US 8,895,824 B2 · Reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument

Abstract

A reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument allows the stringed instrument to offset some of the tension felt by the bridge. For a typical stringed instrument such as a guitar, the tensioned strings are bound between the bridge and the headstock. However, the reverse bridge tension configuration loops the tensioned strings on a path that goes around the back of the instrument, through the body of the instrument, and back to the bridge. A reverse bridge is positioned on the corner of the soundboard and the back end so that the tensioned strings can loop around the back end without causing pressure damage to the outer surface of the instrument. Once the tensioned strings travel around the reverse bridge and into the body, channels are positioned within the body in order to guide the tensioned strings back to the bridge.

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Dependent claims

A reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument comprises:

a stringed instrument;
a reverse bridge;
a plurality of looping assemblies;
said stringed instrument comprises a body, a standard bridge, a bridge plate, a saddle, and a plurality of strings;
said reverse bridge comprises a first leg and a second leg;
each of said plurality of looping assemblies comprises a pinhole, a bridge pin, a first string guide, a second string guide, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a channel;
said body comprises a front end, a back end, and a soundboard;
said plurality of looping mechanisms being evenly spaced across said standard bridge;
said reverse bridge being positioned at said back end;
and
said plurality of strings being wrapped from the said standard bridge, around said reverse bridge, through said body, and to said saddle by said plurality of looping assemblies.

8 more elements

A reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument comprises:

a stringed instrument;
a reverse bridge;
a plurality of looping assemblies;
said stringed instrument comprises a body, a standard bridge, a bridge plate, a saddle, and a plurality of strings;
said reverse bridge comprises a first leg and a second leg;
each of said plurality of looping assemblies comprises a pinhole, a bridge pin, a first string guide, a second string guide, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a channel;
said body comprises a front end, a back end, and a soundboard;
said plurality of looping mechanisms being evenly spaced across said standard bridge;
said reverse bridge being positioned at said back end;
said plurality of strings being wrapped from the said standard bridge, around said reverse bridge, through said body, and to said saddle by said plurality of looping assemblies;
said first sleeve traversing through said back end adjacent to said reverse bridge;
said second sleeve traversing through said bridge plate, said soundboard, and said standard bridge;
said second sleeve being positioned in between said pinhole and said saddle;
and
said channel being traversing through said body from said first sleeve to said second sleeve.

12 more elements

A reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument comprises:

a stringed instrument;
a reverse bridge;
a plurality of looping assemblies;
said stringed instrument comprises a body, a standard bridge, a bridge plate, a saddle, and a plurality of strings;
said reverse bridge comprises a first leg and a second leg;
each of said plurality of looping assemblies comprises a pinhole, a bridge pin, a first string guide, a second string guide, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a channel;
said body comprises a front end, a back end, and a soundboard;
said plurality of looping mechanisms being evenly spaced across said standard bridge;
said reverse bridge being positioned at said back end;
said plurality of strings being wrapped from the said standard bridge, around said reverse bridge, through said body, and to said saddle by said plurality of looping assemblies;
said first leg being perpendicularly connected to said second leg;
said first leg being externally mounted onto said soundboard;
said second leg being externally mounted onto said back end;
said first string guide and said second string guide being connected onto said reverse bridge;
said first string guide and said second string guide being positioned opposite to each other along said second leg;
said first sleeve traversing through said back end adjacent to said reverse bridge;
said second sleeve traversing through said bridge plate, said soundboard, and said standard bridge;
said second sleeve being positioned in between said pinhole and said saddle;
and
said channel being traversing through said body from said first sleeve to said second sleeve.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument

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Reverse bridge tension configuration for a stringed instrument

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