Tremolo unit and saddle
A tremolo unit is provided, in which string can be strongly tightened and stably clamped. The tremolo unit including a base plate 10 arranged on a surface of a string instrument and a saddle 100 attached on a surface of the base plate 10 . The saddle 100 includes a saddle main body 110 and a clamper 160 rotatably attached to the saddle main body 110 , and the saddle main body 110 includes a penetrating hole 140 through which a string is inserted and a saddle part 120 receiving a string drawn from the penetrating hole 140 to a neck side of a string instrument. The clamper 160 is supported in a condition in which a supporting part 161 is rotatably supported in order to enable an end part of a neck side of the saddle part 120 side to approach closer to and be further away from the saddle part 120 , and at an end part opposite to the neck side of the clamper 160 , an operating part 164 is arranged which makes the end part move away from the saddle main body 110 by pressing the saddle main body 110.
1 . A tremolo unit comprising:
a base plate arranged at a surface of a string instrument;
a saddle attached at a surface of the base plate;
an arm attaching part arranged at a surface of the base plate; and
a block fixed on the base plate and extending along a plate thickness direction on a back side of the base plate,
wherein the block includes a string ball locking part through which a string is inserted and on which a string ball is locked,
wherein the saddle includes a saddle main body and a string pressing member rotatably attached to the saddle main body,
wherein the saddle main body includes a string inserting part through which a string is inserted from the block side and a string receiving part at which a string drawn from the string inserting part to a neck side of string instrument is received,
wherein the string pressing member is supported in a condition in which a supporting part is rotatably supported in order to enable an end part of the neck side of the string receiving part side to approach closer and be further away from the string receiving part,
wherein at an end part opposite to the neck side of the string pressing member, an operating part is arranged which makes the end part move away from the saddle main body by pressing the saddle main body, and
wherein the string receiving part includes an inclining surface which is a rising slope toward the neck side, and a top part of the string pressing member has a shape fitting to the inclining surface.
2 . The tremolo unit according to claim 1 , wherein the operating part is a screw which is screwed to the string pressing member, and the top end of the screw contacts the saddle main body.
3 . The tremolo unit according to claim 2 , wherein a shaft is fixed to the supporting part of the string pressing member, and is rotatably supported at a supporting part of the saddle main body arranged at both sides of the string pressing member.
4 . The tremolo unit according to claim 3 , wherein a concave part having an opening part at a side part of a neck side is formed at a supporting part of the saddle main body, and the shaft is contained in the concave part via the opening part.
5 . A saddle attached to a base plate of a tremolo unit or a bridge of a string instrument,
wherein the saddle includes a saddle main body and a string pressing member rotatably attached to the saddle main body,
wherein the saddle main body includes a string inserting part through which a string is inserted from the block side and a string receiving part at which a string drawn from the string inserting part to a neck side of string instrument is received,
wherein the string pressing member is supported in a condition in which a supporting part is rotatably supported in order to enable an end part of the neck side of the string receiving part side to approach closer to and be further away from the string receiving part,
wherein at an end part opposite to the neck side of the string pressing member, an operating part is arranged which makes the end part be further away from the saddle main body by pressing the saddle main body, and
wherein the string receiving part includes an inclining surface which is a rising slope toward the neck side, and a top part of the string pressing member has a shape fitting to the inclining surface.