Patent ID: 7547834

Claim:
A string replacement assistance apparatus for a stringed instrument equipped with a tremolo unit on a body of said stringed instrument, said tremolo unit having a pivotal movement in arm-up and arm-down directions by operation of a tremolo arm connected thereto, comprising: a base section for being temporarily set on a top surface of said body of said stringed instrument and provided with a friction member on a bottom surface of said base facing said body of said stringed instrument, a surface of said friction member being in contact with said top surface of said body of said stringed instrument; and a holding section which is elongated from said base section to hold said tremolo arm; and wherein: said string replacement assistance apparatus has a height equal to a distance between said top surface and said tremolo arm in a non-operational position; and said string replacement assistance apparatus is temporarily set on said top surface of said body of said stringed instrument to hold said tremolo arm while in a position facing towards a rear of said body to prevent said tremolo unit from pivotal movement in a arm-down direction when strings for said stringed instrument are replaced.