Patent ID: 7279626

Claim:
A stringed musical instrument comprising at least one string mounted in a substantially straight line on the instrument, the instrument further comprising a suspension device through which the string is mounted, wherein the suspension device comprises: a saddle, the string passing through the saddle; a saddle base that incorporates the saddle; a shuttle, the saddle base adjustably positioned on the shuttle; a base plate that is slidably attached to the shuttle and that is further fixed to a surface of the instrument; wherein the shuttle is movable on the base plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the line defined by the string and the saddle base is movable on the shuttle in a direction substantially parallel to the line defined by the string, the movement of the saddle base occurring relative to the shuttle, and further wherein the movable direction of the shuttle is perpendicular to the movable direction of the saddle base; and further wherein the saddle includes a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the saddle in a direction substantially normal to the base plate, whereby the saddle is adjustable with respect to the instrument in three different directions.