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US641367A
US641367A US64711997A US1897647119A US641367A US 641367 A US641367 A US 641367A US 64711997 A US64711997 A US 64711997A US 1897647119 A US1897647119 A US 1897647119A US 641367 A US641367 A US 641367A
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/14—Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/12—Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins

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  • This improvement concerns the way of limiting the sounding portion of the string and forms, therefore, a substitute for What is commonly called the saddle or upper bridge, and has for its purpose to lessen the friction of the string against the said saddle or bridge in order to facilitate the tuning of the instrument.
  • This object is accomplished by means of asmall friction-roller A, which is pivoted to a socket connected with the upper part of the neck, at the inner or lower part of the wrestplank, and has a V-shaped peripheral groove over which the string runs, one separate roller being provided for each string.
  • the purpose of this invention is to form an improvement on those tuning mechanisms that are actuated by means of a screw or Worm gear arrangement, as on instruments equipped in this Way the friction on the bridge or saddle is an essential hindrance to the smooth working of the mechanism.

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No.'64 l,367\ Patented Ian. l6, I900.
G. BRAUEIL TUNING MECHANISM FOR STRI'NGED INSTRUMENTS.
(Application filed Lug. 4, 1897.)
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
GEORGE BRAUER, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.
TUNING MECHANISM FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,367, dated January 16, 1900. App at fil d August 4, 1897. satin No, 647,119. (No model.)
To all whom} it may concern.-
Be it known that I, GEORGE BRAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Sacramento, county of Sacramento, and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Tuning Mechanism of Stringed Instruments; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being also had to the annexed drawing, which represents the application of this improvement on an instrument of the viola variety.
This improvement concerns the way of limiting the sounding portion of the string and forms, therefore, a substitute for What is commonly called the saddle or upper bridge, and has for its purpose to lessen the friction of the string against the said saddle or bridge in order to facilitate the tuning of the instrument. This object is accomplished by means of asmall friction-roller A, which is pivoted to a socket connected with the upper part of the neck, at the inner or lower part of the wrestplank, and has a V-shaped peripheral groove over which the string runs, one separate roller being provided for each string.
The purpose of this invention is to form an improvement on those tuning mechanisms that are actuated by means of a screw or Worm gear arrangement, as on instruments equipped in this Way the friction on the bridge or saddle is an essential hindrance to the smooth working of the mechanism.
I claim-- On a stringed instrument having a screw or worm gear tuning mechanism and a bridge to separate the sounding portion of the strings from that portion contiguous to the tuning mechanism a friction-roller or friction-rollers to serve as a bearing for the strings upon said bridge; one separate roller being provided for each string; substantially as and for the purpose set forth,
GEORGE BRAUER.
Witnesses LAWRENCE E. MAHAN, ERNST GOTTWALD.'
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WO1986001024A1 (en) * 1984-07-27 1986-02-13 Wilkinson Trevor A Nut for stringed instruments

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WO1986001024A1 (en) * 1984-07-27 1986-02-13 Wilkinson Trevor A Nut for stringed instruments

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