SE539999C2 - Stable for stringed instruments - Google Patents

Abstract

A square stall in metal for string instrument. The stable is fixed to the body with coarse screws (1), these are screwed into the threaded holes (2) in the stable. These holes are drilled at an angle of 4-6 ° and then threaded to fit the screws. With an Allen key, tune the stable from the heads of the two screws on the side of the instrument body (3). The stable has an elongated hole (4) for each string ball which attaches to the twisted string and the string ball. The string ball before (8) and after (7) rotation by hand. The stable has notches on the top (5) for each string. These notches are adapted to the radius of the fingerboard and are slightly angled (6) in the same direction in the direction of the string.

Description

isobèisse Stable for string instruments Description The problem to be solved with the invention is above all to reduce the cost of manufacturing stables in metal (mainly brass) for string instruments. My stable is made of brass but still cheap as it does not include any complicated manufacturing methods. Tuning of the stable is done by screwing on the side of the guitar body. Here the screws are countersunk, only visible from the side of the guitar. The stable also has one of many preferred 90 ° angles between the string ball and the tinting point, otherwise at other manufacturers only available by anchoring the string through the body.

The string is inserted into the stable with the end ball first, then the end ball is turned 90 ° to be attached there.

Cheap stalls in bent sheet metal are available on the market, but they have relatively complicated parts for adjustments. In addition, they are ugly and are located on the top of the guitar body, they are both visible and felt in a way that has no aesthetic function. Ordinary stables also have small screws as the only point of contact between the middle string and the body. The stable is made of brass with uncomplicated manufacturing methods. The point of contact between the strings and the body is many times larger than the competition and gives a solid impression / feeling.

In addition, the stable is not so visible, is easy to cover if you want, e.g. with a nice piece of wood. Stable acoustic instruments are many times more beautiful than those for electrical instruments. My stable is an alternative that does not exist.

The stables available on the market cost between SEK 500 and SEK 2,500 / each and are built on the same basic idea. My stable is made of brass but costs a maximum of SEK 500 / each.

Advantages of the stable: cheap and easy to manufacture but still in brass Disadvantages: only a simple height adjustment Comment: A trend since the 90s is that stables should be adjustable in many ways, but mine experience tells me that a stable is only set a couple of times (1-3). Those who tinker more than that, have since the 90s gone on a poorly founded sales talk in the hope of getting better at playing. In fact, hardly any development has taken place since Fender's design (sheet metal stable) in the 50's. That stable is ugly and was originally hidden with a chrome dent in the 50's.

Figure A shows the stable from above, including screws, Allen key and a string finally mounted.

Figure B shows the stable from the front and / or from behind.

Figure C shows the stable from the side installed in the instrument body, with a string before it is turned by hand.

Figure A: Screws (1) are threaded into the stable to hold it in place and intonate it. Two such screws are needed.

I These screws are threaded into the stable at an angle of 4-6 ° (2). They are intoned with an Allen key inserted into the head (3) of the ice auger (1).

Figure B: The stable has notches (5) on the top for each string. These grooves are adapted to the radius of the fretboard and are angled (6) in the same direction in the direction of the string.

Figure C: The notches have an angle (6). The stable has an elongated hole (4), see Figure B, for each string through which the end ball (7, 8) of the string is inserted and attached, see Figure A, by a 90 ° rotation.

Claims (1)

A square stable for a string instrument with a body and a fretboard, the stable being formed of metal, preferably in brass, characterized in that the stable is fixed in the instrument body with screws (1) which are threaded into the stable at an angle of 4-6 °. The stable has an elongated hole (4) for each string through which the end ball (7, 8) of the string is inserted and fastened by a 90 ° rotation. The stable has notches (5) for each string on its upper side, which notches are adapted to the radius of the fingerboard and angled in the direction of the same holding string. The screws (1) tune the stable from the side of the instrument by adjusting the screw at its head (3) with an Allen key.