Music – Instruments – Stringed
Patent
1994-01-10
1996-08-27
Gellner, Michael L.
Music
Instruments
Stringed
84298, 84299, 84307, G01D 300
Patent
active
055490271
ABSTRACT:
A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, which includes a bridge which does not stress the top of the guitar either vertically or laterally. Vertical and lateral forces due to string tension are balanced out within the bridge assembly. Also disclosed is an adjustable height tailpiece and means for adjusting the intonation of the instrument by adjusting the distance that the neck projects out of the body.
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Pp. 33-48 of "The Guitar Handbook", published 1982 (no month).
Grimes Stephen H.
Steinberger Richard N.
Gellner Michael L.
Lee Eddie C.
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