Stringed instrument string action adjustment
OwnerJeffrey T. Babiczinventor
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Abstract
A stringed musical instrument comprises of a headstock with tuners, a neck having a fretboard, a body having a top and back, a saddle with a bridge secured to the body and one or more strings stretched from the headstock over the neck, fretboard, and over a portion of the top of the body to contact points on the bridge saddle. The instrument is further provided with a means for adjusting the saddles up or down in any interval to change individual string action height while the saddles maintain full contact to the body of the instrument without the employment of inferior air gaps between the bottom of the string and the instrument's body. The elimination of air gaps under the instrument's saddle or bridge offer improved sonic sustain and enhanced musical tone.
Claims15
A stringed musical instrument comprising of:
- a body having a top and a back;
- a neck having fingerboard and headstock with tuners;
- an bridge plate secured to the body;
- one or more saddle assemblies secured to the bridge, each assembly having a saddle and saddle housing;
- one or more strings stretched from the tuners, over the neck and fretboard then over a portion of the top of the body to contact points on the saddle;
- each saddle assembly having a string height saddle adjustment system for varying the distance of an individual string from the fingerboard and body,
- wherein the saddle is cylindrically shaped and includes a recess for holding the string, and is encapsulated by and rotatable within the saddle housing and comprising said string height saddle adjustment system;
- said musical instrument including a lever portion within the saddle having an edge, that upon movement of the lever portion moves the saddle recess upward or downward, in turn moving the string upward or downward.
A string height saddle adjustment system for varying the distance of an individual string from the fingerboard and body comprising a saddle and a saddle housing for mounting on the bridge plate of a musical instrument, the saddle being encapsulated by and rotatable within the housing and including a recess for holding a string, said musical instrument including a lever portion within the saddle having an edge, that upon movement of the layer portion moves the saddle recess upward or downward, in turn moving the string upward or downward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.