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Stringed instrument bridge

  • US 4,135,426 A
  • Filed: 01/19/1977
  • Issued: 01/23/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A bridge for use with a stringed musical instrument having a body and a plurality of strings extending over said body, said bridge comprising:

  • a base having forward and rear ends, means for attaching said base to a body such as aforesaid whereby said base may be adjustably raised and lowered and tilted relative to said body, a plurality of saddles each slidably received on said base for slidably movement relative to said base along an axis extending across said forward and rear ends and parallel to the strings of the instrument with which said bridge is used, each of said saddles having a portion for supporting a respective one of said strings, adjustment means for releasably fixing each of said saddles to said base at any desired position within its range of movement relative to said base, said base at its said rear end having a rearwardly projecting lip extending transversely of said axes of saddle movement, said lip having a plurality of string slots, with open rear ends, each aligned with a respective one of said saddles for anchoring bead ended strings to said base, and a mute mounted on said base forwardly of said saddles and movable relative to said base into and out of engagement with said strings, whereby said saddles, said lip with slots for anchoring said strings and said mute all retain their given positions relative to one another and move in unison with said base as said base is moved from one position of adjustment to another relative to said instrument body.

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