95results about "Harps" patented technology

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.

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.

An attachment mechanism for selective attachment of a stringed instrument neck to a stringed instrument body includes a recess formed in the body with a first part of a latch mechanism. The neck includes a capture block at a forward end thereof adapted to fit snugly within the recess of the body and having a second part of the latch mechanism. With the neck seated in the recess of the body, the neck may be pressed down until the first part of the lock mechanism engages the second part of the lock mechanism to lock the neck into the body. A threaded bolt traversing the body may be included to engage a threaded aperture formed in the neck to further secure the neck to the body. A removable bridge and carrying case may be further included.

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.

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.

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 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 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.