Keyboard wind instrument
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YAMAHA CORP
- Publication Date
- 2010-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The present invention relates to a keyboard wind instrument having a bend mechanism for continuously changing the pitch of a sound. Background technique
[0002] Keyboard wind instruments are basically determined by the natural frequency of each reed (reed), so the tone of the sound cannot be continuously changed, and it is an instrument that cannot obtain performance effects such as portamento. Recently, there has been proposed a keyboard wind instrument in which the tone of a sound can be continuously changed by adding a portamento mechanism. One example thereof is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-16163 (see paragraphs
[0008] to
[0018] and FIG. 2 ). In addition, with regard to such a keyboard wind instrument having a portamento mechanism, by searching various databases, etc., other than the above-mentioned publications, no prior art documents closely related to the invention of the present application can be found, so the abo...