CA2237196A1 - Improved strings for musical instruments - Google Patents

Improved strings for musical instruments

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CA2237196A1
CA2237196A1 CA002237196A CA2237196A CA2237196A1 CA 2237196 A1 CA2237196 A1 CA 2237196A1 CA 002237196 A CA002237196 A CA 002237196A CA 2237196 A CA2237196 A CA 2237196A CA 2237196 A1 CA2237196 A1 CA 2237196A1
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string
cover
over
musical instruments
contamination
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Charles G. Hebestreit
David J. Myers
Joseph A. Huppenthal
Glenn T. Bethke
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WL Gore and Associates Inc
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W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Charles G. Hebestreit
David J. Myers
Joseph A. Huppenthal
Glenn T. Bethke
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/10—Strings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
    • Y10T428/2929—Bicomponent, conjugate, composite or collateral fibers or filaments [i.e., coextruded sheath-core or side-by-side type]

Abstract

An improved musical instrument string is pro-vided. The string (18) includes a polymer cover (26) that protects the string (16), from contamination while maintaining the original "lively" sound of the musical string. By supplying the cover (26) over a conventional string (16) and preferably over a conventional wound string, the string (16) is protected against contamination while also making the string easier to play. The pre-ferred cover comprises at least one layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) that is most preferably sealed with a polymer coating. In particularly preferred embodiments, a cover is applied over a portion of the length of the string having a relatively reduced variable mass. The result is that the string has relatively uniform mass along its entire length thereby assuring correct in-tonation.
CA002237196A 1995-11-22 1996-09-23 Improved strings for musical instruments Expired - Lifetime CA2237196C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

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US08/561,774 US5883319A (en) 1995-11-22 1995-11-22 Strings for musical instruments
US08/561,774 1995-11-22
US08/630,416 1996-04-02
US08/630,416 US5801319A (en) 1995-11-22 1996-04-02 Strings for musical instruments
PCT/US1996/015113 WO1997019442A1 (en) 1995-11-22 1996-09-23 Improved strings for musical instruments

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CA2237196A1 true CA2237196A1 (en) 1997-05-29
CA2237196C CA2237196C (en) 2002-05-21

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EP (2) EP0977170B1 (en)
JP (4) JP3980642B2 (en)
AU (1) AU7077296A (en)
CA (1) CA2237196C (en)
DE (2) DE69620007T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1997019442A1 (en)

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