Patent ID: 9159303
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A stringed musical instrument comprising an apparatus for adjusting string height of the stringed instrument, the stringed instrument having a body, a headstock, and a neck interconnecting the headstock and the body, and a nut on the neck for providing support for the strings, comprising: a) an assembly, said assembly capable of being mounted in the neck, said assembly being configured to raise and lower strings of the stringed instrument; b) said assembly comprising a housing, said housing having a channel therein; c) a receptacle disposed on an upper surface of said housing, said receptacle for receiving a nut; d) a sliding member disposed within said housing having an upper sloped surface on which a bottom of said nut can rest, wherein said sliding member is movable within said channel; e) an adjustment member attached to a bottom of said sliding member; and, f) said adjustment member being movable rearwardly and forwardly along with said sliding member to raise and lower said nut riding on said sloped surface to raise and lower the strings for producing different string actions of the stringed instrument.