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Ovation Magnum Bass Bridge 1977 Patent

US 4,135,426 1979 James H. Rickard US Electric bass bridge with adjustable saddles and piezoelectric pickups Magnum 10 drawings

US patent for a bridge designed for an electric string bass, featuring individually adjustable saddles with piezoelectric elements for each string, adjustable volume controls, a mute mechanism, and an easy-loading tailpiece. The saddles slide in parallel slots for intonation adjustment, and the base can be raised, lowered, or tilted for action height adjustment. Assigned to Ovation Instruments, Inc.

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