Patent ID: 6515209
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
A removable mass-increasing device for attachment onto a headstock of a stringed musical instrument in a guitar-related group that includes acoustic guitar, electric guitar and electric bass, the headstock being characterized as having an initial mass, comprising:a main body part made to have a predetermined mass for augmenting the initial mass of the headstock; and attachment means, for removably attaching said main body firmly onto the headstock of the instrument for increased mass and enhancement of sustain and other musical playing properties, comprising: (a) said main body being configured in a generally U-shape with a first leg and a second leg made and arranged to flank a portion of the headstock of the instrument; and (b) a clamping screw assembly, having a threaded shaft threadedly engaging a threaded opening provided in the first leg of said main body, having a head made and arranged to be rotated manually by a user, and having a bearing disk attached on an end of the threaded shaft opposite the head, disposed between the first and second legs of said main body, made and arranged to act as a C-clamp for removable attachment of said main body to the headstock; the first leg being made substantially wider than the second leg.