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Abstract

The invention relates to the field of musical instruments such as a guitar and, more particularly a steel guitar and devices for modifying their pitch known as benders. The bender includes at least one pedal or lever; at least one linear potentiometer responsive to movement of a pedal or lever, the potentiometer being able to produce output voltage signals; a servo motor corresponding to each potentiometer; at least one cam capable of engaging one of the strings; a logic controller configured and programmed to control a servo motor such that the servo motor moves a cam into and/or out of engagement with the associated string and thereby modifies the pitch of that string.

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First Claim