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Stringed instrument having slidable saddles

US6137039A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1999
Grant dateOct 24, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H3/18
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A stringed instrument, such as a guitar is provided. The stringed instrument may include a tuning system in which harmonic and pitch tuning are simultaneously obtained. A bridge assembly is provided on the stringed instrument which includes a force conversion assembly capable of converting nonlongitudinal forces into longitudinal forces such that selective adjustment of a tuning knob or similar control by a user results in slidable movement of saddle members.

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