Musical instrument vibrato mounting adapter plate
AssigneeU.E. Corp.
InventorTerrance Dennis
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Abstract
An adapter for mounting a vibrato device, such as a Bigsby Vibrato, to an electric guitar without making changes to the guitar body is provided herein. The vibrato device replaces the stop tailpiece leaving available mounting holes for the adapter. The vibrato device is then mounted to the adapter without the need to alter the guitar by drilling holes. The adapter locates the vibrato device on the guitar in a manner to maintain the critical bend angle of the guitar strings over the bridge. The adapter, with a minimalist profile, is barely visible when mounted. Alternative embodiments provide an adapter kit and a method for mounting the adapter.
Claims10
A vibrato adapter for a guitar having mounting holes for a tailpiece, comprising:
- an adapter plate having a first plurality of pre-drilled holes matching the mounting holes of a vibrato device having mounting holes and a string hold-down bar, the first plurality of pre-drilled holes located on the adapter plate so as to position the string hold-down bar at the tailpiece location on the guitar, the adapter plate further having a means for concealment and a means for mounting-without-drilling-holes, wherein the vibrato device can be mounted to the guitar by fastening it to the first plurality of pre-drilled holes.
A vibrato adapter kit for a guitar having mounting holes for a tailpiece, comprising:
- a set of mounting screws for a vibrato device;
- an adapter plate;
- a set of mounting screws for the adapter plate compatible with the tailpiece mounting holes;
- and
- installation and product care instructions.
A method for installing a vibrato adapter on a guitar having strings and mounting holes for a tailpiece, comprising the steps:
- removing the tailpiece;
- removing the guitar strings from the tailpiece;
- mounting an adapter plate to the tailpiece mounting holes with mounting screws;
- mounting a vibrato device to the adapter plate with other mounting screws;
- and
- re-stringing the strings onto the vibrato device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.