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US 5,708,225 AGranted
Guitar apparatus
OwnerGery Shermaninventor
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Abstract
A guitar having a body, a headstock, a neck, a plurality of strings, and a tremolo device including at least two bevelled-slotted pivot points. The bevelled-slotted pivot points have a top and bottom bevel which lowers the friction of the bevelled-slotted pivot points against the v-shaped grooves of the studs. The tremolo includes spring claw fasteners that support the tremolo system and allow the tremolo height or position to be adjusted without affecting the structural integrity of the tremolo. A tremolo arm assembly is provided which allows the tremolo arm to remain in a fixed position to prevent interruption of play.
Claims19
A guitar comprising:
- a body;
- a neck attached to said body, said neck having a surface, said surface having an elongated direction;
- a headstock attached to said neck, said headstock tilting away from said neck at an angle of between 3 degrees and 15 degrees from said elongated direction of said surface of said neck;
- a plurality of locking tuners disposed on said headstock;
- at least one stud extending from said body;
- a plurality of strings, each string of said plurality of strings having a length;
- a tremolo device disposed on said body, said tremolo device further comprising a base plate;
- said base plate including a plurality of bridge saddles and at least one pivot point;
- each pivot point of said at least one pivot point engaging a corresponding stud of said at least one stud to allow for tilting movement of said tremolo device;
- each bridge saddle of said plurality of bridge saddles clamping a corresponding string of said plurality of strings;
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- a nonlocking nut disposed on said neck and adjacent said headstock;
- whereby each string of said plurality of strings is attached to a corresponding locking tuner of said plurality of locking tuners disposed on said headstock, passes across said nonlocking nut, extends along said neck of said guitar, and is attached to a corresponding one of said plurality of bridge saddles, and whereby said plurality of bridge saddles are adjustably mounted on said base plate in a manner whereby each bridge saddle can be moved to adjust said length of said corresponding string between said nonlocking nut and said corresponding one of said plurality of bridge saddles, thereby establishing the intonation of said corresponding string.
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A guitar comprising:
- a body;
- a neck attached to said body, said neck having a surface, said surface having an elongated direction;
- a headstock attached to said neck;
- a nonlocking-low-friction nut disposed on said neck adjacent said headstock, and said headstock titling away from said neck at an angle of between 3 degrees and 15 degrees from said elongated direction of said surface of said neck;
- at least one stud extending from said body;
- a plurality of strings, each string of said plurality of strings having a length;
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- a tremolo device disposed on said body, said tremolo device further comprising a base plate;
- said base plate including at least one pivot point and a plurality of bridge saddles;
- each pivot point of said at least one pivot point engaging a corresponding stud of said at least one stud to allow for tilting movement of said tremolo device;
- each bridge saddle of said plurality of bridge saddles clamping a corresponding string of said plurality of strings;
- whereby each string of said plurality of strings is clamped by a corresponding bridge saddle of said plurality of bridge saddles, extends along said neck of said guitar, passes over and against said nonlocking-low-friction nut, and is attached to said headstock, and whereby said each bridge saddle is adjustably mounted on said base plate in a manner whereby each bridge saddle can be moved to adjust said length of said corresponding string between said nonlocking nut and said corresponding bridge saddle, thereby establishing the intonation of said corresponding string.
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A tremolo system for use with a guitar having a plurality of guitar strings, a body, a neck and a headstock, each string of said plurality of strings having a length, said tremolo system comprising:
- a nonlocking-low-friction nut disposed on said neck adjacent said headstock for providing low friction to said plurality of strings which contact said nut during play of said guitar;
- a plurality of locking tuners disposed on said headstock, wherein each string of said plurality of strings is attached to a corresponding locking tuner of said plurality of locking tuners;
- at least one stud extending from said body of said guitar;
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- a tremolo device, said tremolo device including a base plate, said base plate including at least one pivot point and a plurality of bridge saddles;
- said at least one pivot point for engagement of said base plate with said at least one stud for allowing tilting movement of said tremolo device;
- each bridge saddle of said plurality of bridge saddles clamping a corresponding string of said plurality of strings;
- and each bridge saddle adjustably mounted on said base plate in a manner whereby each bridge saddle can be moved to adjust said length of said corresponding string between said nonlocking nut and said bridge saddle, thereby establishing the intonation of said corresponding string;
- whereby said headstock tilts away from said neck at an angle of between 3 degrees and 15 degrees from said elongated direction of said surface of said neck for forcing said plurality of strings against said nonlocking-low-friction nut.
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