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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Frank R. Ward, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kevin J. Hughes, Marysville, WA (US);
Inventors:
Frank R. Ward, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kevin J. Hughes, Marysville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tremolo assembly includes a metallic block having an upper end near a pivoting mounting point. The lower end of the block depends downwardly into a space within a guitar body. The tremolo block has a proportionately greater mass near the lower end relative to the upper end that enhances the 'vibrato' effect of the tremolo assembly.