摘要 |
1464556 Metal strings JAMES HOW INDUSTRIES Ltd 10 May 1974 [20 May 1973] 13182/73 Heading G5J A metal string for a fingerboard-type stringed musical instrument comprises a core of a single wire or a plurality of wires loaded from one end of the string to an intermediate point, the remainder of the core being unloaded. When used on a guitar (Fig. 4, not shown), the unloaded portion of the string, which is preferably not less than 20% of the length of the loaded portion, extends over the bridge 3 so that a small length a thereof is incorporated in the speaking length defined between the nut (12) and the bridge 3. The length a may not be greater than 1% of the speaking length and is preferably between 0À2% and 0À4%. |