Electric guitar provided with tremolo unit

Details Electric guitar provided with tremolo unit Electric guitar provided with tremolo unit

1983-03-21

1986-02-25

Franklin, Lawrence R.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

84297R, 84298, 84314N, B10D 300

Patent

active

045720495

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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patent: 4248127 (1981-02-01), Lieber
patent: 4457201 (1984-07-01), Storey
patent: 4475432 (1984-10-01), Stroh
patent: 4497236 (1985-02-01), Rose

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