Abstract:
A tuning guard is arranged for presentation between the string members of a string instrument and the instrument tuner head to provide protection against marring, scratching, and the like during a tuning procedure. The organization includes a series of apertures for receiving the tuning studs therethrough, with intercommunicating slits for providing appropriate flexure and accommodation of the rods. A modification of the invention includes adhesive members for effecting the securement of the organization, as well as torroidal ring members mounted to a bottom surface of the guard impregnated with a lubrication oil for effecting of impregnating the tuning rods with a lubricant to minimize corrosion and adhere to the string members relative to the rods.