Music – Instruments – Stringed
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2009-02-10
Benson, Walter (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Stringed
C084S299000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07488878
ABSTRACT:
A guitar bridge including a bridge plate attached to a guitar body and a sustain block attached to the bridge plate is provided. The sustain block is positioned within a cavity of the guitar body. The position of the bridge plate may be fixed relative to the guitar body. The sustain block may have a positioning screw for contacting a sidewall of the cavity. A position of the bridge plate and sustain block may be controlled by the positioning screw.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3237502 (1966-03-01), Moseley
patent: 3290980 (1966-12-01), Fender
patent: 4026181 (1977-05-01), Barcus et al.
patent: 4031799 (1977-06-01), Fender
patent: 4248126 (1981-02-01), Lieber
patent: 4491051 (1985-01-01), Barcus
patent: 4541320 (1985-09-01), Sciuto
patent: 4632005 (1986-12-01), Steinberger
patent: 4633754 (1987-01-01), Chapman
patent: 4681010 (1987-07-01), Wilkinson
patent: 4858509 (1989-08-01), Marshall
patent: 4867031 (1989-09-01), Fender
patent: 5173565 (1992-12-01), Gunn
patent: 5305675 (1994-04-01), Lasner
patent: 5542330 (1996-08-01), Borisoff
patent: 5750910 (1998-05-01), LoJacono
patent: 5952593 (1999-09-01), Wilder
patent: 6040510 (2000-03-01), Yaun
patent: 6133515 (2000-10-01), Hoshino
patent: 6348646 (2002-02-01), Parker et al.
patent: 6465722 (2002-10-01), Powers
patent: 6521819 (2003-02-01), Di Iorio
patent: 6706957 (2004-03-01), Merkel
patent: 7019202 (2006-03-01), Hetzel
patent: 7154032 (2006-12-01), Burchfield
patent: 7326839 (2008-02-01), Kinoshita
patent: 2002/0088331 (2002-07-01), Pecanic
patent: 2006/0162528 (2006-07-01), Kinoshita
Warmoth Nuts, www.warmoth.com/guitar
ecks
ecks.cfg?fuseaction=stringnut, Nut of same material as the frets., viewed Jul. 30, 2007.
Parker Nitefly Mojo, staninless steel saddles, stainless steel frets, viewed Jul. 30, 2007, www.zzounds.com/items—PRKNFO, launched Jul. 9, 2003. www.parkerguitars.com/code/press/pres—display.asp?pressid=25, viewed Jul. 30, 2007.
RMC Pickup Co., Pow'r Bass: Polyphonic Bridge Pickup for Wilkinson-style bridges; May 8, 1999 per Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
RMC Pickup Co., Pow'r Bass ‘ST’: Polyphonic Bridge Pickup for Eelctric Guitar; Aug. 24, 1999 per Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
Fishman Transducers, Inc—Electric Guitar Pickup and Accessories, Feb. 13, 2004 per Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
Fret Not Guitar Repair: Guitar Saddles, Nov. 14, 2002, per Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
Author: Erlewine, D., Title: How to Make Your Electric Guitar Play Great, Library of Congress Control No. 00-136124, ISBN 0-87930-601-7, p. 67.
Benson Walter
Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC
Horn Robert W
LandOfFree
String saddle for a guitar does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with String saddle for a guitar, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and String saddle for a guitar will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4058150