Saddle/bridge assembly for stringed musical instruments
OwnerRobert L. Oberginventor
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Abstract
A saddle assembly for a stringed musical instrument comprising a saddle footing having a body of any desired geometry and a surface curvature compatible with and conforming to the surface curvature of the soundboard of the stringed musical instrument upon which the body of the saddle footing is mounted with or without the use of a bridge plate, with the saddle footing adapted to accommodate either a conventional bridge or conventional saddle for elevating the strings in the stringed musical instrument relative to the soundboard or upon which a modified bridge or modified saddle is mounted having a geometry which conforms in geometry and curvature to the geometry and curvature of the elongated slot in the saddle footing.
Claims20
A saddle assembly for a stringed musical instrument comprising a saddle footing having a body of any desired geometry and a surface curvature compatible with and conforming to the surface curvature of the soundboard of the stringed musical instrument upon which the body of the saddle footing is mounted without the use of a bridge plate, with the saddle footing comprising an elongated slot adapted to accommodate either a bridge or a saddle, wherein at least one conventional transducer pick up is incorporated in the body of the saddle footing.
A saddle assembly for a stringed musical instrument comprising a saddle footing having a body of any desired geometry and a surface curvature compatible with and conforming to the surface curvature of the soundboard of the stringed musical instrument upon which the body of the saddle footing is directly mounted with the body of the saddle footing comprising an upper surface upon which a saddle is mounted for elevating the strings in the stringed musical instrument relative to the soundboard and having at least one conventional transducer pick up incorporated within the saddle footing and a wire cable extending from the transducer pick up for transferring electrical signals, generated from the transducer pick up, corresponding to the vibrations from plucking the strings in the stringed musical instrument, to a pre-amplifier or amplifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.