Patent ID: 7554022
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A stringed instrument bridge for supporting a plurality of strings with a saddle on a body of a stringed instrument having a neck, which extends from the body, in a manner enabling vibration of the strings, the stringed instrument bridge comprising: a base fixed to the body, the base being formed into a plate and extending in a direction perpendicular to and across a direction of extension of the strings; a unitary saddle set on an upper surface of the base and supporting the plurality of strings, the unitary saddle having one side surface closer to the neck and another side surface farther from the neck; a saddle support arranged on the base to support the saddle; and a support surface upstanding from the base, and arranged on the saddle support to support the side surface of the unitary saddle closer to the neck, operative to resist tilting of the unitary saddle by tension in the strings; the saddle support having a plurality of string insertion portions extending in the direction of the corresponding strings, the string insertion portions being arranged closer to the neck than the saddle is; and the strings being supported by the upper surface of the saddle in corresponding string insertion portions the string insertion portions are grooves that open in the upper surface of the saddle support; and the support surface including a support recess for supporting the saddle with the saddle fitted in the support recess.