Patent ID: 6255568
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G10D,G10H

Abstract:
A saddle for connection to a stringed instrument via a slot formed in the bridge of the instrument having an acoustical pickup at the base of the slot formed from a plurality of piezo electric crystals, the saddle comprising:a) a longitudinally extending string support portion having an engaging surface to engage strings of the instrument; andb) a plurality of substantially parallel pillars extending perpendicularly from the support portion and disposed oppositely to the engaging surface, each of the pillars having a length and a cross-sectional area which is substantially constant along the length of the pillar, each of the pillars being dimensioned for slidable frictional engagement within the slot and each of the pillars being spaced from adjacent pillars to be positioned over one of the plurality of piezo-electric crystals of the acoustical pickup to maximize contact therewith and minimize contact with the rest of the pickup.