Compensator for a tremolo and a musical instrument
AssigneeDirckson C.V.
InventorMarcellinus Bonefatius Maria Dam
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Abstract
A compensator for a tremolo for a stringed musical instrument, such as an electric guitar. The compensator has an integrated tremolo stop, allowing a musician to continue playing without undue delay in the event a string breaks.
Claims7
A compensator for a tremolo for a stringed musical instrument, which compensator comprises
- a rod, an elongated frame and an anchor means, the elongated frame having a first and a second frame end portion, the frame end portions being provided with an opening with respect to and through which the rod is capable of being moved, wherein the anchor means is attached to the rod;
- a tube sleeved over said rod between the first frame end over part of the length of the rod between the first frame end portion and the anchor means, the tube being provided with threading and an adjustment wheel, a compression spring being sleeved over the tube and abutting against the first frame end portion;
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- an integrated tremolo stop, the tremolo stop comprising a hollow second adjustment wheel provided between the anchor means and the second frame end portion, where one of the anchor body and the hollow second adjustment wheel comprises a hollow bush sleeved over the rod, the hollow bush is provided with a thread, and the other of the anchor body and the second adjustment wheel is provided with a complementary thread, the rod being movable with respect to and through the hollow second adjustment wheel.
A musical instrument comprising a tremolo, the tremolo comprising a tremolo system, said tremolo system comprising a tremolo arm for changing the pitch of the musical instrument, a lever arm and compensating means connected to said lever arm, the compensating means comprising a compensator and at least one pull spring, which compensator comprises
- a rod, an elongated frame and an anchor means, the elongated frame having a first and a second frame end portion, the frame end portions being provided with an opening with respect to and through which the rod is capable of being moved, wherein the anchor means is attached to the rod;
- a tube sleeved over said rod between the first frame end over part of the length of the rod between the first frame end portion and the anchor means, the tube being provided with threading and an adjustment wheel, a compression spring being sleeved over the tube and abutting against the first frame end portion;
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- an integrated tremolo stop, the tremolo stop comprising a hollow second adjustment wheel provided between the anchor means and the second frame end portion, where one of the anchor body and the hollow second adjustment wheel comprises a hollow bush sleeved over the rod, the hollow bush is provided with a thread, and the other of the anchor body and the second adjustment wheel is provided with a complementary thread, the rod being movable with respect to and through the hollow second adjustment wheel.
A stringed musical instrument comprising a tremolo comprising
- a compensator;
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- a tremolo stop integrated into the compensator and for retuning of the stringed musical instrument in the event of a broken string.
A tremolo for a stringed musical instrument, said tremolo comprising
- a compensator;
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- a tremolo stop integrated into the compensator and for retuning of the stringed musical instrument in the event of a broken string.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.