VIBRATION DAMPENING DEVICE AND A CLOSED CHAMBER DEFLECTABLE ACCESSORY FOR A VIBRATION DAMPENING DEVICE

摘要

A capo for a stringed musical instrument is clamped on the neck of the instrument and has a flexible portion that is pressed against the strings between frets to change the tone of the instrument. The flexible portion may comprise various materials including a vessel wall structure filled with a fluid. Also, the flexible portion may comprise a silicone rubber.

主权项

1. A vibration dampening device is provided for engagement with the strings of a stringed instrument, the vibration dampening device comprising:
a vessel wall structure for retaining a fluid, the fluid in the vessel wall structure being operable to vary the unit pressure applied against the vessel wall structure in response to the application of a predetermined force against the vessel wall structure; and an arrangement for selectively positioning the vessel wall structure in a position relative to the stringed instrument at which the vessel wall structure is subjected to the predetermined force.