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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110729 | Pyrolytic carbon components for stringed instruments Pyrocarbon components have been found to create richer, clearer sound when employed as bridges (19), saddles (1), nuts (2), frets (3), tuning heads (4), pegs (9) and other components which contact the strings in guitars (... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8076559 | Intonation cantilever An aspect of the system relates to an intonation control mechanism for controlling, for example, the pitch of a plucked or vibrated string of a stringed instrument through a string contact point located at an appropriate intonation harmonic. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8017844 | Tremolo mechanism for a stringed musical instrument with pivoting string anchor A tremolo mechanism having a novel roller mounted beneath a tensioned string of a stringed musical instrument is described. During oscillatory movement, the tensioned string exerts both a static and a vibratory force on the roller. The roller rotates in relation to ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7943838 | Saddle for stringed instruments A saddle for a stringed instrument comprising an elongate member having a string support surface and a base that abuts the stringed instrument. The elongate member has at least one internal cavity and a pickup element received in the internal cavity, the element bei... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7868235 | 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 instrument and a ramp-shaped height and tone adjustment bar between the br... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7847170 | Anchor for musical instrument strings A string anchor useful for anchoring a guitar string to a guitar bridge. The string anchor body has a body slot extending along the body side to the through hole. The body is adapted to receive the string enlarged end into the through hole at an anchor body top and ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7759567 | Single vertex damped cable tailpiece for bowed string instruments One aspect of the present patent application is a musical instrument comprising a body, a bridge, a plurality of strings, a plurality of separate cables, a single cable, and a saddle. The plurality of strings extends from a first side to a second side of the bridge.... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7705225 | Locking nut for guitar A bridge assembly for a guitar having a bridge plate connected to an anchor plate by a single, horizontally positioned flat spring. The bridge plate has an opening that receives a portion of a sustain block. The sustain block has receptacles for receiving fine tuner... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7638697 | Apparatus for coupling strings to the body of a stringed instrument and related methods An apparatus and method are provided for coupling strings to the body of a musical instrument and adjusting such strings. In one embodiment, a base is provided and one or more adjustment assemblies are disposed on a surface of the base including a first structure di... | 12/29/2009 |
| 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 instrument and a ramp-shaped height and tone adjustment bar between the br... | 07/21/2009 |
| 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 support has a support surface for supporting a side surface of the sad... | 06/30/2009 |
| 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 near its periphery to accept a guitar key. The key socket has a rece... | 05/19/2009 |
| 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. This arrangement provides an offset of the lateral compressive forces... | 05/19/2009 |
| 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. The position of the bridge plate may be fixed relative to the guitar ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 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 elongated bracket, and a biasing element. The elongated bracket includ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 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) adjustable string support assembly and string retention assembly int... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 registers. The strings are preferrably arranged in paired courses, eac... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 body securing the saddle bodies in place, the saddle body is adjusted... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339102 | Cam activated tremolo bridge An improved reverse tremolo bridge including a base plate attached to a guitar body, a camshaft connected to a slide plate, and cam stops connected to the base plate. Strings for the guitar are engaged to respective string saddles and pass through respective slots i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335830 | Method and device for attaching a musical instrument string to a musical instrument tuning peg Provided is a string tuning mechanism that enables a musician to clamp and anchor a musical instrument string to a musical instrument tuning peg. The claimed subject matter enables the musician to put on and take off the strings of a stringed musical instrument easi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332662 | Stringed musical instrument and method The stringed musical instrument may be a guitar including a guitar body optionally defining a soundboard, an elongated neck extending from the guitar body and having a distal end, a headstock disposed at the distal end of the neck, and a plurality of strings each se... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 attached string pad. The string pad is unique in that it possesses an ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327109 | Adjustable bridge for acoustic stringed instruments A bridge for providing adjustable active string length on acoustic stringed musical instruments comprised of a concavity surrounding a plurality of individually adjustable saddles that are arranged individually and independently to support each string and be freely ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 base, and a saddle. A screw pivotally supports the unit base on the b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 musical instrument, a housing body to provide a space to accommodate tu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 the first plate may be curved to define a crest perpendicular to the st... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 stretched strings. At both ends of the bridge main body, first and sec... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 pole end extending above its respective coil. The pole pieces are disp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 plate, a saddle base attached to the shuttle and positionably adjustabl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256336 | Stringed instrument and associated fret mapping method A stringed instrument and associated fret mapping method. The instrument includes a neck having a fret board provided with a plurality of frets having offset string contact regions along their length, whereby accurate intonation of a note is achieved when a string i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247780 | Wrench tremolo bar for a guitar A guitar has a wrench tremolo bar thereon, replacing the standard tremolo bar, with the wrench tremolo bar having a desired wrench on at least one end of the wrench tremolo bar, to cooperate with the string fasteners on the guitar, which greatly facilitates tuning, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 them to the bridge base so that they can be movably adjusted in the fr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230174 | Guitar and violin hybrid instrument A guitar and violin hybrid instrument (10) comprising either a solid or hollow body (12). The body (12) has an upper surface (14), a lower surface (16), an upper end (18), a lower end (20), a left half (22), an... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220913 | Breakout box for digital guitar A guitar interface device for a digital guitar system is adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals, so that the digital guitar system may be utilized with conventional analog equipment. The interface... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220912 | Digital guitar system A digital guitar system and method includes a digital guitar and a digital guitar interface device, and a method of converting a conventional guitar into a digital guitar. The guitar is adapted to generate analog audio signals, convert those signals into digital sig... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189908 | Tremolo assembly A tremolo assembly for a stringed instrument such as a guitar can be used in an instrument comprising a body, a neck and a head. Strings are strung between the head and the tremolo assembly. The tremolo assembly comprises a base plate which is mounted to the body an... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183474 | Adjustable sounding board for acoustical stringed instruments A tension adjustable upper sound board for an acoustical stringed musical instrument. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 handle engaged with the pivoting member. The pivoting member preferably... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166794 | Hexaphonic pickup for digital guitar system A novel multi-signal guitar pickup is provided. The pickup includes a coil assembly for each string that is capable of generating two signals which can be combined together in a predetermined manner to generate an x-plane and a y-plane signal. The pickup is particul... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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. This arrangement provides an offset of the lateral compressive forces... | 09/26/2006 |
