The object of the invention is a bowed instrument comprising a body (2) and a neck (1), the upper face of the body (2) being the top plate (4), at the bottom of which a tailpiece is disposed secured to the bottom of the instrument, the strings (14) being disposed in a tensioned state, supported from below by a bridge, between the tailpiece and the scroll (8) of the neck (1). The bowed instrument according to the invention comprises a tailpiece (16) that is adapted to retain the bottom portion of the strings (14), has an arcuate triangular shape, has an asymmetrically shaped body made of a multilayered material, and is rounded along the periphery of its body, wherein bores (20) adapted for receiving the strings (14) are disposed at the bottom corner (a) and along the arced portion (9) extending between the two upper corners (b, c) thereof.

A stringed instrument tailpiece includes an elongate body. Openings, which may be slots or through-holes, are formed at a bridge-end of the elongate body to engage a musical instrument's one or more strings. An opening at the gut-end of the elongate body is configured to engage a gut, which attaches to an instrument endpin.

A stringed instrument tailpiece includes an elongate body. Openings, which may be slots or through-holes, are formed at a bridge-end of the elongate body to engage a musical instrument's one or more strings. An opening at the gut-end of the elongate body is configured to engage a gut, which attaches to an instrument endpin.

The object of the invention is a bowed instrument comprising a body (2) and a neck (1), the upper face of the body (2) being the top plate (4), at the bottom of which a tailpiece is disposed secured to the bottom of the instrument, the strings (14) being disposed in a tensioned state, supported from below by a bridge, between the tailpiece and the scroll (8) of the neck (1). The bowed instrument according to the invention comprises a tailpiece (16) that is adapted to retain the bottom portion of the strings (14), has an arcuate triangular shape, has an asymmetrically shaped body made of a multilayered material, and is rounded along the periphery of its body, wherein bores (20) adapted for receiving the strings (14) are disposed at the bottom corner (a) and along the arced portion (9) extending between the two upper corners (b, c) thereof.

The object of the invention is a bowed instrument comprising a body (2) and a neck (1), the upper face of the body (2) being the top plate (4), at the bottom of which a tailpiece is disposed secured to the bottom of the instrument, the strings (14) being disposed in a tensioned state, supported from below by a bridge, between the tailpiece and the scroll (8) of the neck (1). The bowed instrument according to the invention comprises a tailpiece (16) that is adapted to retain the bottom portion of the strings (14), has an arcuate triangular shape, has an asymmetrically shaped body made of a multilayered material, and is rounded along the periphery of its body, wherein bores (20) adapted for receiving the strings (14) are disposed at the bottom corner (a) and along the arced portion (9) extending between the two upper corners (b, c) thereof.

Exemplary embodiments of stringed instruments including extended string retaining saddle straps are disclosed. The exemplary embodiments include an extended string retaining saddle strap connected to each of, and between, a string connection to the instrument's strings at a bottom portion of a body portion of the stringed instrument and a saddle strap connector at an upper portion of the body portion of the stringed instrument. In an aspect, the saddle strap connector may be connected to a neck block portion joining a neck portion of the stringed instrument to the body portion, within a hollow interior of the body portion. In an aspect, connecting the extended string retaining saddle strap to each of, and between, the string connection and the saddle strap connector creates a tension that tends to pull the string connection and the saddle strap connector towards each other.

A string instrument tailpiece system, a retrofit kit, and method for control of an off-instrument signal processor are disclosed. The system includes a tailpiece and a control bar having an end portion configured to be received in a socket on the stringed instrument and rotatable about an axis of rotation. A magnet is attached to the end portion of the control bar. A sensor chip in or adjacent the socket is spaced from the magnet by a gap sufficiently small to enable the sensor chip to detect a change in the magnetic field due to a rotation of the control bar. A sensor circuit outputs a control signal based on a change in the magnetic field resulting from rotating the control bar, where the control signal is separate from the audio signal of the instrument.

A string instrument tailpiece system, a retrofit kit, and method for control of an off-instrument signal processor are disclosed. The system includes a tailpiece and a control bar having an end portion configured to be received in a socket on the stringed instrument and rotatable about an axis of rotation. A magnet is attached to the end portion of the control bar. A sensor chip in or adjacent the socket is spaced from the magnet by a gap sufficiently small to enable the sensor chip to detect a change in the magnetic field due to a rotation of the control bar. A sensor circuit outputs a control signal based on a change in the magnetic field resulting from rotating the control bar, where the control signal is separate from the audio signal of the instrument.

A stringed instrument, such as an acoustic, electric, or semi-acoustic electric guitar or bass, can employ a stringpath assembly that consists of a tail structure connected to a head structure via a plurality of strings with the tailpiece consisting of a body disposed between a bridge mechanically fastened to a tailpiece with each string of the plurality of strings continuously extending from the bridge through the body to the tailpiece to efficiently capture vibration of the plurality of the strings.

A stringed instrument, such as an acoustic, electric, or semi-acoustic electric guitar or bass, can employ a stringpath assembly that consists of a tail structure connected to a head structure via a plurality of strings with the tailpiece consisting of a body disposed between a bridge mechanically fastened to a tailpiece with each string of the plurality of strings continuously extending from the bridge through the body to the tailpiece to efficiently capture vibration of the plurality of the strings.