A pitch changer system for a string musical instrument, including a lever assembly, a rotating saddle assembly, a swing plate, and a lever tensioning assembly. Applying force to move the lever in a first direction forces a bell crank matingly coupled to the lever into rotation such that a coupling system of the lever tensioning assembly causes the swing plate to force a rotating saddle of the rotating saddle assembly into rotation to elongate and thereby temporarily change the pitch of a string coupled to the rotating saddle.

A pitch changer system for a string musical instrument, including a lever assembly, a rotating saddle assembly, a swing plate, and a lever tensioning assembly. Applying force to move the lever in a first direction forces a bell crank matingly coupled to the lever into rotation such that a coupling system of the lever tensioning assembly causes the swing plate to force a rotating saddle of the rotating saddle assembly into rotation to elongate and thereby temporarily change the pitch of a string coupled to the rotating saddle.

A musical instrument, method of making and using the same, where the musical instrument can play one or more notes within a range of more than one octave on a single string without a fret or fretboard.

Disclosed is a stringing device configured for facilitating stringing of a stringed instrument having a rotatable axle vibrato. The stringing device is an elongate article having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured for mating with an axle of a rotatable axle vibrato. The outer surface has a plurality of openings of corresponding string passages, where each string passage facilitates the passage of strings from the outer surface through the stringing device and extending out from the inner surface. The plurality of openings optionally each have an eyelet seat configured to retain an eyelet of a string. Methods of using the stringing device are also disclosed.

A pitch changer system for a string musical instrument, including a lever assembly, a rotating saddle assembly, a swing plate, and a lever tensioning assembly. Applying force to move the lever in a first direction forces a bell crank matingly coupled to the lever into rotation such that a coupling system of the lever tensioning assembly causes the swing plate to force a rotating saddle of the rotating saddle assembly into rotation to elongate and thereby temporarily change the pitch of a string coupled to the rotating saddle.

A pitch changer system for a string musical instrument, including a lever assembly, a rotating saddle assembly, a swing plate, and a lever tensioning assembly. Applying force to move the lever in a first direction forces a bell crank matingly coupled to the lever into rotation such that a coupling system of the lever tensioning assembly causes the swing plate to force a rotating saddle of the rotating saddle assembly into rotation to elongate and thereby temporarily change the pitch of a string coupled to the rotating saddle.

A musical instrument, method of making and using the same, where the musical instrument can play one or more notes within a range of more than one octave on a single string without a fret or fretboard.

A drop tuner of the present invention has: a lock screw projected from a main saddle which is rotatably supported by the drop tuner; and a base body supported by the lock screw so as to be capable of being inserted between the lock screw and a fine tuning screw and separated from the fine tuning screw, wherein a rotation angle of the main saddle varies when the base body is switched between an inserted state and a separated state, and a fin member projected toward a radial direction of the lock screw is provided on the base body near an end portion farther from the main saddle.

A drop tuner of the present invention has: a lock screw projected from a main saddle which is rotatably supported by the drop tuner; and a base body supported by the lock screw so as to be capable of being inserted between the lock screw and a fine tuning screw and separated from the fine tuning screw, wherein a rotation angle of the main saddle varies when the base body is switched between an inserted state and a separated state, and a fin member projected toward a radial direction of the lock screw is provided on the base body near an end portion farther from the main saddle.

A musical instrument pitch changing apparatus for a musical instrument having at least a first and second string is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bender lever pivotally secured to the musical instrument, a rocker arm pivotally secured to the instrument with a bender saddle for varying the tension in the first string in response to movement of the bender lever between the first and second positions. A mount secures the rocker arm and bender saddle to the first selected string in a first bending configuration or to the second selected string in a second bending configuration. The rocker arm and bender saddle is movable between the first selected string and the second selected string of the musical instrument.