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7563968 Bridge system for improved acoustic coupling in stringed instruments  
A bridge system for connection to the instrument body of a stringed instrument, the bridge system including at least one bridge piece configured to contact at least one string of the stringed...
7557282 Hardtail converter block for a tremolo equipped guitar  
A converter block for a Stratocaster.®. style tremolo system that effectively changes it to a hardtail configuration. Players who do not use the tremolo can benefit from the ease and stability in...
7554023 String mounting system  
A string mounting system for a stringed musical instrument ( 10 ), comprising a helical tension spring ( 22 a - f ) connected in series with each string ( 14 a - f ), each string ( 14 a - f ) being...
7554022 Stringed instrument bridge  
A bridge for an acoustic guitar including a body and a neck extending outward from the body. The bridge includes a base fixed to the body, and a saddle support for supporting a saddle. The saddle...
7544873 Modified tremolo device for stringed musical instrument  
A difference between the prior art and the present invention is that the applicant has added two stop screws. The two stop screws are positioned in a track adjuster and extend through the...
7534946 Planetary string winder tool for musical instrument  
A musical instrument string winder designed for faster tightening or loosening of a guitar key or similar that utilizes a planetary gear drive includes a handle housing with a protruding key socket...
7534945 String instrument  
A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, whereby the lower end of the strings are anchored to the soundboard itself with one or more of the string anchors being positioned past the bridge....
7488878 String saddle for a guitar  
A guitar bridge including a bridge plate attached to a guitar body and a sustain block attached to the bridge plate is provided. The sustain block is positioned within a cavity of the guitar body....
7459618 Locking tailpiece  
Included herein is an instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, for example a guitar. The instrument component comprises a plurality of attachment devices, an...
7459617 Locking bridge  
Included herein is an instrument component for mounting to the body of an instrument having strings, for example a guitar. The instrument component comprises a plurality of attachment devices, an...
7365255 Optimally coupled string instrument bridge  
An optimally coupled stringed musical instrument bridge having an individual bridge assembly supporting and retaining each string. Each assembly comprises an action (height) and intonation (length)...
7358428 Dual saddle bridge  
A stringed musical instrument has a body coupled to a single neck, multiple registers of strings, and a bridge that provides for at least one of acoustic and electronic separation of the multiple...
7351895 Stringed musical instrument bridge and zero fret with easily adjustable intonation mechanics for acoustic instruments  
An improved stringed instrument bridge and zero fret with easily adjustable intonation mechanics for stringed instrument with a plural of saddle bodies, a wire holder tightly affixed to the saddle...
7329808 String bending device for stringed musical instruments  
A string bending device for stringed instruments and methods of use are claimed. The novel device permits the user to tension a string to change the pitch and tone by means of a tension arm and...
7326839 Stringed instrument bridge and stringed instrument  
A stringed instrument bridge arrangeable on a body of a bass guitar. The bridge includes a plurality of saddle units, each corresponding to a string. Each saddle unit includes a base plate, a unit...
7309824 Machine for changing the key of a stringed musical instrument  
The present invention relates to a machine for changing the key of a stringed musical instrument. The machine includes a mounting base, a structure for securing the mounting base to the stringed...
7301086 Tailpiece of a stringed musical instrument  
A tailpiece of, for instance, an electric guitar including a bridge main body attached to the guitar main body by two protruding stud screws so as to be moved and adjusted in the direction of the...
7301085 Stringed musical instrument having harmonic bridge  
A stringed musical instrument is provided with a plate or soundboard that is curved to define a crest parallel to the strings. If the instrument is a closedbox instrument, another plate opposing...
7285714 Pickup for digital guitar  
A reluctance pickup for a guitar including a pair of magnetic pole pieces disposed within wire coils. The coils are oppositely wound and wired in series. Each pole piece has an elongated magnetic...
7279626 Suspension device for strings on a stringed instrument  
The invention relates to an suspension apparatus for mounting a string on a stringed instrument. The apparatus has a base plate secured to the instrument, a shuttle slidably attached to the base...
7268291 Stringed instrument  
A string instrument, such as a guitar, includes a sound box with saddle, a neck with tuning pegs and strings extended under tension between the saddle and the tuning pegs, providing a bridge of...
7235729 String securing apparatus for string instrument  
The string securing apparatus for string instrument of this invention arranges a plurality of saddle-attaching members on the top face of a bridge base in correspondence with strings, and secures...
7183475 Stringed instrument with adjustable string tension control  
A tension adjustment mechanism for a stringed musical instrument suitable for use on a tailpiece assembly comprises a pivoting member (such as a string receptor), an adjustable stop, and a lever...
7112733 String instrument  
A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, whereby the lower end of the strings are anchored to the soundboard itself with one or more of the string anchors being positioned past the bridge....
7045693 Tuning systems for stringed musical instruments  
Various tuning and bridge systems for stringed musical instruments are disclosed for facilitating release of the tension on the strings to enable disassembly and removal of the strings from the...
6972360 Stringed musical instrument  
A stringed musical instrument includes a surfboard shaped body with strings on top. The strings have first ends attached to tuners under the body adjacent a first end, and second ends attached to a...
6956157 Portable travel guitar  
A portable travel guitar that can be quickly disassembled to fit in a business briefcase. A string keeper disengages from the end of the neck and maintains the strings in order when disassembled....
6911590 Interchangeable guitar  
A guitar having a shell body and a main body. The main body and/or a portion of the main body is detachably connected to the shell body. A neck is connected to the main body and/or the shell body....
6891094 Tuning means for stringed musical instrument  
A stringed musical instrument is provided wherein each string has two critical points, A fulcrum tremolo is mounted on the instrument for varying the tension of the strings and the distance between...
6881882 String stretching mechanism for stringed instrument  
A tremolo mechanism is arranged on the body of an electric guitar and is constituted by a tremolo arm, a bridge base, and plural bridge saddles, wherein the bridge base has a roughly T-shape...
6875910 Guitar bridge for improved sound transfer  
An improved bridge for a guitar or other stringed instrument which offers individual height and length adjustment for each string. The bridge uses adjusters in which one part, the saddle, pivots or...
6870083 Variable configuration guitar bridge  
A bridge for a musical instrument has a bridge body and a plurality of saddles disposed substantially upon the bridge body. A least a plurality of saddles are individually adjustable in height, so...
6867354 Tremolo unit for electric guitar  
Various kinds of members are located on the body of an electric guitar, and strings are supported by the members at predetermined positions along the longitudinal direction. The strings are...
6849792 Guitar pickup support assembly  
A guitar pickup mounting system is provided for mounting a pickup on a base plate adjacent a bridge which rides on first and second posts extending from the guitar body. Thus a height of the bridge...
6825406 Device for string instruments  
A string instrument with lengthwise tensioned strings above a fingerboard ( 18 ), where the strings are intended to be set in oscillation for tone generation and where the length of the strings'...
6818814 Bridge for guitars  
A guitar bridge is provided which is mounted on a sounding board of a guitar body. In the bridge, a saddle-mounting region, on which a saddle for seating the guitar strings thereon is mounted, is...
6803510 Asymmetrical stringed instrument bridge  
An asymmetrical stringed instrument bridge incorporating, among other elements, an integral member, a string mounting edge, a foot edge, a treble edge, and a bass edge. The asymmetrical stringed...
6765137 Guitar bridge lock  
An improved floating bridge lock for stringed musical instruments is provided. The improved floating bridge lock comprises a mount and a throw bolt for mounting on a stringed musical instrument....
6710235 Electric guitar with tremolo unit  
An electric guitar has strings. Each string has a first contact point defined on a neck and a second contact point defined on a base plate attached to a body. The guitar includes a hinge mechanism...
6689943 Acoustic guitar with integral pickup mount  
A guitar is constructed to have a hollow body and to have a top member that has a pickup mounting portion integrally formed therein. A slot is cut into the pickup support area, and a pickup is...
6613968 Guitar bridge and tailpiece  
An improved guitar bridge and tailpiece is provided for use in facilitating the tuning and retuning procedure for a guitar. The new guitar bridge and tailpiece each include a setscrew hole at each...
6603066 Modified stringed musical instrument  
The present invention relates generally to a stringed musical instrument with a modified bridge and acoustic damper. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the modified stringed instrument is...
6563034 Tuning means for fulcrum tremolo  
A stringed musical instrument is provided with a fulcrum tremolo with a plurality of intonation modules that are adjustably mounted on the base plate of the tremolo. Each intonation module...
6528710 String clamping and tuning system for musical instrument  
A string clamping and tuning mechanism for stringed instruments is disclosed. String tension, through lever action, provides the clamping force on the string to anchor the string. A screw adjusted...
6521819 String instrument suspension system  
The electric guitar includes a main solid sound box body at one end, a head at the opposite end and an elongated neck integrally interconnecting the head to the solid body. The solid body includes...
6465722 Bridge for a musical instrument  
A bridge for attaching strings to a musical instrument. The bridge has a body comprised of a base and a main portion with saddle chambers formed in the main portion. Holes are formed within the...
6441282 Stringed instrument having height-adjustable bridge assembly  
A stringed instrument such as a contrabass uses a height-adjustable bridge assembly for supporting strings under tension with a desired height, which is manually adjusted by a human operator. The...
6441281 Tension-releasing bridge for use with stringed musical instruments  
A bridge is releasably mountable on a stringed musical instrument and used in conjunction with a release mechanism such that when the release mechanism is activated, the distance between one end of...
6420639 Vibrato apparatus  
A vibrato apparatus ( 10 ) for a stringed instrument ( 11 ), the instrument having a body ( 12 ) and a neck ( 13 ) extending from the body, the apparatus comprising, tuning elements ( 16 ) on the...
6420638 Guitar neck assembly and method of manufacturing same  
A neck for an acoustic guitar made from a plywood material which is glued with and at least partially impregnated with a phenolic resin. The plywood neck is stronger and more durable than...
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