Patent ID: 9261644
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G02B,G02F,G10D,H01S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, mountable to a string instrument, for stabilizing a tremolo system, the tremolo system having a block and a plurality of tensioners extending from the block, comprising: a. a first retainer, operable to retain a first one of the plurality of tensioners in extension from the block, and b. a second retainer, operable to retain a second one of the plurality of tensioners in extension from the block, wherein the first retainer is configured to be closer to the block than is the second retainer when the apparatus is mounted to the string instrument, whereby the first one of the plurality of tensioners is less extended than the second one of the plurality of tensioners; wherein the separation between the first retainer and the block is adjustable, further comprising a tuning bolt adjustably coupling the first retainer and the second retainer, wherein the bolt is operable to adjust the separation between the first retainer and the second retainer, thereby adjusting the separation between the first retainer and the block.