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Primary Examiner * Elv1n G Enad
Assistant Examiner * Robert W Horn
(63) Continuation
of
application
PCT/US2008/072530, ?led on Aug. 7, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
Pyrocarbon components have been found to create richer,
clearer sound When employed as bridges (19), saddles (1),
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sound-amplifying structure;
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nents (a), (b) and (c) having surfaces Which are in contact With
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alloys.
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plucked.
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of an electric guitar.
of a ?nger slide.
of a plectrum or pick.
of an acoustic guitar bridge saddle.
of a guitar nut.
least about 160 DPH When measured With a 50 gram load, and
a crystallite siZe of betWeen about 20 angstroms and 80 ang
stroms; it should also be isotropic, i.e. having a BaconAnisot
those for violins, violas, cellos, string bass, etc., are prefer
ably made by applying a structural coating of pyrolytic car
bon over a high density, isotropic graphite substrate of suit
able siZe and shape. In certain preferred embodiments, the
outer geometric envelope of the component is pre-shaped to
provide a suitable blank using lapping, grinding or sanding
operations such that only a minimum amount of material then
has to be removed by the person ?tting the component to a
has a density betWeen about 1.7 and about 2.1 g/cm3, a DPH
of betWeen about 200 and 350, and other properties as
detailed in the claims of the 061 patent.
FIG. 1 illustrates an acoustic guitar 6 With a bridge 19
containing a saddle 1. Shapes of saddles vary amongst the
de?ned as the last point of contact betWeen the string and the
and tailpiece nut 31. This tailpiece has a ?ne tuning adjuster
32 on the highest pitched string. Tailpieces may have any
Where from Zero to four ?ne tuning adjusters. The tailpiece
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With pyrocarbon.
The invention claimed is:
1. In a stringed musical instrument Which comprises:
(a) tWo or more abutments that suspend portions of the
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discriminating musicians.
a ?nger slide.
7. The improvement of claim 1 Wherein the musical instru
ment is an acoustic guitar.
8. The improvement of claim 1 Wherein the musical instru
ment is a violin.
bending.
the strings; these are usually metal strips of brass, nickel alloy
nents (a), (b) and (c) having surfaces Which are in contact With
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