US 11,380,291 B2 · Adjustable compensated nut for a stringed instrument

Abstract

An adjustable compensated nut system for a stringed musical instrument allows for improved intonation of each string of the instrument regardless of string gauge, desired tension, material, or construction. The adjustable compensated nut includes a seat which accepts one or more individual and interchangeable saddles featuring different intonation portions which have different dimensions which allow for achieving the desired pitch or intonation of each individual string of the instrument. Optimally, the number of intonation portions is equal to the number of strings of the instrument, and each particular intonation portion is dimensioned to improve the intonation of a particular string according to string tension and properties. Advantageously, the saddles of the nut are interchangeable and so that it is possible to adjust the degree of compensation to correspond with string choice.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable compensated nut for a stringed instrument, the stringed instrument having one or more strings, a body and a neck, the nut comprising:

one or more string saddles;
an elongated nut base having a length sufficient to extend across at least a portion of the neck of the stringed instrument;
a fitting on the tip of the base which is dimensioned to accept and hold said one or more string saddles featuring geometry that matches with geometry of the base to facilitate assembly therewith without additional fasteners, the intonation saddles having different dimensions according to the desired pitch compensation for each string.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Adjustable compensated nut for a stringed instrument

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Adjustable compensated nut for a stringed instrument

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Abstract

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