US3427916A - Guitar and adjustable mute therefor - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a guitar and to an adjustable mute for damping vibrations of the guitar strings.
- the invention is particularly adapted to be employed in conjunction with a bass guitar, although it may also be employed in conjunction with a conventional Spanish guitar, steel guitar, etc.
- a primary object of the invention to provide a mute comprising a plurality of spring fingers having muting portions adapted to resiliently engage the individual strings of a guitar, in combination with means for effecting accurate adjustment of each individual spring finger in order to regulate the degree of spring pressure.
- Another object is to provide a guitar mute incorporating a plurality of spring fingers, in combination with means to effect conjoint adjustment of all of the spring fingers between a position at which there is no muting, a position at which there is full muting, and intermediate positions at which there are different desired degrees of muting.
- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a bass guitar incorporating the muting means of the present invention
- FIGURE 2 is an enlarged plan view of the bridge and mute regions of the guitar of FIGURE 1, a portion of the bridge cover being broken away;
- FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of FIGURE 2, and showing a portion of the means for effecting conjoint adjustment of all of the spring fingers;
- FIGURE 4 is a view corresponding to FIGURE 3 but illustrating a different adjusted position of the muteoperating means
- FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken on line 55 of FIGURE 2, illustrating one of the muting fingers in a retracted position at which no muting is effected;
- FIGURE 6 is a view corresponding generally to FIG- URE 5 but illustrating the finger in a position at which a substantial degree of muting is effected;
- FIGURE 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 of FIGURE 2, but omitting the strings.
- a bass guitar is illustrated to comprise a body 10, neck 11, head 12, and strings 13- 16 inclusive.
- the strings lie generally ina single plane which is spaced above and generally parallel to the plane of the face of body 10. Not only are the strings spaced above the body, but they are spaced from each other, extending in tensioned relationship from tuning screws 17 to a bridge and mute structure 18 to be described hereinafter.
- the strings extend over a nut (bridge) 19 adjacent head 12, and also over a suitable pickup (transducer means) 20.
- Pickup 20 is electrically connected to control means 22 and 23 adapted to control the volume and tone of the electrical signal generated in response to vibration of one or more of the strings.
- a jack indicated at 24, is adapted to receive a plug end of a cord which leads to a suitable amplifier and loudspeaker combination, not shown.
- bridge and mute structure 18 comprises an angle plate 25 which is secured by screws 26 to the face of guitar body 10.
- a plurality of bridge barrels 28 each adapated to support one of the guitar strings 13-16.
- Such bridge barrels including the associated height-adjustment screws 29 and the longitudinal adjustment screws 30, are described in detail in my previous Patent No. 2,573,254, issued Oct. 30, 1951, for Combination Bridge and Pickup Assembly for String Instruments.
- the strings 1316 after extending over the bridge barrels 28, pass through small openings in the flange portion 27 and are anchored by means of eyelets indicated at 31 (FIGURES 5 and 6).
- the mute portion of the bridge and mute structure 18 comprises an elongated mounting element 33 which, in the illustrated embodiment, is pivotally or rockably mounted for pivotal movement about an axis extending transverse to the strings 13 16. Stated more definitely, the mounting element 33 is pivotally or rockably mounted for pivotal movement about an axis which is parallel to the plane of the strings, spaced a substantial distance beneath the strings, and perpendicular to individual ones of the strings. In the illustrated embodiment, such axis of pivotal movement is also the axis of the element 33 itself.
- pivotal mounting of element 33 is illustrated as being effected by inserting mounting screws 34 through openings in element 33 and downwardly into body 10.
- the holes through which screws 34 project are oversize, and the mounting element is maintained spaced above the face of body 10, so that pivotal movement may be effected.
- the mounting screws 34 have generally conical or rounded heads, and the holes through which they project are correspondingly counterbored.
- a plurality of spring fingers 35-38 are connected to mounting element 33 and extend, respectively, generally parallel to and beneath the respective strings 13-16.
- Each spring finger 3538 is illustrated as being generally rectangular in shape, and is formed of a suitable spring metal such as a relatively light-gauge spring steel.
- string-engaging pad or damping elements 39 adapted to resiliently engage the undersides of the respective strings 'as shown in FIGURE 6.
- Elements 39 may have progressively different sizes, as illustrated in FIGURE 2, being relatively large under the lower-pitched strings 13 and 14 and relatively small under the higherspitched strings 15 and 16.
- the ends of the springs adjacent mounting element 33 are illustrated as being integral with a channel or hook portion 41 which corresponds generally to, and fits closely around, an edge 42 of mounting element 33.
- the fingers and the channel portion may be stamped from a single sheet of spring steel.
- Edge 42 is preferably parallel to the described axis of pivotal movement of element 33, being the edge of element 33 which is remote from bridge barrels 28. It is pointed out, however, that the entire element 33 is mounted sufficiently close to the bridge barrels that the pad or damping elements 39 are relatively adjacent thereto.
- each spring finger 3538 is connected to the hook or channel portion 41 at an indented or fulcrum portion 43 which is generally parallel to the axis of pivotal movement.
- fulcrum portion 43 rests upon the upper surface of mounting element 33, for a purpose to be described hereinafter.
- an adjustment and mounting screw 44 is inserted downwardly through an oversize opening in each of the spring fingers 35-38, being threaded through an internally-threaded opening in mounting element 33.
- Such screws are spaced substantial distances from the aboveindicated fulcrum portions 43, having lower ends which may be inserted into corresponding recesses 46 in body in order to prevent any interference between the body and the screws.
- Each spring finger 35-38 when in its natural or undeformed (free) condition, is bent upwardly relative to hook or channel portion 41 at an angle much greater than that illustrated in FIGURE 5 or FIGURE 6. Accordingly, the heads of adjustment screws 44 exert substantial downward forces upon the spring fingers, bending the same downwardly against the inherent spring bias therein. Despite the described bending, there is no upward pivoting of the channel or hook portion 41 about the fulcrum portion. Such upward pivoting is, instead, prevented by the lowermost region of the hook portion, which extends horizontally beneath edge 42.
- the described relationship provides an extremely simple, economical, attractive and effective means for causing the spring fingers 3538 to move both upwardly and downwardly in accordance with the degree of threading of each screw 44 into the mounting element 33. Only one adjustment and mounting screw is necessary for each finger, and no separate biasing springs are required, yet the musician can readily, by merely employing a screw driver, determine the exact degree of muting pressure which is exerted against an associated string 13-16.
- crank arm 47 which is pivotally connected to one end of mounting element 33.
- the pivotal connection may comprise a bolt or rivet 48 which projects through registered openings in the elements 33 and 47, above a clearance recess 49 in guitar body 10.
- the end of crank arm 47 remote from mounting element 33 has provided thereon a knob or handle 51 adapted to facilitate pivoting of the arm 47 about a generally vertical axis (generally perpendicular to the face of the guitar body) through element 48.
- the crank arm should not be able to pivot, relative to mounting element 33, about any axis other than the indicated vertical one.
- a cam-like step plate 52 is fixedly mounted on guitar body 10, for example by means of screws 53 projecting through a base portion of the step plate.
- the upper edge of the step plate 52 has a plurality (illustrated as four) of generally horizontal portions 5457 each adapted to support the underside of crank arm 47.
- Portions 54 are disposed at progressively different elevations, being connected by inclined cam surfaces 58 to facilitate shifting of the crank arm 47 between the various step positions.
- Stop ears 59 are provided at each end of the upper edge of the step plate in order to prevent pivotal shifting of the crank 47 to an undesired position.
- bias means are provided to bias the mounting element 33 in such direction that the lower surface of crank arm 47 always remains in resilient engagement with one of the horizontal portions 5457.
- Such bias means are illustrated to comprise helical compression springs 61 which are seated in recesses 62 in body 10, bearing against the underside of the edge portion 42 of mounting element 33 (such edge being remote from the step plate).
- the bias means not only prevents undesired pivoting of element 33, but also prevents undesired pivoting of crank arm 47 about the vertical axis through bolt 48.
- Substantially all, or all, of the assembly 18 may be covered by a housing means indicated at 63, the illustrated housing being secured to the guitar body as by the screws shown at 64 in FIGURE 2. It is emphasized that the housing may also cover the mounting element 33 and much or all of the crank arm 47.
- crank arm 47 In setting the present adjustable mute prior to use during a musical performance, the operator merely pivots the crank arm 47 to the position shown in FIGURE 4, so that it rests on the uppermost horizontal portion 57 of the step plate 52. Such pivotal movement is readily effected (-for example from the position shown in FIG- URES 2 and 3) because the edge of crank arm 47 rides up the various inclined cam portions 58.
- the indicated elevating of the distal end of crank 47 effects pivoting of mounting element 33 from the position shown in FIG- URE 5 to that shown in FIGURE 6, against the bias of the helical springs 61.
- the musician can readily adjust the degree of maximum muting by merely turning individual ones of the adjustment screws 44.
- the turning of such screws causes individual pivotal movement of each of the mute fingers 3538 about the associated fulcrum portion 43.
- the guitarist may readily adjust the maximum degree of muting of each individual string of the guitar, independently of each and all other strings.
- crank arm 47 When the degree of maximum muting has been adjusted in accordance with the desires of the musician, shifting of crank arm 47 to other positions will then achieve predetermined degrees or percentages of such maximum muting.
- the degree of muting When the crank 47 is on the lowermost horizontal portion 54 (FIGURES 2 and 3), the degree of muting is minimum. Frequently, but not necessarily (in accordance with the desires of the musician), when the crank arm 47 is on portion 54, each damping element 39 is out of engagernent with the associated string as shown in FIG- URE 5.
- the guitarist may shift the crank 47 to any one of four or more desired muting positions, thus achieving predetermined degrees of muting of the guitar strings. Because of the individual adjustment of the spring pressure for each individual string, the degree of muting is always precisely that which is desired by the guitarist.
- a mute or damper for said strings comprising:
- damper means mounted on each of said spring fingers 'for engagement with said associated one of said strings
- said mounting means being pivotally mounted on said body
- adjustable means to bend each of said spring fingers by a predetermined desired amount serving to regulate the pressure exerted by the associated damper means against the associated string whereby to control the degree of muting thereof
- a bass guitar or the like which comprises:
- a mounting element mounted on said body and having an edge region extending generally parallel to said plane and generally transverse to said strings
- each of said spring fingers comprising a spring the distal end of which is located in said vicinity and the base end of which is located adjacent said edge region,
- said base end of said spring fingers being shaped as a hook and having a portion inserted between said edge and said face
- resilient mute or damper means mounted on the distal ends of said spring fingers for engagement with corresponding ones of said strings
- said screw being so related to the associated spring finger that turning of said screw effects adjustment of the bias exerted by said resilient means against the string corresponding to said associated spring finger.
- each said spring fingers is a spring which, when in its natural or free condition, is bent upwardly from said mounting element by an amount greater than that permitted by the head of the associated screw, whereby said spring bears resiliently against said head and will remain in engagement therewith during and after turning of said screw to various adjusted positions.
- each of said spring fingers comprises an elongated spring having a depressed or fulcrum portion engaged with the upper surface of said mounting element, and in which said screw is threaded downwardly into said mounting element at a region between said fulcrum portion and said resilient mute or damper means.
- a mute or damper device for a bass guitar or similar stringed instrument which comprises:
- a pivot element adapted to be pivotally mounted adjacent the face portion of a guitar body
- crank member pivo-tally connected to said pivot element
- step-plate means adapted to be mounted on the face of the guitar and to support the end of said crank member remote from said pivot element, whereby the pivoted position of said pivot element is determined by the portion of said step-plate means on which said crank member is supported, and spring means mounted on said pivot element and having damper means on the ends thereof 'for resilient engagement with the strings of a guitar.
- pivotal mounting means for said pivot element are provided in the form of screws adapted to be inserted into a guitar body through oversize openings in said pivot element.
- step-plate means includes a plurality of flat edge regions adapted when said step-plate means is mounted on the face of a guitar body to be disposed progressively-increasing distance from said face.
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