61results about "Violins" patented technology

Apparatus and methods for support of a violin or viola instrument while the instrument is being played are disclosed. A rod has a changeable shape and is configured for resting on a player's shoulder. The rod is sufficiently malleable that its shape is changeable by hand for adjustment and the rod is sufficiently rigid that it maintains it shape during playing of the instrument. An attachment mechanism is configured to attach the rod to a violin or viola. A counterweight is attached to the rod at a distance from the attachment mechanism, wherein adjustment of the rod and adjustment of counterweight are capable of achieving a center of gravity of the instrument and apparatus being in or around an area where apparatus rests on the player's shoulder.

To provide a string musical instrument excitation device and a string musical instrument excitation system capable of producing high-quality sound from string musical instruments.SOLUTION: A string musical instrument excitation device 100 that divides strings of a string musical instrument into two groups, transmits vibrations from a vibration device to each group, and causes the string musical instrument to resonate comprises: a first main body plate that contacts the upper end of a string at a position either in front of or behind a bridge, on one of the two groups; a second main body plate 112 that contacts the upper end of the string at a position opposite the first main body plate 111 on the other of the two groups; engagement plates 120 that individually contact the lower end of the string where the first main body plate and the second main body plate contact; intermediate portions 140 for biasing the first and second main body plates and the respective engagement plates to approach toward each other; and a connection portion 110b connecting the vibration device to one end side of the first main body plate and one end side of the second main body plate. The intermediate portion is formed of an elastic member and positioned opposite the side edge of the string.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The present invention relates to a shoulder rest applicable to stringed instruments such as violins and violas, and more specifically, to a technology that allows for the simultaneous and stable support of a shoulder rest and chin rest using only a pair of turnbuckles without the addition of separate fixing devices, thereby minimizing factors that impede sound quality and allowing the support position to be adjusted according to the physical condition of the performer. That is, the present invention is characterized by comprising: a chin rest member provided in a form that rests on the soundboard of a violin, with a pair of first connecting threaded rods formed on one side; turnbuckles that are screwed onto the first connecting threaded rods; a pair of second connecting threaded rods each connected to the opposite side of the turnbuckles, with a mounting rail consisting of a single path at the ends of the second connecting threaded rods that connects the second connecting threaded rods to each other; a clamp provided at a position desired by the performer along the path of the mounting rail; and a composite support member that is connected to the clamp and supports the performer's shoulders and chest.

The utility model discloses a detachable contrabass transport wheel which is provided with a walking wheel, a shaft, a bottom plate, a shock pad, a wide binding band, a short binding band, a pressing buckle and the like. The walking wheel is characterized in that the walking wheel and the shaft are fixed below the bottom plate through the shaft fixing seat, the shock pad is fixed above the bottom plate, the wide binding band and the short binding band are fixed on the two sides of the bottom plate, and a pin clamp fixing structure convenient to mount and dismount is arranged between the shaft and the walking wheel; the pressing buckle is fixed at the tail end of the short end of the wide bandage; when in use, the short binding band is wound and fixed on a violin tail column, and the long end of the wide binding band bypasses a violin neck and then is inserted into the pressing buckle to be tightened and fixed, so that the whole structure can be attached to a side plate of a violin; in conclusion, the device is simple and practical, the practical problems in production and life can be solved, and the broad players can conveniently carry and transport the contrabass.

A separable shoulder rest assembly for stringed instruments comprises a base component with receiving apertures and positioning feet, and a removable component with engagement protrusions and keyed apertures for secure attachment in predetermined orientation. An instrument interface assembly includes an elastomeric insert with engagement protrusions and contact pads positioned within a recessed cavity to minimize instrument contact area while providing secure engagement. A lockable ball joint mechanism enables multi-directional rotational adjustment for enhanced positioning flexibility. The separable design enables component customization and replacement while maintaining structural integrity and operational performance.

The utility model discloses a novel stringed musical instrument, which comprises a left panel, a right panel and a side plate, the middle parts of the left panel and the right panel are respectively provided with an inner notch, the side plate is in the shape of a semicircular barrel, an open resonance cavity is formed by the left panel, the right panel and the side plate, a cross beam is fixed between the left panel and the right panel and close to the inner notches, and a bridge is arranged on the cross beam; one side of the left panel and one side of the right panel close to the bridge are in lap joint with a sealing plate, the width center of the sealing plate is provided with a fingerboard extending out of the left panel and the right panel, strings are arranged between the bridge and the fingerboard, and the strings are matched with a bow. Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that the sound transmission efficiency is improved, the sound quality stability is improved, the sound diversity and richness are increased, and the manufacturing process is simplified.

The invention relates to a musical string (1) for a string instrument (6) having a specified scale length (7), in particular a string instrument (6) of the violin family, having a supporting string core (2), the musical string (1) comprising a first end (5) for fastening to a tailpiece (8) of the string instrument (6). According to the invention, the musical string (1) has a first winding layer (9) in a region which adjoins the first end (5) and the region length (29) of which is between 3% and 40% of the scale length (7), and the winding layer length (10) of the first winding layer (9) is between 3% and 40% of the scale length (7).

The invention relates to a bow (1) for playing a string instrument, comprising a bow stick (2) having a first end and a second end, a bow tip (4) arranged at the first end of the bow stick (2), a frog (5) arranged at the second end of the bow stick (2), a bowstring (6) which has a multiplicity of bow hairs and is tensioned between the bow tip (4) and the frog (5), wherein the bow stick (2) is designed in two parts, comprising a first bow stick part (10) and a second bow stick part (11), wherein the first bow stick part (10) has a reduced diameter at its end (12) and the second bow stick part (11) has a complementary recess (13) at its end facing the first bow stick part (10) such that the first bow stick part (10) and the second bow stick part (11) can be pushed or screwed into one another or releasably connected to one another in order to form a continuous bow stick (2).

The invention discloses a Huqin manufacturing method, the Huqin mainly comprises a vibrating diaphragm and a Huqin frame, the Huqin frame mainly comprises a Huqin cylinder and a Huqin rod, the vibrating diaphragm directly covers the front opening of the Huqin cylinder, and the whole Huqin cylinder is made of modified wood; or a filter is arranged between the vibrating diaphragm and the front opening of the sound box, the filter is made of modified wood, the vibrating diaphragm covers one side of the filter, the other side of the filter is fixed at the front opening of the sound box, and the sound box can be made of natural wood or modified wood; and the vibrating diaphragm adopts a composite structure. According to the invention, the modified wood is adopted to make the urheen cylinder or the filter, and the artificial composite structure membrane material is adopted to make the vibrating diaphragm, so that the adjustment and control of the tone quality and the timbre of the urheen can be realized through the regulation and control of the modification treatment process of the wood and the regulation and control of the manufacturing process of each layer of material of the vibrating diaphragm.

The utility model discloses a violin shoulder pad with adjustable height and angle, and relates to the field of protective shoulder pads, and the violin shoulder pad comprises a shoulder pad, the surfaces of the two ends of the shoulder pad are rotatably connected with a main rotating shaft in a penetrating manner, and an anti-slip pad is arranged between the surface of the main rotating shaft and the surface of the shoulder pad; an adjusting assembly used for adjusting the height and angle of the shoulder support pad is arranged outside the main rotating shaft, supporting legs are arranged outside the adjusting assembly, and a fixing plate is fixedly connected to the outer side of the end, away from the anti-skid pad, of the shoulder support pad. The height of one side of the shoulder support pad and the overall angle and height can be independently adjusted, the height adjusting direction of the shoulder support pad is inconsistent with the supporting direction of the guitar body by using the adjusting column, the groove and the spring plate, and the force applied by the hand during playing is prevented from being directly transmitted to the adjusting assembly.

The utility model discloses a Beijing opera fiddle protecting bridge, which belongs to the technical field of Beijing opera fiddles, and is characterized in that a body is placed on the Beijing opera fiddle and comprises a bearing part, plain end parts are arranged on two sides of the bearing part, an arch part is arranged on the body below the bearing part, and the arch part is provided with an opening. A plane part is arranged on the body and located below the plain end part, and the plane part is connected with the two ends of the arch-shaped part. According to the scheme, the strings can be elevated when the Beijing opera fiddle is not used, the pressure of the strings on the skin is avoided, the inherent bridge of the Beijing opera fiddle does not need to be frequently moved, and the service life of the Beijing opera fiddle is prolonged.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of violins, and in particular, to a practice device for violin fingering. Aiming at the problems of being unable to accurately determine the accuracy of practices and deepen fingering memory by reviewing the fingering for a violin, in the present disclosure, when fingertips press finger pressing grooves of pressing cylinders, light strips of the pressing cylinders illuminate, and as the pressing strength increases, colors of the light strips deepen and light becomes bright; and a camera records bending angles of fingers, and a recording box records the sound of pressing and knocking strength of the fingers, to help a practicer observe the force-generating state of fingers later, and perform targeted practices.

The invention discloses a violin tuner. The violin tuner comprises a clamping mechanism, a detection mechanism and a holding mechanism, the clamping mechanism comprises a columnar supporting piece, two clamping blocks are symmetrically installed on the top of the supporting piece in a sliding mode, an adjusting pipe is installed on the supporting piece in a threaded mode, and the two clamping blocks are driven to get close to each other through the adjusting pipe. The detection mechanism comprises a connecting shaft installed at one end of the supporting piece, a rotating shaft is installed between the connecting shaft and the supporting piece, and a torsional spring is installed on the rotating shaft in a sleeved mode. The violin tuner provided by the invention is provided with the clamping mechanism, the detection mechanism and the holding mechanism, the tuning peg is clamped and fixed by using the clamping mechanism and is prevented from falling off, the torsion is detected through the detection mechanism, the possibility that the string is broken can be effectively reduced, and the tuner integrally adopts a long shaft type structure, so that the tuner is convenient to use. The tuner can be prevented from interfering with other tuning pegs during use, and the tuner is more convenient to use.

The invention relates to a bowed string instrument which comprises a hollow first box body, a vibrating string bearing rod arranged on the first box body and a vibrating string, a first opening is formed in the first end of the first box body, and the first opening is closed by a diaphragm. The bowed instrument includes a hollow second case disposed on a first case, the second case including a panel, a back plate, and a side frame connecting the panel and the back plate, the side frame extending along edges of the panel and the back plate and enclosing an internal volume of the second case together with the panel and the back plate. The bowed string instrument is large in volume, beautiful in timbre, sensitive in response and easy to master. Volume is sufficient in a high-pitch area, finger feeling of string pressing is sensitive, and response is rapid and direct. And the sound quality in a bass area is strong, thick and wide. And the timbre in the alto region is round and soft, has the special charm of antique and ancient fragrance, and also has an immersive sweet feeling.

The utility model relates to the technical field of national musical instruments, in particular to a double-resonator board elastic national musical instrument, which comprises strings and a double-resonator board vibration generating device, and the double-resonator board vibration generating device comprises a ladle-shaped sounding device and an instrument tube sounding device which are integrally and fixedly connected up and down. The front side of the ladle-shaped sounding device and the front side of the sound tube sounding device are respectively provided with a sound hole and a sound board, the strings vertically penetrate through the sound holes and the front side of the sound board, plucking and string pulling are achieved at the same time, flexible switching of double ranges can be achieved without changing the musical instrument, and stage performance personnel can easily and flexibly perform multi-range playing.

The invention relates to a headless acoustic violin (100) that does not have a scroll and wooden tuning peg system in the head section, featuring a body (102) form including a chinrest (105) and shoulder rest (106) to prevent vibration damping, and sound holes (109) that enhance sound quality. Although the headless acoustic violin (100) operates according to the same acoustic physical principles as a standard violin, it differs from the traditional violin form by lacking the "C" bouts. Said headless acoustic violin (100) is designed with a more minimalist form considering new composite manufacturing technologies.

Apparatus and methods for support of a violin or viola instrument while the instrument is being played are disclosed. A rod has a changeable shape and is configured for resting on a player's shoulder. The rod is sufficiently malleable that its shape is changeable by hand for adjustment and the rod is sufficiently rigid that it maintains it shape during playing of the instrument. An attachment mechanism is configured to attach the rod to a violin or viola. A counterweight is attached to the rod at a distance from the attachment mechanism, wherein adjustment of the rod and adjustment of counterweight are capable of achieving a center of gravity of the instrument and apparatus being in or around an area where apparatus rests on the player's shoulder.

In a machine (1) for producing a music string (2), having two rotatable clamping means (4, 5) and a common clamping means axis of rotation (6), which are designed to clamp a string core (7) of the music string (2), wherein the machine (1) has a machine bed (8) having at least one straight guide path (9), which guide path (9) is arranged parallel to the clamping means axis of rotation (6), wherein a carriage (10) is arranged on the guide path (9) in a longitudinally displaceable manner, wherein a run-off device (11) with a run-off point (12) for the predeterminable delivery of at least one first winding element (13) during a winding operation is arranged on the carriage (10), it is proposed that, for the predeterminable pulling of the string core (7) out of the clamping means axis of rotation (6) by the first winding element (13) during the winding operation, a first supporting part (14) is arranged in relation to the run-off device (11) in a first position (15), and that a first string contact point (16) of the first supporting part (14) is at a first distance (17) from the run-off point (12).

The invention provides a violin body with a multi-directional sound release surrounding sound field and a violin in the technical field of violin. The violin body comprises a back plate; the lower edge of the closed-loop side plate is vertically arranged on the inner surface of the back plate, surrounds the back plate and is provided with at least one lateral release hole; the panel is matched with the back plate in shape, and the inner surface of the panel is arranged on the upper edge of the closed-loop side plate; the front surface of the panel is symmetrically provided with two f holes and at least one forward release hole; the bass beam is arranged on the inner surface of the panel, located between the two f holes and close to the bass side; the sound post is vertically arranged between the back plate and the panel and is positioned on the high pitch side between the two f holes; and the at least two phase inversion assemblies are respectively arranged in the lateral release hole or the forward release hole. The device has the advantages that resonance optimization, sound field broadening, bass enhancement, volume increase, penetrating power improvement and tone quality improvement are achieved, the device can also be used for reducing the size of a violin body, the size of an adult cello and the size of a double-size violin are reduced, and the device is convenient to carry.

A double-bar violin family without sound post, including a resonance box, with a front plate, back plate and sidewalls, wherein: two upper bars are parallel on the front plate inner wall; two lower bars are parallel on the back plate inner wall; an upper cross groove sits on the front plate inner wall, and forms an upper cross sound tunnel on the front plate inner wall; a lower cross groove sits on the back plate inner wall, and the lower cross groove forms a lower cross sound tunnel on the back plate inner wall. This breaks the shackles of the traditional bass bar and sound post design in resonance box, eliminates sound post in resonance box, and proposes a new improved design, wherein treble register is not bright, and bass register is not sonorous and mellow enough, so the resonance box produces treble, alto, and bass registers with good timbre.

The five-string musical instrument (1) includes at least one ultra-high string (2e) that comprises at least one material wherein: A=σmaxρ≥350MPag / cm3 with σmax being a maximum tensile stress of said material and with ρ being a density of said material. An ultra-high open string pitch is obtained. The instrument may be a full-size five-string violin with a string vibrating length of approximately 325 mm, capable of providing an open string note of SI / B-5 and a frequency of about 990 Hz with a ratio A of the ultra-high string being at least 414 MPa / (g / cm3).

A stringed musical instrument is disclosed comprising a first tube including a body portion having a bottom end and a top end, and a neck portion with a first end extending longitudinally from the bottom end of the body portion, and a second end. A first string support is connected to the second end of the neck portion, and includes a peg box supporting a plurality of tuning pins. A plurality of musical instrument strings extend from the body portion to the tuning pins. The instrument also includes a bridge with a body-contacting portion configured to engage with the body portion, and a string-contacting portion configured to engage with the plurality of strings, and a second tube extending outwardly from the top end of the body portion, forming a chin rest. Corresponding systems and methods also are disclosed.

The utility model discloses a composite material cello backboard, comprising a body, a panel, a reinforcing member and a composite member. The utility model has the beneficial effects that the movable block is driven by the connecting rod to move towards the direction of the positioning groove, so that the locking block is gradually opened by the cambered surface on the outer side of the separating block, the locking block is separated from the inner side of the positioning groove, the connecting block loses the limit, the body is pulled out backwards, and the disassembly can be completed; it can be guaranteed that the back plate is not damaged during disassembly; the structural strength of the backboard is enhanced by arranging the reinforcing ribs, deflection deformation of the backboard can be reduced, structural fatigue or cracking caused by too large vibration amplitude can be avoided, when the cello backboard bears longitudinal tension of strings, the reinforcing fibers can prevent the backboard from tensile deformation, the damping layer can reduce the vibration amplitude of the cello during playing, and the service life of the cello is prolonged. Howling or noise is avoided, the structural strength of the back plate is effectively enhanced, and it is guaranteed that the back plate cannot deform in long-term use.

The invention provides a three-dimensional modeling four-string partitioned violin bridge in the technical field of violin, and the violin bridge comprises a bridge body which is provided with a ridge and a supporting part, and the supporting part is arranged at the bottom end of the ridge; four string grooves are formed in the upper edge of the top end of the back, and three partition grooves are downwards formed in the positions, located in the middles of the string grooves, of the back; a vertical through groove is formed in the position, below each partition groove, of the back, so that the back is partitioned into four sound posts; the cross section of the sound post is a prismatic arc-shaped cross section; the supporting part comprises two stacking legs which are symmetrically arranged on the left side and the right side of the bottom end of the back; the cross section of each stacking leg is a prismatic arc-shaped cross section; and the two stacking feet are respectively arranged at the bottom ends of the stacking legs. The bridge has the advantages that the structural strength and the audio vibration transmission quality of the bridge are greatly improved, and then the volume, intonation, tone quality, sensitivity, penetrating power and four-string balance of a violin are greatly improved.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of violin processing, and particularly relates to an auxiliary positioning device for violin processing, which comprises a processing table, a violin case is movably placed on the top of the processing table, front and back positioning mechanisms are arranged on the front and back sides of the top of the processing table, and two sliding chutes are formed in the top of the processing table. Two left-right positioning mechanisms are arranged in the sliding groove, each left-right positioning mechanism comprises a sliding block arranged in the sliding groove in a sliding and sleeved mode, and a position adjusting assembly is arranged between each sliding block and the sliding groove. The device is reasonable in structural design, through the arrangement of the front-back positioning mechanism and the left-right positioning mechanism, a violin box can be comprehensively positioned, clamped and fixed, the later machining quality of the violin box is improved, the front-back position of the sliding block can be adjusted according to the difference of the front-back positioning positions of the violin boxes of different specifications, and the working efficiency is improved. Left-right positioning and fixing are more stable, the positioning effect is better, and reliability is high.

An acoustic violin or viola that employs additive manufacturing technology, e.g., selective laser sintering and / or multi-jet fusion processes, to wholly build the body of an acoustic violin (or viola) of a polymer that can match the feel and sounds of wooden violins and violas. The exemplary instrument matches the feel and sound of wooden violins and violas and includes (i) an additively manufactured polymer body as a sound box for amplifying sounds produced by strings, the body having a top and a bottom connected by ribs and having a thickness profile to amplify a pre-defined acoustic profile; and (ii) an additively manufactured polymer neck fixably coupled to the body, the neck having a reinforcing rod that, in combination with the neck, provides a stiffness-to-weight ratio to generate a pre-defined acoustic profile.

The invention discloses a structure for improving the sound effect of an Erhu by decomposing the combination of a main bridge and an adjustable auxiliary bridge, and relates to the technical field of Erhu manufacturing, the structure comprises an Erhu main body, the surface of the Erhu main body is provided with a main bridge structure, and the surface of the Erhu main body is provided with an auxiliary bridge structure at one side of the main bridge structure; according to the structure for improving the sound effect of the Erhu by decomposing the combination of the main bridge and the adjustable auxiliary bridge, through the arrangement of the inner bridge, the outer bridge, the blocking rubber mat, the connecting pipe and the groove, a traditional integrated bridge is decomposed into two independent bridge bodies, physical isolation of vibration of an inner string and an outer string is achieved, and mutual interference paths during double-string resonance are effectively cut off; the blocking rubber mat further absorbs and blocks residual vibration transmitted between the two codes by utilizing the elasticity and damping characteristics of a latex material, so that noise generated by resonance discordance is remarkably reduced; the connecting pipe not only strengthens the structural connection of the inner string bridge and the outer string bridge, but also assists vibration energy to be reasonably distributed between the inner string bridge and the outer string bridge; therefore, the effects of improving the sound quality and purity of the erhu, enhancing the sound definition and penetrating power and effectively inhibiting the generation of noise are achieved on the whole.