Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1995-11-08
2000-01-11
Witkowski, Stanley J.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84307, 84314N, G10D 300
Patent
active
RE0364843
ABSTRACT:
A nut (30) and/or saddle (20) supports the strings (14) of a stringed musical instrument (10) allowing essentially fully unrestricted movement of the strings, both forward and [background] backward within the nut or saddle in order to maintain the proper pitch tuning of each string. Each string is retained at a fixed position at the nut or saddle, but allowed to move freely from these fixed positions when the strings are in motion such as when being tuned. A pair of freely-[rotatably] rotatable ball bearings (34a and 34b) are positioned in a countersunk pocket aperture 33 in the nut housing (32) and/or saddle housing (60) and in the case of the former, are positioned immediately juxtaposed to a pressure pad (41) for dampening each string from vibration between the nut assembly and the instrument tuner mechanism. A retainer (42) retains each pair of balls (34a and 34b) in the pocket aperture (33).
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Intertune, Inc.
Witkowski Stanley J.
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