Apparatus and method for tuning and intonating the strings of a bass or treble guitar
US5171927A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10D3/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A standard guitar or bass guitar, and method, in which a combination worm wheel and ratchet wheel is combined with a combination worm element and pawl element. The result is highly efficient coarse tuning and fine tuning of a guitar string. In accordance with another invention, an adjustable saddle mechanism is provided for a guitar string. It comprises upper and lower saddle elements. A compound lever system is provided to lock the saddle elements in any one of an infinite number of positions.
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