Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1978-07-13
1980-05-13
Franklin, Lawrence R.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84298, G10D 312
Patent
active
042022401
ABSTRACT:
An acoustic guitar having a plurality of strings each individually secured by a bridge pin at the bridge. Each pin has an enlarged head positioned on a stem secured to the guitar body through the bridgepiece. A bore extends through the head of the pin in the drection of the strings and has an enlarged counterbored portion at the tail-end. The anchoring element of each string is positioned within the counter-bored portion while the remainder of the string passes through the smaller bore and thence over the bridge nut. In one embodiment the side of the head has a slot that opens into the bore. In various embodiments the stem of the pin is secured to the guitar body by a nut threaded onto the stem, by a rib cooperating with grooves in a sleeve secured to the guitar or by a press fit.
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