Patent ID: 9530388
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G10D

Claim Text:
1. A mechanism for changing a pitch of a guitar string of an electric guitar having a plurality of guitar strings and a guitar body with a string supporting bridge mounted on said guitar body, said strings having a main direction, and said bridge having a protruding flange that has two opposed side surfaces and extends perpendicularly to said main direction and said guitar body, said mechanism comprising: a base, which has at least one surface portion adapted to bear against one of said side surfaces of the protruding flange; an actuating lever device pivotally attached to said base, said actuating lever device including a string engagement for connecting a first one of said guitar strings thereto and for varying tension on said first one of the strings by pivoting said actuating lever device relative to said base; and a clamp carried by said base and operable to removably clamp said base to both sides of said flange, so as to attach the mechanism to the bridge without any part of said mechanism extending into said guitar body.