Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1995-01-04
1997-02-11
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84731, G10D 304
Patent
active
056023537
ABSTRACT:
An intonation adjustment system is provided for a stringed instrument. A saddle setup tool has a plurality of selectable, distinctly spaced intonation points so that a preferred one of the selectable, distinctly spaced intonation points can be determined for each string of the instrument. Then a bridge saddle is constructed from a set of prefabricated candidate saddle segments by selecting a group of selected saddle segments making up the instrument saddle and providing the desired combination of intonation points as determined with the saddle setup tool. A pickup for an amplified instrument provides adjustable positioning of individual piezo-electric transducer elements so that relative volume outputs of the strings may also be adjusted.
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Juszkiewicz Henry E.
Shaw Timothy P.
Beavers Lucian Wayne
Donels Jeffrey W.
Shoop Jr. William M.
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