US 2026/0038464 A1Published application

Bridge for Electric Guitar

AssigneeAllparts Music Corporation

InventorsWesley Johnson, Dean Herman, John Gordon

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Abstract

An improved bridge for an electric guitar comprises a base plate having a length, width and a plurality of heights. The heights of the bridge are disposed in a plurality of steps along the length of the base plate and in which at least one of the steps further comprises a plurality of steps across the width of the base plate. The bridge further comprises string holes designed to reduce and minimize contact between guitar strings and the base plate and which are disposed in an arc designed to match to steps across at least one step of the base plate.

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Dependent claims

A bridge for an electric guitar comprising:

a stepped plate suitable to function as a base plate of the bridge;
a plurality of guitar string saddles;
a plurality of intonation screws;
and
a plurality of intonation springs;
in which the stepped plate has a length and a width and further comprises a plurality of steps along its length in which the plurality of steps further comprises:
a first step having a single thickness across its length and width and in which is disposed a cut-away portion sized, shaped and positioned to fit around a pickup for an electric guitar;
a second step having a thickness along its length thicker than the thickness of the first step and having a plurality of stepped thicknesses across its width in which the plurality of stepped thicknesses across the width of the bridge takes the form of a radius of curvature matching the radius of curvature of the fretboard of an electric guitar on which the bridge is optimized for use, and further comprising a plurality of guitar string saddle grooves sized and shaped to retain a plurality of guitar string saddles;
and
a third step having a length sufficient to retain a plurality of guitar strings under tension and a single thickness thicker than the thickest portion of the second step of the stepped plate and in which is disposed a plurality of intonation screw mounts;
in which a plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts are disposed in and through the second step and third step of the stepped plate in which each of the plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts further comprise a shaped aperture having a cupped shape and rounded edges and in which each of the plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts is aligned with a guitar string saddle groove and an intonation screw mount;
in which the thickness of the second step of the stepped plate is constant along the length of the second step of the stepped plate;
in which the plurality of intonation screw mounts is disposed in the third step of the stepped plate such that each of the plurality of intonation screw mounts is aligned across the width of the third step of the stepped plate to align with a guitar string saddle disposed in a guitar string saddle groove of the second step of the stepped plate;
and
in which the plurality of intonation screw mounts is disposed in the third step of the stepped plate in the form of a radius of curvature matching the radius of curvature across the width of the second step of the stepped plate to permit the aligned installation of a guitar string saddle in a guitar string saddle groove by the use of an intonation screw and intonation screw spring threaded into a threaded intonation screw hole in the guitar string saddle through an intonation screw mount of the third step.

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Abstract

A bridge for an electric guitar comprising:

a stepped plate suitable to function as a base plate of the bridge;
a plurality of guitar string saddles;
a plurality of intonation screws;
and
a plurality of intonation springs;
in which the stepped plate has a length and a width and further comprises a plurality of steps along its length in which the plurality of steps further comprises:
a first step having a single thickness across its length and width and in which is disposed a cut-away portion sized, shaped and positioned to fit around a pickup for an electric guitar;
a second step having a thickness along its length thicker than the thickness of the first step and having a plurality of stepped thicknesses across its width in which the plurality of stepped thicknesses across the width of the bridge takes the form of a radius of curvature matching the radius of curvature of the fretboard of an electric guitar on which the bridge is optimized for use, and further comprising a plurality of guitar string saddle grooves sized and shaped to retain a plurality of guitar string saddles;
and
a third step having a length sufficient to retain a plurality of guitar strings under tension and a single thickness thicker than the thickest portion of the second step of the stepped plate and in which is disposed a plurality of intonation screw mounts;
in which a plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts are disposed in and through the second step and third step of the stepped plate in which each of the plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts further comprise a shaped aperture having a cupped shape and rounded edges and in which each of the plurality of through-bridge and through-body guitar string mounts is aligned with a guitar string saddle groove and an intonation screw mount;
in which the thickness of the second step of the stepped plate is constant along the length of the second step of the stepped plate;
in which the plurality of intonation screw mounts is disposed in the third step of the stepped plate such that each of the plurality of intonation screw mounts is aligned across the width of the third step of the stepped plate to align with a guitar string saddle disposed in a guitar string saddle groove of the second step of the stepped plate;
and
in which the plurality of intonation screw mounts is disposed in the third step of the stepped plate in the form of a radius of curvature matching the radius of curvature across the width of the second step of the stepped plate to permit the aligned installation of a guitar string saddle in a guitar string saddle groove by the use of an intonation screw and intonation screw spring threaded into a threaded intonation screw hole in the guitar string saddle through an intonation screw mount of the third step.

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