall, and is generally parallel to the top portion. The support plate defines one or more holes or openings, each such opening sized to support a similarly sized mute.

Abstract: A semi-rigid, plastic retainer clip for temporarily receiving and gripping a plurality of guitar pics. The retainer clip is U-shaped and includes a pair of L-shaped clip members for removably securing the retainer clip to the supporting strap of the guitar. This conveniently positions the pics for the guitar player.

Abstract: There is provided a humidity controlled piano including a housing containing piano sound board. The housing further contains humidifier and dehumidifier apparatus. The housing includes a partial enclosure formed by a substantially rigid top and sides. The rigid enclosure has an open end. A moisture impervious aperture free sheet substantially covers the open end so that the relative humidity within the housing may be controlled.

Abstract: String Instrument Stand with an L shaped bracket having a centrally located clevis joint, a hinged flat stand member and a retaining clip. The L shaped member being fixedly retained by the screw and strap button normally found at the base of stringed instruments. The hinged flat stand member being held in place by a hinge pin and being retained in an open position by the retaining clip. A preferred embodiment includes the flat stand member nesting close to the back of stringed instrument so that instrument can be played while instrument stand is affixed.

Abstract: A multi-mode adjustable-tone and tone-adjusting end-pin holder and methods for enhancing and optimizing the tonal balance and sonic quality of end-pin equipped instruments are disclosed. The sympathetically resonating holder is comprised of both wide band and narrow band resonators, fixed and variable, and can be made from wood species not normally associated with orchestral instruments. An acoustic instrument is mechanically coupled via its end-pin to a base with selected resonant characteristics upon which a plurality of resonators are located. These resonators are adjusted and/or selected to make the musical instrument's tone more aesthetically pleasing to the musician. The resonators are attached to the base via means which allow the resonant properties of the resonators to be varied as musical demands vary. The holder is provided with compliant feet that anchor the instrument and decouple it from stage floors, as well as a provision for optional bypassing of the decoupling action of the feet.

Abstract: A guitar stand has an inner pipe, an upper bracket disposed on the inner pipe, an outer pipe receiving a lower portion of the inner pipe, a tripod receiving a lower end of the outer pipe, a lower bracket having a support rod disposed on a lower portion of the outer pipe, and a collar disposed on an upper end of the outer pipe. The upper bracket has a fixed hook-shaped rod connected to a bent end of the inner pipe, a support frame disposed on the fixed hook-shaped rod, and a sleeve having a bottom hole receiving the support frame, a round hole receiving a movable hook-shaped rod, and an opening receiving a pivot block and a coiled spring.

Abstract: A multiple-piece musical instrument stand comprising a base including first and second legs extending outward at an acute angle from interconnection therebetween, the legs adapted to rest fully on a planar surface, a first stem of terminal length having one end adapted for inter-fitting with the interconnection of the legs and extending upward therefrom at an acute angle to the plain of the base, a second stem defined by a connecting end for connection to the distal end of the first stem and continuing upward at the same acute angle as the first stem and an instrument yoke extending outward from the second stem member attached thereto adapted to temporarily receive therein the head member of a stringed instrument so as to retain the instrument therein with the weight of the instrument hanging freely downward and above the base to support the instrument within the acute angle formed between the yoke and the base.

Abstract: A pinky retaining device for a trumpet or other valved instrument, a preferred embodiment of which is laterally and vertically adjustable with respect to the valves and angularly oriented so as to accommodate the natural position and constrain the natural movements of the musician operator's pinky while playing the instrument.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mute that attaches over the bell of a wind instrument which can be used for practice or performance. The shell of this mute consists of a symmetrically shaped cylindrical plastic jar. Attached to the exterior of the mute shell is an illuminated ON-OFF switch that is connected to a 12 VDC blower fan motor and a 12 V AC adapter. The 12 VDC blower motor inlet is attached to a plastic inlet duct contained in the mute shell. The blower motor vent is attached to a plastic egress duct which exits the mute shell. The ventilation system is encompassed by acoustical foam. This mute muffles the sound of a wind instrument without altering its pitch or timbre, and without creating any additional pressure at the players lips.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-held device for tensioning and stabilizing the strings of a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, during tuning or installation of the strings. In one embodiment, the device comprises a structure having a pair of arms that define a substantially forked or "V" shape. In use, the device is positioned against the neck of the guitar and a string is threaded between a pair of spools on at least one of the arms of the device. The device is then pivoted about an apex to lift the string away from the guitar neck and apply tension thereto during tuning or installation of the string. The device allows for easy tensioning of the string during the tuning or installation process.

Abstract: A capo-holding apparatus for a stringed musical instrument having a fingerboard along which the strings of the instrument extend and a peg head disposed at one end of the fingerboard includes a body which is securable against the peg head or some other part of the stringed instrument in a fixed position relative thereto. The body is, in turn, adapted to releasably hold a capo in fixed relationship relative to the body so that when the capo is held in a fixed relationship relative to the body and the body is secured in a fixed position relative to the stringed instrument, the capo is held in a fixed position relative to the stringed instrument.

Abstract: A clamp device having a main body and a pivotable, pipe clamping holder. A first bolt and nut connect the main body and the pivotable holder and allow them to pivot with reference to the first bolt. Another bolt is pivotally connected to the main body and can be swung in a groove in the second holder and the other nut is held in the groove by a respective nut. The two bolts cooperate to clamp a pipe. An arm to one side of the second holder and the main body is operable for pivoting the second holder around the second bolt to selectively open or close the clamping against the main body. A spring on the first bolt biases the second holder contrary to the force applied to the arm. The main body extends to a further clamping hole. An additional pipe holding, adjustable angle member may be installed in the further hole.

Abstract: A clamp for rods which has a high degree of freedom of reorientation of angular position. A clamp main body has a first groove holder and a second rod holder. Connecting bolts each having an eye at one end, and a screw thread at the other end secure respective supporting rods in grooves formed on the clamp. An angle adjustment member has an annular engaging ring on one side that cooperates with a similar annular engaging ring on the clamp main body.

Abstract: A guitar hanger has a support frame, an L-shaped plate disposed on the support frame, a 7-shaped tube engaging with the L-shaped plate, a sleeve, and a hanging device. The 7-shaped tube has a first arm and a second arm. At least a protrusion is disposed on an end of the second arm. The end of the second arm is inserted in the sleeve. The sleeve has at least an inner groove receiving the respective protrusion. The hanging device has a pipe receiving the sleeve, a hanging rod, and a connection joint connected to the pipe and the hanging rod. The support frame has a plurality of upward zigzag rods. The hanging rod has two upward blocking ends.

Abstract: A lip guard is provided for protecting the lips of brass and woodwind players who wear braces. Each lip guard comprises a strip of thermoplastic material that is heated, molded into place over the teeth and braces of the musician, and then allowed to cool. The lip guards thus provide a smooth, protective barrier between the musician's lips and braces that protects the lips against chaffing that might occur as the mouthpiece of a musical instrument presses back against the musician's lips. The lip guards can be removed from the teeth quickly and easily between performances and can be reused from performance to performance. If adjustments are made to the musician's braces, the lip guards can be easily and conveniently reheated and remolded to accomodate the new shape.

Abstract: An acoustical reflector (10) formed by a pair of assembled panels (17, 18), each of which including one or more mouths (45) spaced from one another in ring-like fashion about a centrally disposed opening (27) for the reflector (10), the panels (17, 18) rotatably adjustable independently of one another. Each pair of mouths (45) between the panels (17, 18) cooperate to provide a channel (47) through the panels (17, 18) in the adjustability of the panels. Channel (47) is variable in its capacity for transmitting sound through the reflector (10) and for reflecting sound by utilizing the reflecting surface of one of the outer panel faces (either 21 or 22) with a portion of a facing surface (either 23 or 24) of the alternate panel to reflect back the sound to its source or instrument player's ear(s) for a determination of tonal blend, accurate pitch, or volume balance.

Abstract: A disengageable belt attachment for detachably engaging a belt to an anchoring element of a portable musical instrument has an end piece anchoring the belt at an end of the belt. The anchoring element has a round head and an elongated shaft. The end piece includes a lockable coupling housing comprising a plate having a head-receiving opening, a shaft-receiving opening, a locking cover swivelably supported on the plate by a hinge on an end of the plate facing the belt, and an internal snap-in device. The locking cover is provided at its underside with a projecting locking profile formed by profile flanks projecting substantially semicircularly from the underside of the locking cover. The head-receiving opening is sized to fit over the head of the anchoring element. The shaft-receiving opening is adapted to longitudinally displace the coupling housing when the head-receiving opening is placed over the head of the anchoring element by engaging the shaft of the anchoring element.

Abstract: This invention is a display system for measuring and displaying, individually or simultaneously, the frequencies contained in a musical sound. A transducer coupled to the sound source produces an electrical signal representing the musical sound. The system receives the signal and separates and measures the frequencies of the individual tones comprising the sound. The measured frequency values are displayed as the frequencies themselves or as deviations from target frequencies. The system can utilize a local transducer with the display system or a remote transducer coupled to the sound source.

Abstract: An acoustical ring and bell sound system 10 for use with a variety 101, 102, 103 of musical wind instruments 100; wherein, the sound system comprises an acoustical ring element 21 and an acoustical bell element 31 dimensioned to releasably engage the proximal 104 and distal 105 ends of the musical instrument 100 for producing air turbulence control in the interior of the instrument 100.

Abstract: A protective device for the rear surface of a guitar, especially an electric guitar, comprising a flat pad of protective material adapted to be removably secured to the rear surface of the guitar to protect areas likely to be scratched by a player's clothing, for example by a belt buckle. In a preferred form the pad comprises a vinyl or leatherlike material with a plurality of elastic loops sized to be secured to existing guitar strap studs on the body of the guitar, or to be looped directly over the upper and lower horns of the typical electric guitar body.

Abstract: A pillow muffle is a permanent and integral part of a bass drum and includes a handle provided exteriorly of the bass drum which may be easily activated by the drummer to move the pillow muffle which is disposed interiorly of the bass drum into and out of engagement with one of the drum heads to achieve desired muffling or non-muffling effects.

Abstract: A set of attachments for securing to the thumb rest of a saxophone and its adjacent octave key which helps the beginning student and professional players alike to maintain a more natural and proper left hand placement relative to the instrument. The attachments include a polymeric, saddle shaped pad adapted to fit over the left hand thumb rest of the saxophone and a curved, polymeric pad attachable to the adjacent octave key, both attachments adhered to the instrument by an adhesive, the attachments maintaining proper alignment of the left thumb perpendicularly to the octave key and the left hand in a proper, relaxed playing and holding position, the curved octave key pad being of sufficient height and shape to allow a smooth, sliding transition, thus allowing the left thumb to depress the octave key without leaving the thumb rest or changing relative angle position.

Abstract: A strap assembly designed to support a musical instrument or other electrically powered device on a person and including a body having an elongated configuration including a hollow interior extending along at least a majority of the length of the body, wherein a plurality of electronic components are designed and structured to enhance, supplement and/or transmit the sound or other output from the supported instrument or device. The body includes a plurality of access openings disposed in aligned relation to at least some of the plurality of electronic components so as to provide access thereto by the person on which the support strap and instrument are mounted so as to facilitate operative manipulation of the components during operation of the supported instrument.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drum cover which protects a drum from inclement weather while not significantly reducing the ability to play or the performance of the drum. The drum cover is made out of weather resistant materials which are shaped to cover the drum striking area and drum shell. The drum cover can be configured to fit a wide variety of drums, including snare drums, bass drums and multiple tenor drum sets such as quad drum sets and quint drum sets. The drum cover is easily placed on the drum and easily removed. In addition, a drum cover carrying case is provided, for storing the drum cover when it is not in use.

Abstract: A hammer shaping tool is designed with two parts: a piano hammer template and a sanding strip. The template's face surface is a mirror of an desirably shaped piano hammer with side walls forming a channel along the face surface of the template. The width of the face surface, and consequently the channel, is generally the same as the width of the striking edge of the hammers. The sanding strip likewise has the same width as the striking edge of the hammers. The sanding strip is placed, cutting side against the hammer, on the striking edge of the hammer. The template is then placed against the low friction side of the sanding strip and a portion of the hammer. The sanding strip is pulled through the template channel, the low friction side of the sanding strip sliding against the face surface of the template, and the cutting surface of the sanding strip engaging the surface face of the piano hammer, cutting the hammer facing surface to the desired shape.

Abstract: An arrangement for protecting adjacently situated musical drums in a group or assemblage comprising an external tuning mechanism affixed to the side of the shell of at least one drum, including a tuning rod extending and attached to the head of the drum for varying the tension on the head, wherein the rod is received in a receptacle and a nut is secured to the end of the rod for varying the applied tension; a protector device including an engaging with the receptacle and positioned to extend beyond the limit of the tuning mechanism's radial protrusion beyond the shell periphery, thereby to prevent or preclude contact with another drum shell except by the protector.

Abstract: A musical instrument holder 10 for supportingly receiving a selected one of a class of woodwind instruments 100 wherein the holder 10 includes a base member 20 provided with inner 25 and outer 26 peripheral recesses for supportingly one group of wide-mouthed woodwind instruments 104, 105 and 106 and a vertical support post member 30 operatively associated with the base member 20 and having vertically spaced shoulders 31 and 32 for supporting another group of small-mouthed woodwind instruments 101, 102.

Abstract: A guitar fulcrum is described herein which is used as an elbow rest for the elbow of a right or a left arm of a guitar player when playing a guitar. A standard guitar is designed for a person having an average height of 5 feet 10 inches. The fulcrum is designed for guitar players having a height greater than 5 feet 10 inches and/or with longer forearms and longer hands than people of this height. The guitar fulcrum allows for the proper placement of the player's fingers on the guitar strings adjacent a sweet spot above the sound hole of the guitar. Also, the guitar fulcrum positions the wrist lower than the elbow in a passive position. The passive position of the wrist relieves muscular tension produced in the forearm when having to hold up the hand in an active position. The guitar fulcrum includes an ergonomically designed elbow pad adapted for comfortably engaging a portion of the user's elbow. The elbow pad is pivotly mounted on upper ends of a pair of adjustable struts.

Abstract: The woodwind cleaning sleeve is designed to encase a rigid rod or dowel (20) that assists in pushing the cleaning sleeve through the inside of a musical instrument (22) in order to remove the moisture. The sleeve itself is made of a soft fabric, which protects the inside surface of the instrument as it is being cleaned. The sleeve is designed to be stored outside of the instrument's case (24) to provide for quick drying.

Abstract: A light guitar support includes a support rod, an adjusting unit, two leg supports, two brackets, an upper support rod, a support seat, and a fastening device. The support rod has a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion is bent about an angle with respect to the lower portion and forms an insert portion for receiving a lower end of the upper support rod. The support seat is mounted on an upper end of the upper support rod. The support seat includes a transverse clamping plate and a longitudinal clamping plate. The fastening device is mounted at a rear end of the transverse clamping plate to be held thereby when in use or when folded. The fastening device includes an upright bar, a substantially U-shaped fastening seat, a positioning sleeve, and two curved bars. The upright bar has a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the upright bar is mounted on the transverse clamping plate to thereby couple the fastening device to the support seat.

Abstract: A musical cymbal and handstrap assembly includes a musical cymbal, a cymbal handstrap clip, and a handstrap. The handstrap has a hand portion extending through an aperture in the cymbal at a first convex side of the cymbal and a securement portion extending at the second concave side of the cymbal. The handstrap clip includes a body, a pair of free arms extending from and generally along respective opposite sides of the body, and an aperture which holds a base portion of the hand portion of the handstrap. The arms and sides of the body together define slots through which the securement portion of the handstrap extends to be releasably and adjustably secured.

Abstract: A lyre mounting bracket (14) is provided for acoustically coupling a musical instrument tuner (12) to a lyre (16) for a musical instrument (10). The tuner (12) includes an electronics section (26) having a vibratory sensor. A hinged elbow member (44) secures the mounting bracket (14) to the tuner (12). The mounting bracket (14) has a main body (42) which includes two oppositely facing, planar surfaces (50, 52) for securing directly between a clamp (20) of the lyre (16). Support braces (58, 60) extend outward from opposite sides of the main body (42), each having arcuately shaped sides (66-76) which extend orthogonal to and adjacent to the peripheral edges of respective ones of the planer mounting surfaces (50, 52). The sides (66-76) have profiles which fit substantially flush with portions of a profile (94) defined by the peripheral edges of a first half (90) of the lyre clamp (20).

Abstract: A tremolo locking device for an electric guitar or similar stringed instrument has a lower part that is fastened to the guitar body and an upper part that can be pivoted by use of the guitarist's fingers into or out of engagement with an edge of the tremolo base plate. The upper part can have a threaded barrel member into which a knurled screw is adjustable to establish a gap or recess that engages the base plate.

Abstract: A stand for a musical instrument, comprising first and second base members being hingedly connected to one another and being adjustable to move the stand base members between a closed position and an open position. Each base member includes an arm which is pivotably moveable between a retracted position, wherein the arm is flush with the base member, and an extended position, wherein the arm cooperates with an angled portion of each respective base member to support the musical instrument therein. A flexible strap connects lower ends of the base members to prevent the stand from opening beyond the open position thereof.

Abstract: A rotation-preventing assembly for preventing rotation of a percussion musical instrument such as a cymbal mounted on a musical instrument stand comprising a fastening member, which is fastened to a holder main body of the stand, and a rotation-preventing member, which is attached to the fastening member. The upper end of the rotation-preventing member is inserted from below into a hole formed in, for instance, a cymbal held on the holder, thus preventing horizontal rotation of the cymbal about the holder.

Abstract: A device for a stringed instrument to maintain the tone emitted from the instrument which is otherwise dampened by the user's body. The device includes a plate having an outer contour approximately matching that of a back surface of the instrument and at least one space. The plate remains in place against the back surface of the instrument while the instrument is being played. The device may also include a plurality of pads that space the plate from the back surface of the instrument.

Abstract: A humidity control device for use in maintaining a desired humidity, the device including a protective case, a water vapor permeable pouch and a thickened saturated solution, the solution having a suitable humidity control point.