Devices for altering an acoustic property of stringed instruments, stringed instruments comprising same, and methods for altering an acoustic property of stringed instruments

摘要

Devices for altering an acoustic property of stringed instruments are described that include a tailpiece adjustment mechanism configured for rotating at least a portion of a tailpiece relative to a central axis of the stringed instrument, and/or for immobilizing at least a portion of a tailpiece such that at least a portion of vibrations of the tailpiece are restrained when the stringed instrument is played, and/or for transmitting at least a portion of vibrations produced in a tailpiece when the stringed instrument is played into a body portion of the stringed instrument. Stringed instruments containing such devices and methods for altering an acoustic property of stringed instruments are also described.