Patent ID: 7943838
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A saddle for placement into a complementary slot in a bridge on a body of a stringed instrument, the saddle comprising: a one piece elongate member having a top edge with a string support surface for supporting strings of the instrument and a base opposite the string support surface for abutting a portion of the bridge, said elongate member having at least one internal cavity that extends from the base to the top edge; a transducer element received in said at least one internal cavity for producing electric signals from vibrations caused by the strings, the transducer element being dimensioned to provide an airspace gap between the transducer element and the base of the elongate member when the transducer element is received in said at least one internal cavity to provide a physical separation between the transducer element and said portion of the bridge in a manner such that no portion of a bottom of the transducer element is in direct or indirect contact with said portion of the bridge; and means for communicating the signals externally of the saddle extending from the transducer element.