Wrench tremolo bar for a guitar
OwnerPeter Sanders, Brian Strociekinventors
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Abstract
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, changing or replacing of a guitar string.
Claims20
In a guitar having a tremolo bar releasably mounted thereon, the improvement comprising:
- (a) the tremolo bar having a first bar end oppositely disposed from a second bar end;
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- (b) the tremolo bar having a tool on at least the first bar end thereof in order to form a wrench tremolo bar and to facilitate tuning, changing or replacing of a guitar string.
In a tremolo bar having a threaded end, with the threaded end extending into a short straight shaft end, the short straight shaft end extending into a substantially right angle, the substantially right angle extending into a tool bar, the tool bar leading into a slight bend, the improvement comprising:
- (a) the slight bend leading to a first tool at the end thereof to form a wrench tremolo bar;
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- (b) the threaded end leading to a second tool at the end thereof.
In a method of tuning, changing or replacing of at least one of the strings on a guitar having a tremolo bar releasably mounted thereon, each member of the at least one of the strings on the guitar being held on the guitar by a neck fastener and a bridge fastener;
- the improvement comprising:
- (a) replacing the tremolo bar on the guitar with a wrench tremolo bar;
- (b) providing a first tool on a first end of the wrench tremolo bar;
- (c) providing a first tool on a second tool on the second end of the wrench tremolo bar, with the first end being oppositely disposed from the second end;
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- (d) having the second tool or the first tool able to cooperate with the neck fastener or the bridge fastener for loosening or tightening the neck fastener or the bridge fastener in order to facilitate tuning, changing or replacing of each member of the at least one of the strings on the guitar.
In a guitar having a tremolo bar releasably mounted thereon, the improvement comprising:
- (a) the tremolo bar having a first bar end oppositely disposed from a second bar end;
- (b) the tremolo bar having a tool on at least the first bar end thereof in order to form a wrench tremolo bar and to facilitate tuning, changing or replacing of a guitar string;
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- (c) the tremolo bar being magnetized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.