Guitar string retainer guide
AssigneeFirst Act, Inc.
InventorsKelly M. Butler, John A. McGuire, II
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Abstract
A stringed instrument including a body having a front surface and a rear surface, a tuning mechanism, a neck having one end joined to the body and an opposite end retaining the tuning mechanism, and a retainer block encompassed by the rear surface. A plurality of strings each have a first end secured to the tuning mechanism and a second end retained by the retainer block. Also included is a bridge system having a tailpiece mounted on the front surface and defining a plurality of holes each providing passage for one of the strings, and a connector assembly extending through the body and securing the tailpiece to the retainer block.
Claims19
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a body having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a tuning mechanism;
- a neck having one end joined to said body and an opposite end retaining said tuning mechanism;
- a retainer block encompassed by said rear surface;
- a plurality of strings each having a first end secured to said tuning mechanism;
- and a second end retained by said retainer block;
- a bridge system comprising a tailpiece mounted on said front surface and having an exposed curved surface intersecting said front surface and defining a plurality of holes each providing passage for one of said strings wherein said tailpiece is elongated with a full length extending in a direction transverse to the neck and substantially defining said exposed curved surface and wherein each of said holes defines a ramp surface curved about a radius of curvature and extending between said front surface of said body and said exposed curved surface;
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- connector means extending through said body and securing said tailpiece to said retainer block.
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a body having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a tuning mechanism;
- a neck having one end joined to said body and an opposite end retaining said tuning mechanism;
- a retainer block encompassed by said rear surface;
- a plurality of strings each having a first end secured to said tuning mechanism;
- and a second end retained by said retainer block;
- a bridge system comprising a tailpiece mounted on said front surface and defining a plurality of holes each providing passage for one of said strings;
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- connector means extending through said body and securing said tailpiece to said retainer block;
- wherein said connector means comprises a plurality of threaded connectors extending between said retainer block and said tailpiece wherein each of said threaded connectors has a tool engageable head retained by said retainer block;
- wherein said tailpiece comprises a plurality of alignment pegs extending into said body and each having a threaded bore receiving one of said connectors;
- wherein said retainer block has an inner surface and an outer surface and defines a plurality of channels extending between said inner and outer surfaces, and each of said stings passes through a different one of said channels;
- wherein said second ends are enlarged to prevent passage through said channels;
- wherein each of said channels comprises a counterbore in said outer surface retaining one of said enlarged second ends.
A stringed instrument comprising:
- a body having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a tuning mechanism;
- a neck having one end joined to said body and an opposite end retaining said tuning mechanism;
- a retainer block encompassed by said rear surface;
- a plurality of strings each having a first end secured to said tuning mechanism;
- and a second end retained by said retainer block;
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- a bridge system comprising a tailpiece mounted on said body and having an exposed curved surface intersecting said front surface, said tailpiece defining a plurality of holes aligned in a direction transverse to said neck and each providing passage for one of said strings, wherein said tailpiece is elongated with a full length extending in said direction and substantially defining said exposed curved surface and wherein each of said holes defines a ramp surface curved about a radius of curvature and extending between said front surface of said body and said exposed curved surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.