Patent ID: 9355622
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A system for anchoring a guitar string comprising: a guitar top; a bridge fixed to the guitar top; at least one aperture extending through the bridge and top for receiving an end of a string, the end having a ball attached thereto; a bridge pin insertable into one of the at least one apertures, the pin having a larger diameter portion for retaining the pin on the guitar top and a body extendable into the aperture, the body having two spaced-apart legs forming a through-hole therebetween wide enough to accommodate the string but not the ball, the through-hole defined by a closed top, two closed sides and an open lower portion to permit insertion of the string into the through-hole, the through-hole extending substantially the length of the legs, a rear side of the legs adjacent the through-hole having matching anchoring surfaces, the surfaces constructed and arranged to receive and retain the ball when the string is in tension.