ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,556, issued on Aug. 26.
"Tactile guidance system for string instruments" was invented by Maya Meron (Bloomington, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tactile guidance system for string instruments is used to teach correct finger position on a string of a string instrument to produce a desired musical note with correct pitch and intonation. The system includes an upper band support structure positioned about an upper end of a fingerboard, a lower support structure positioned about a lower end of the fingerboard, and a tactile band secured between the support structures and positioned above an underlying string. The tactile band incl...