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US 2013/0239771 A1Published application
Vibrato System for Stringed Musical Instruments
OwnerEdward R. Kernickinventor
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Abstract
The subject matter of the present invention is a vibrato device which can be used in most stringed musical instruments as an integral unit to effectively vary and return the instrument to pitch/in tune. The vibrato device can include a plurality of flush tension springs, a mounting plate and a pivoting element to change the tension of the strings and change tune accordingly. Additionally, the combination of the mounting plate and pivoting bridge element can allow for easy interchangeable parts when desired and for strings to stay in pitch in the event one or more strings break.
Claims10
A Vibrato Device comprising:
- a mounting plate with a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the mounting plate comprise two or more holes for fixing the bottom surface of the mounting plate to a flat surface of a stringed musical instrument;
- a fixing feature protruding out of at least a portion of the top flat surface of the mounting plate used to contain a pivoting bridge element, wherein the pivoting bridge element comprises one or more flush tension spring(s), a string fastening mechanism capable of fixing one or more strings to it and two or more intonation screws;
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- wherein two intonation screws and the fixing feature allows for the movement of the pivoting bridge element in relation to the mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.