Patent ID: 7235729

Claim:
A string securing apparatus for string instrument comprising: a bridge base provided on a body of said string instrument; a plurality of saddle-attaching members fixed to said bridge base; a plurality of bridge saddles attached to said saddle-attaching members, respectively, each of said bridge saddles holding one end of a string; a string supporting section formed on each of said bridge saddles to support the vicinity of said one end of said string; a cam lever arranged on a portion facing said string supporting section and taking a pressing position or a releasing position relative to said string supporting section, said cam lever securing said vicinity of said one end of said string to said string supporting section when said cam lever takes said pressing position, wherein a rotation axis is formed on said cam lever, the rotation axis supporting said cam lever, said cam lever being rotatable around the rotation axis, the rotation axis being supported by an elongated hole formed on said bridge saddle so that the rotation axis can shift its position relative to said bridge saddle within a range permitted by the elongated hole; and an elastic member pressing said cam lever toward said string supporting section in said pressing position.