Rockin’ Patent – Kimball International Inc’s “Stringed Musical Instrument”
Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 3,237,502 Filed: 11 May 1964 In the name of: Kimball International Inc Title: Stringed Musical Instrument What’s claimed: ”In a stringed musical instrument having a head, a body and an inter-connecting neck, and having a plurality of strings extending from said head along said neck to said body, the combination of: a manually adjustable anchor for said strings mounted on said body for simultaneously varying the tension in all said strings to produce a vibrato effect; and a bridge mounted on said body adjacent said anchor and over which said strings are stretched; said anchor including […]