Patent ID: 9029671
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A tremolo lock for a full floating tremolo to fully lock, to partially stop and to fully release the tremolo mechanism, comprising a catch guide comprising a channel for a sliding part, an elongate opening for a sliding part handle on the top of the catch guide, a bolt hole for a sliding part lock bolt and mounting holes, and bolts, a tremolo base plate having corresponding threaded mounting holes, threaded hole for lock bolt, and structure for mounting the catch guide to the tremolo plate, where the sliding part is a two-tined fork for sliding within the channel and includes a shaft that extends through the elongate opening of the catch guide for the sliding part handle, where the user moves the fork by the handle and thereby slides the fork out the open end of the catch guide to a stop formed by the edge of the elongate opening, the bolt through the catch guide and through the tines of the fork, into the threaded hole on the tremolo base plate, where a user locks the position of the fork by the tightening the lock bolt and so positioned the ends of the tines encircle a notch element arranged for holding the tremolo in the locked position, the notch element connected by a shaft to a immovable part of the instrument, where the user loosens the lock bolt and slides the fork back into the channel and tightens down the lock bolt to hold the fork in release position and to release the notch element.