95results about "Harps" patented technology

A soundbox (10) for a musical instrument including a panel (14) having an interior surface (22), two longitudinal edges (16) extending along the periphery of the panel (14), and upper (18) and lower (20) edges lateral to the longitudinal edges (16). The panel (14) also includes a plurality of longitudinal grooves (30 and 31) formed on the interior surface (22) of the panel (14) and of a depth extending along edges (16) and extending through a majority of the thickness of the panel (14). The panel (14) is foldable about the longitudinal grooves (30 and 31) to define a three-dimensional rectilinear shape forming the soundbox (10). A cap (52) is positioned at the upper edge (18) and a base (54) is positioned at the lower edge (20), and truss rods (64A and 64B) extend between the cap and base to assemble the components and increase the strength of the soundbox.

A musical instrument includes a neck, a body, a playing surface covering the body, a plurality of strings, and a connective element. The connective element varies the distance of the plurality of strings from the playing surface of the instrument. The connective element includes a set screw and a receiving unit having an inclined surface. The set screw contacts the inclined surface on the receiving unit and adjustably fastens the receiving unit to the body and the neck. along a radiused neck surface and a radiused body surface. The connective element may be attached to a removable interface between the neck and the body. The musical instrument may be completely disassembled for transport.

A new musical instrument comprises a thin solid or semi-hollow body and a triangular or trapezoidal frame across which a plurality of strings are disposed in the manner of harps. The instrument has frets, which allows the player a unique form of expression not available on harps. The instrument is small and light enough to be carried or held with a shoulder strap while being played, offering the player greater mobility. The instrument may additionally have built-in special effects that may be controlled by an expression control device or lever, offering the player even greater expression and mobility. The instrument also may have a special built-in hum and noise canceling preamplifier to improve the quality of the output signal. Certain additional design improvements and conveniences are provided for better playability and practicality.

A stringed musical instrument that is convertible between fretted and fretless playing configurations includes a body, a neck connected to the body at one of its ends, a fingerboard disposed on the neck, a plurality of movable frets spaced apart at positions along the fingerboard, a plurality of strings disposed above the frets, and, according to one aspect of the invention, at least one rod that extends through the frets, wherein the at least one rod is configured to function both as a spring and as a device for retaining the frets in the fingerboard. According to another aspect of the invention, at least one strip of material separates a metallic component of a fret adjustment device from another component of the instrument that is formed from metal, wherein the at least one strip of material is configured to provide permanent dry lubrication for the metallic component of the fret adjustment device. According to still another aspect of the invention, the fret adjustment device includes a plate member disposed in the body of the instrument and at least one cam rod extending beneath the plurality of frets, the plate member having at least one aperture disposed therein, wherein the at least one aperture of the plate member forms a passive connection with one end of the at least one cam rod.

A string instrument includes a body portion having a first longitudinal axis, an elongate neck portion having a second longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends located along the second longitudinal axis, and a fastener that secures one of the first or second ends to the body portion, wherein the first and second axes are misaligned from each other in a same plane.

A tuning folk vibration device includes: a SOI substrate having a substrate, an oxide layer formed above the substrate and a semiconductor layer formed above the oxide layer; a tuning folk type vibration section that is formed by processing the semiconductor layer and the oxide layer and composed of the semiconductor layer; and a driving section for generating flexural vibration of the vibration section, wherein the vibration section includes a support section and two beam sections formed in a cantilever shape with the support section as a base of the beam sections, and the driving section includes a pair of drivers formed on each of the two beam sections, each of the drivers including a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer formed above the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer formed above the piezoelectric layer.

A harp support assembly is provided for supporting a portion of a harp. The harp support assembly includes a rod, a base assembly and a harp support member. The rod has a first and a second end. The base assembly is positioned near the first end of the rod, The base assembly has a plurality of legs spread apart and positioned on a surface. The harp support member is positioned near the second end of the rod. The harp support member has at least one support arm providing a harp receiving space to receive the harp.

A stringed musical instrument has a molded sound box and neck where the sound box is formed of between 20% to 60% carbon fibers, or other suitable fibers, and a polymeric resin or binder. The composition of materials utilized in the sound box is selected to increase stiffness and to control the tone of the instrument. The sound box includes an adjustable attachment mechanism having a pivot which is used to secure the neck to the sound box. The sound box includes a molded bracing structure having a plurality of braces and a molded bridge having a plurality of pockets which are used to enhance the structure for the sound box and provide a desired tone quality for the stringed instrument. The neck may include a molded neck insert and a molded fingerboard which are used to enhance the stiffness and stability of the neck.

Acoustic devices, particularly musical instruments, having a soundboard formed from expanded polycarbonate, methods of manufacture of same, and the use of specific soundboards in the manufacture of acoustic devices.

A stringed musical instrument is disclosed herein. The stringed instrument comprises a body, a head, a neck, and one or more strings. The neck has a back plate and a cover integrated with the back plate. The back plate comprises a first array of openings and the cover comprises a second array of openings. The first array and second array of openings align to form an array of light housings. Each light housing is configured to house a light (e.g., LEDs). Also disclosed herein is an interactive stringed musical instrument teaching system comprising a stringed instrument and a mobile terminal (e.g., computer). Both the smart stringed instrument and the mobile terminal are in communication via one or more communication modules. The mobile terminal comprises a microphone, a tuning module, a database, a teaching module and a game module. The stringed instrument comprises a main control module, a sound wake-up module, an LED driver module and an LED matrix module.

The present invention is a stringed instrument that comprises a circulating element that transmits a stream of liquid through a conduit at a flow rate of 0.92 meters per second to 1.58 meters per second. A string that is displaceable along the stream of liquid produces vibrations caused by the interaction between the stream of liquid and the string. A device positioned proximate the string registers vibrations emanating from the string. Interaction between said stream of liquid and said at least one string generate vibrations with frequencies ranging from 220 Hz to 1318 Hz.

The present invention relates to a musical instrument for producing a harmonious scale of musical notes. The instrument includes nine separate sound actuators each of which is configured to cause the musical instrument to generate a different frequency selected from the group of frequencies comprising 174 Hz, 285 Hz, 396 Hz, 417 Hz, 528 Hz, 639 Hz, 741 Hz, 852 Hz and 963 Hz, the musical instrument being configured such that physically manipulating the sound actuators causes the musical instrument to generate the frequency corresponding to the sound actuator manipulated. The invention is also directed at a system for—writing music to be played with a musical instrument incorporating the harmonious scale of musical notes as described above. The notation system includes a staff of five parallel and horizontal lines separated by four spaces, the first line indicating a first note of 174 Hz, the space immediately above the first line indicating a second note of 285 Hz, the second line indicating a third note of 396 Hz, the space immediately above the second line indicating a fourth note of 417 Hz, the third line indicating a fifth note of 528 Hz, the space immediately above the third line indicating a sixth note of 639 Hz, the fourth line indicating a seventh note of 741 Hz, the space immediately above the fourth line indicating an eighth of 852 Hz and the fifth line, indicating a ninth note of 963 Hz.

A tuning fork vibration device includes: a SOI substrate having a substrate, an oxide layer formed above the substrate and a semiconductor layer formed above the oxide layer; a tuning fork type vibration section that is formed by processing the semiconductor layer and the oxide layer and composed of the semiconductor layer; and a driving section for generating flexural vibration of the vibration section, wherein the vibration section includes a support section and two beam sections formed in a cantilever shape with the support section as a base of the beam sections, and the driving section includes a pair of drivers formed on each of the two beam sections, each of the drivers including a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer formed above the first electrode layer and a second electrode layer formed above the piezoelectric layer.

The invention provides an in-line chromatic harp including a body, a plurality of strings and a string position guide. The body is formed of a pillar, a neck and a sound box. The strings run from the neck to the sound box. The string position guide is movably installed behind the strings, with one end fixed to the pillar and the other end to the neck. This allows a harp player to quickly identify the proper string for each note and to play any chromatic scale as if playing the “C major” scale.

A harp is disclosed. The harp that allows for more simplified pitch change. The harp allows for the creation of a pitch bend effect, similar to the sound of the twang of a guitar. The harp also allows for rising half tones in the strings, wherein the pitch of a string is raised by exactly one semitone. Because of the various ways to change the pitch, each string in the harp is capable of playing up to three different notes.

This invention relates to a lute comprising a body-shaped sound box and a neck attached thereto. The sound box is made up of a domed rear section and a cover. The aim of the invention is to provide a lute which can meet the needs of modern concert performances and be used by contemporary guitarists, whereby the excellent sound qualities of the lute are retained and the instrument can be used in a modern-day orchestra. This is achieved by providing the cover and the string-holder with a outwardly curved shape; a surface that is devoid of any transverse beams is arranged on the underside in an approximately symmetrical position with respect to the string holder and said surface is configured as a strip-free surface or fitted with strips which are symmetrical with respect to the center axis.

The invention belongs to the technical field of seven-stringed plucked instruments, and particularly relates to a novel seven-stringed plucked instrument structure. A face plate or / and a bottom plate of the novel seven-stringed plucked instrument is / are formed by splicing a plurality of small wood blocks through tenon-and-mortise structures or wood pins and then bonding through a binder material; at least two holes are symmetrically formed in the joint of the face plate and the bottom plate; and the face plate and the bottom plate are bonded through the binder material. The face plate or / and bottom plate material of the seven-stringed plucked instrument is made into small wood blocks, and then the small wood blocks are spliced with the binder through the wood pins, so that the internal stress of the seven-stringed plucked instrument is reduced, the combination stability is improved, and the technical problem that the seven-stringed plucked instrument is easy to crack is effectively solved; and meanwhile, the wood pins are inserted into the small wood blocks for connection, so that the conduction efficiency of sound in the face plate and the bottom plate of the seven-stringed plucked instrument is higher, the speed is higher, the vibration resonance effect of the seven-stringed plucked instrument is improved, and the sound production effect is better.

There is provided a musical instrument for producing a harmonious scale of musical notes, said instrument having nine separate sound actuators each of which is configured to cause the musical instrument to generate a different musical tone selected from the group of frequencies comprising 174 hz, 285 hz, 396 hz, 417 hz, 528 hz, 639 hz, 741 hz, 852 hz and 963 hz, the musical instrument being configured such that physically manipulating the sound actuators causes the musical instrument to generate the musical tone corresponding to the sound actuator manipulated. The invention is also directed at a system for writing music to be played with a musical instrument incorporating the harmonious scale of musical notes as described above. The notation system consists a staff of five equally spaced parallel and horizontal lines separated by four spaces, the first line indicating a fist note of 174 hz, the space immediately above the first line indicating a second note of 285 hz, the second line indicating a third note of 396 hz, the space immediately above the second line indicating a fourth note of 417 hz, the third line indicating a fifth note of 528 hz, the space immediately above the third line indicating a sixth note of 639 hz, the fourth line indicating a seventh note of 741 hz, the space immediately above the fourth line indicating an eighth of 852 hz and the fifth line, indicating a ninth note of 963 hz.

The embodiment of the invention provides a high-pitch harp. The high-pitch harp comprises a first harp shaft, a second harp shaft, a third harp shaft and strings, wherein the first harp shaft, the second harp shaft and the third harp shaft are connected end to end to form a harp frame, and the external figure of the harp frame is an isosceles triangle; the first harp shaft, the second harp shaft and the third harp shaft are detachably connected; a clamping ring is arranged at one end, far away from the first string, of the second harp shaft; a retaining ring is arranged at one end, far away from the first string, of the third harp shaft; the second harp shaft and the third harp shaft are detachably connected through the clamping ring and the retaining ring; and two ends of the strings arerespectively arranged on the second harp shaft and the third harp shaft. By adopting the scheme, the high-pitch harp can accurately adjust the tension of the strings, and the tone quality of the harpis improved.

The invention discloses an automatic playing device applied to a plucked stringed musical instrument, which comprises a base fixed relative to a musical instrument body, a control system and a plucking mechanism controlled by the control system. The plucking mechanism is arranged on the base and comprises a plurality of plucking assemblies controlled by the control system; each plucking assembly is transversely arranged at a sound cavity of the musical instrument body, each plucking assembly comprises a steering engine arranged on the base, a connecting arm driven by the steering engine, a limiter relatively fixed with the musical instrument body and a plectrum arranged at the end part of the connecting arm, the connecting arm comprises a swing arm positioned at the tail section, the limiter is hinged with the swing arm, and the plectrum is arranged at the end part of the swing arm. The bottom end of the plectrum is close to the corresponding string, so that when the steering engine controls the connecting arm to swing, the swing arm is limited by the limiter to swing back and forth and drives the plectrum to move along a first track to pluck the string, and the first track comprises a pendulum track. The automatic playing device provided by the invention is convenient to assemble, and has the advantages of fast string plucking response and high precision.

A double-sound-beam Guzheng comprises a resonance box, a box body of the resonance box is formed by splicing a panel, a bottom plate and side plates, and the double-sound-beam Guzheng is characterizedin that two upper sound beams are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the panel in parallel; two lower sound beams are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the bottom plate in parallel; an upper groove shaped like a Chinese character 'feng' is formed in the inner wall of the panel to form an upper sound tunnel shaped like a Chinese character 'feng'; a lower groove shaped like the Chinese character 'feng' is formed in the inner wall of the bottom plate to form a lower sound tunnel shaped like the Chinese character 'feng'; six transverse sound beams are fixedly arranged between the panel andthe bottom plate, three of the six transverse sound beams are arranged at the left half groove body position of the groove shaped like the Chinese character 'feng', and the other three transverse sound beams are arranged at the right half groove body position of the groove shaped like the Chinese character 'feng'. According to the double-sound-beam Guzheng, the constraint of the traditional design of the internal structure of the traditional Chinese zither resonator is broken through, a new improved design scheme is boldly provided, and the problems that a high-pitch area cannot be lighted and a low-pitch area is thick and round enough when the Guzheng is played are solved.

A double-sound-beam five-stringed instrument comprises a resonance box, a box body of the resonance box is formed by splicing a panel, a bottom plate and side plates, and the double-sound-beam five-stringed instrument is characterized in that two upper sound beams are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the panel in parallel; two first lower sound beams are fixedly arranged on the inner wall ofthe front half part of the bottom plate in parallel; two second lower sound beams are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the rear half part of the bottom plate in parallel; an upper groove shaped like a Chinese character 'feng' is formed in the inner wall of the panel to form an upper sound tunnel shaped like a Chinese character 'feng'; a lower cross-shaped groove is formed in the inner wall ofthe front half part of the bottom plate to form a front half part cross-shaped sound tunnel; a lower cross-shaped groove is formed in the inner wall of the rear half part of the bottom plate to forma cross-shaped sound tunnel of the rear half part; a transverse sound beam is transversely arranged in the resonance cavity, and the transverse sound beam is arranged at the groove body positions of the left half portion and the right half portion of the groove shaped like the Chinese character 'feng'. According to the scheme, the problems that a high-pitch area cannot be lightened, a low-pitch area is not enough vigorous and mellow, and the piano sound penetrating power is not strong during playing of the five-string instrument in the past are solved.