Detachable string bender

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1990-11-14

1992-08-25

Perkey, W. B.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

84297R, 84298, G10D 314

Patent

active

051408848

ABSTRACT:
A string bender apparatus is provided for a guitar. The guitar has a guitar body with a plurality of guitar strings mounted thereon, and also includes a protruding structure such as a bridge or tail piece defined on the guitar body and operably associated with the guitar strings. The string bender apparatus includes a frame having an actuating lever pivotally attached thereto. The actuating lever is attached to one of the guitar strings for varying the tension on the string by pivoting the actuating lever relative to the frame. An adapter is provided for removably attaching the frame of the string bender apparatus to the protruding structure of the guitar.

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The Guitar Handbook by Denyer, published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1982, p. 181.

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