Patent ID: 7427703

Claim:
A releasable tremolo lock device for installation into a tremolo assembly recess of a stringed instrument, comprising: a) a spring mount bar adapted to be connected to a wall of the tremolo recess and to capture an end of at least one tension spring; b) a slide key mounted about a proximate end to the spring mount bar; c) a quick release slide receiver adapted to slidably receive a distal portion of the slide key and to releasably capture the slide to fix the position of the receiver relative to the slide key; and d) a tail piece joined to the quick release slide receiver, the tailpiece comprising: i) a front portion; ii) a rear portion adjustably connected to the front portion for adjusting the lateral orientation of the rear portion relative to the front portion, the rear portion defining a first hole extending from a front face to a rear face thereof and a second hole extending from a top face to a bottom face thereof; iii) a locator pin comprising a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second different diameter, the second section of the locator pin removably positioned within the second hole of the rear portion; and wherein the first section of the locator pin has a first orientation when the second section of the locator pin is placed in the second hole in the rear section at a first position, and the first section of the locator pin has a second, different orientation when the second section of the locator pin is placed in the second hole in the rear portion at a second position.