US 8,946,529 B2Granted

Top mounted tremolo and tuning apparatus

OwnerFloyd D. Roseinventor

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Abstract

A tremolo and tuning apparatus is provided for a stringed musical instrument. The apparatus includes a mounting frame configured for mounting on the surface of the body of the instrument, an attachment post secured to the body, a base plate pivotally mounted with respect to the attachment post and having a surface adapted to receive a force, a mounting assembly mounted on the base plate for holding a string of the instrument, and a first resilient member assembly for engagement with the mounting frame outside the body of the instrument and supplying a stabilizing force to the base plate against a tension force in the string. The apparatus includes a second resilient member assembly configured to be engaged with the mounting frame outside the body of the instrument and to supply a force to the base plate surface adapted to receive the force.

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Dependent claims

A tremolo and tuning apparatus for a stringed musical instrument having a body, a neck extending from the body, a nut on an end of the neck remote from the body, and at least one string extending over the neck, wherein the at least one string makes a first critical contact with the instrument at a point on the nut of the instrument and a second critical contact at a point on the tremolo and tuning apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a mounting frame configured to be mounted on the surface of the body of the stringed musical instrument;
at least one attachment post secured to the body of the instrument;
a base plate pivotally mounted with respect to said at least one attachment post and having a surface adapted to receive a force;
at least one string mounting assembly mounted on said base plate wherein said at least one string mounting assembly is adapted to hold the at least one string;
a post extending from the mounting frame;
and
a first resilient member assembly carried by one of (i) said base plate and (ii) said at least one string mounting assembly, said first resilient member assembly being operative to interact with said post to provide a stabilizing force acting against a tension force in the strings.

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A stringed musical instrument having a body, a neck extending from the body, a nut on an end of the neck remote from the body, at least one string extending over the neck, and a tremolo and tuning apparatus wherein the at least one string makes a first critical contact with the instrument at a point on the nut of the instrument and a second critical contact at a point on the tremolo and tuning apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a mounting frame mounted on the surface of the body of the stringed musical instrument;
at least one attachment post secured to the body of the instrument;
a base plate pivotally mounted with respect to said at least one attachment post and having a surface adapted to receive a force;
at least one string mounting assembly mounted on said base plate wherein said at least one string mounting assembly is adapted to hold the at least one string;
a post extending from the mounting frame;
and
a first resilient member assembly carried by one of (i) said base plate and (ii) said at least one string mounting assembly, said first resilient member assembly being operative to interact with said post to provide a stabilizing force acting against a tension force in the strings.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.