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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Richard Aspen Pittman, Sylmar, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
For enhancing the frequency response and sustain performance of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar or electric bass, the present invention provides a mass-increasing device in the form of an adjustable metal U-shaped bracket forming a C-clamp that can be removably attached to the headstock of an instrument such as an acoustic guitar, electric guitar or electric bass. Clamping action is implemented by an screw-clamp assembly having a knurled thumb/finger knob at one end of a threaded shaft and a felt-padded pressure disc affixed at the other end, the threaded shaft traversing the major leg of the C-clamp. The device is normally clamped in place at an optimal location in the headstock near the instrument neck with the minor leg under the strings and the major leg and the screw-clamp assembly located on the reverse side of the headstock. Resilient pads are provided on the clamping pressure points to protect the finish on the instrument headstock.
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