String bridge of electric guitar

Claim 1

A string bridge for an electric guitar which includes a sound body having a bore extending vertically between the top and bottom surfaces of the sound body, said string bridge comprising a bridge main part including a generally rectangular top portion arranged to extend transversely of the axis of the guitar for receiving the guitar strings and for pivoting about a forward edge of said top portion to produce a tremolo effect, said bridge main part also including an integral stem portion arranged to extend vertically downwardly of said top portion into the bore in the sound body so that said stem portion can be swung together with said top portion from an initial position at which said stem portion abuts a confronting surface of the bore, spring means connected between the lower part of said stem portion and the sound body for biasing said stem portion at said initial position, an elongate member arranged to be fixed to the top surface of the sound body so as to extend transversely of the axis of the guitar, a pair of pivot shafts arranged to extend outwardly from the ends of said elongate member coaxially with one another, said top portion including a pair of arms extending from the ends of its forward edge for pivotally engaging said pair of pivot shafts and for defining an elongated cutout in said forward edge within which cutout said elongated member is located.