Stringed instrument bridge

Details Stringed instrument bridge Stringed instrument bridge

1977-01-19

1979-01-23

Schaefer, Robert K.

Music

Instruments

84298, 84307, 84310, G10H 300

Patent

active

041354265

ABSTRACT:
A bridge for an electric string bass or other stringed musical instrument includes a base adapted for attachment to the body of the instrument and a number of saddles for individually supporting the strings, the saddles being adjustably movable to different positions relative to the base, in the direction along the length of the strings, to adjust the string intonation. The saddles may include piezoelectric elements for providing electrical signals and, in this case, the base may further include a covered recess for housing a plurality of volume controls each associated with a respective one of the strings. The saddles are designed and arranged on the base to support the strings with a given curvature matching that of the fret board and an adjustment means is provided for raising, lowering and/or tilting the base relative to the body to bring the strings into proper height adjustment relative to the frets. The bridge base also provides an easy-loading tailpiece for anchoring the adjacent ends of strings to the base and a housing for a mute mechanism located forwardly of the saddles.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2565253 (1951-08-01), Melita
patent: 3396284 (1968-08-01), Scherer
patent: 3440917 (1969-04-01), Lemon
patent: 3443467 (1969-05-01), Richards
patent: 3544696 (1970-12-01), Broussard
patent: 3743751 (1973-07-01), Ibanez

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