Vibrato unit for a guitar

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1994-03-24

1995-12-26

Adams, Russell E.

Music

Instruments

Stringed

G10D 300

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054777658

ABSTRACT:
A vibrato unit including a base plate constructed to fit on a guitar face, a mounting plate pivotally attached to the base plate, and a plurality of saddle mounts, each pivotally attached to the mounting plate. The vibrato unit also includes a plurality of springs, where each spring is affixed between a saddle mount and the base plate and biasing the saddle mount into the normal position. A plurality of vibrato track sections which provides a substantially continuous track along the vibrato unit are included, where one section is mounted on a common vibrato track mount, which is affixed to the mounting plate, and the rest are each mounted on one of the plurality of saddle mounts. Also, the vibrato unit includes a vibrato arm having a movable block attached to one end thereof for movement along the continuous track and when the arm is manipulated the mounting plate and/or the saddle mounts are moved to the vibrato position.

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