Patent ID: 9183823
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A saddle component for mounting on a surface of a stringed instrument and securing an end of a string of the stringed instrument, the saddle component comprising a body having a cantilevered structure extending therefrom, the cantilevered structure being configured to receive the string and to mechanically vibrate with a primary mode of vibration of the string in a direction parallel to the surface of the stringed instrument, the cantilevered structure further comprising a piezoelectric element oriented such that a primary planar orientation of the piezoelectric element is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the stringed instrument and substantially parallel to the string, the saddle component further comprising a permanent magnet in the cantilevered structure, and an electromagnet configured to interact with the permanent magnet to cause corresponding mechanical motion of the cantilevered structure.