Electric guitar provided with tremolo unit
US4572049A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/153
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
There is provided an electric guitar including a tremolo unit and first and second string fixing devices. The first string fixing device is adapted to be mounted on the head of the guitar and includes a base and a fixing member for pressing a group of strings onto the surface of the base. The tremolo unit includes a tremolo block rockingly supported by the body of the guitar and having a plurality of through-holes for receiving therein the ends of the strings. The second string fixing device includes a base section integral with the tremolo block and slidingly supporting a plurality of bridges each carrying the corresponding one of the strings and adapted to be moved to adjust tensions developed in respective strings. The second string fixing device further includes means for fixing the strings at the intermediate portions thereof.
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