Trumpet pitch-changing device

Abstract

A device for changing the pitch of a trumpet includes a trumpet tube and first to third pistons arranged side by side with different movable channels. The third piston is connected to a mouthpiece guide. First to third adjustment tubes are respectively telescopically inserted on the first to third pistons. The trumpet tube is bent from front to back and connected to a bendable tube. A pitch tube joint extends backward on the first piston. Pitch tubes of different pitches are wound around the first piston according to the length required for different pitches. The two ends of each pitch tube extend forward and can be connected between the bendable tube and the pitch tube joint, respectively. This allows the trumpet to produce different pitches with the same fingering after changing the pitch tubes of different pitches.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a tone tube that can be movably connected between the trumpet's horn tube and the first piston. Each tone tube is bent to a different length according to the different tones, so that the same trumpet can produce the desired tone by simply changing the tone tubes of different tones using the same fingering. Prior Technology

[0002] The trumpet, also known as a small horn, is a thin, cylindrical metal tube that widens into a bell shape about a quarter of its length from the end. It has three pistons, which are pressed by the right index, middle, and ring fingers, while the left hand assists in supporting the instrument. Its tone is powerful and resonant, comparable to the soprano of the brass instruments. The most common key is Bb, and it is an important instrument in symphony orchestras and military bands. Due to its versatile timbre, the trumpet has gained popularity in modern pop and jazz music.

[0003] However, everyone who learns the trumpet has different innate conditions. For example, people with thicker lips have a lower innate advantage than those with thinner lips, but this does not mean that they will achieve less. The important thing is practice. In addition, there are two key points to playing brass instruments: breath and embouchure. The method and technique of using breath, as well as the ability to use diaphragmatic breathing and know how to exert force are the most important. The embouchure will change the airflow and affect the pitch, and the control of breath will also affect your breath efficiency and playing ability. Diaphragmatic breathing requires the use of the abdomen, which is also a necessary condition for playing high notes. Therefore, the most important thing in playing brass instruments is to practice the stability of long notes and the control of breath. It can be seen that learning the trumpet is not easy, especially playing one higher note is doubly difficult.

[0004] The structure of the trumpet is shown in Figures 1 and 2. It mainly includes a horn tube 1 with a horn mouth. The rear end of the horn tube 1 is bent forward and connected to a first piston 21. A second piston 22 and a third piston 23 are arranged side by side with the first piston 21 and can be connected by different moving channels. Each piston is equipped with a button.

[0005] Additionally, each piston is equipped with a first regulating tube 31, a second regulating tube 32, and a third regulating tube 33, respectively. Then, a mouthpiece guide tube 4 that extends forward and then bends backward is connected to the third piston 23. The end of the mouthpiece guide tube 4 is connected to a mouthpiece connector 41 for connecting with the mouthpiece. Therefore, by pressing different combinations of buttons on each piston, the total length of the entire airflow passage will be changed, thereby enabling the production of different pitches.

[0006] Currently, most popular music songs are in Bb, G, or F major. Therefore, if you use a trumpet originally played in Bb major to play a song in G or F major, you can achieve the goal of lowering the key by changing the fingering of the pistons. However, you often need to memorize the fingerings of various keys to play G or F major on a Bb trumpet. This requires a long period of training to memorize the individual fingerings of various keys, so it is a very difficult task. Furthermore, due to the inherent limitation of the tube length of the Bb trumpet, just as a soprano cannot sing the low notes that a contralto can sing, changing the fingering of different keys can produce G or F major notes, but it will create the predicament that some low notes in G or F cannot be played. Moreover, the difficulty of learning to change the fingering of different keys is more difficult than the aforementioned breath control training, which leads learners to hesitate or even give up on the trumpet. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The purpose is to improve the difficulty of learning to play different pitches on the same trumpet, or to reduce the learning difficulty by incurring higher equipment costs. This invention provides a trumpet that includes a trumpet tube and three pistons arranged side by side. A mouthpiece guide is connected to the third piston. Each of the first and third pistons has a telescopically adjustable first and third adjustment tube. The end of the trumpet tube is connected to a backward-bent tube. A pitch tube connector extends backward from the first piston. Pitch tubes of different lengths are bent according to the desired pitch. The two ends of the pitch tubes of different pitches can be connected between the bent tube and the pitch tube connector, respectively, so that the trumpet can easily play different pitches with the same fingering.

[0008] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is as follows: it includes a first piston, a second piston, and a third piston arranged side by side with different active channels. A first adjustment tube, a second adjustment tube, and a third adjustment tube are respectively connected to each piston. A mouthpiece guide tube is bent forward and then backward on the third piston. A horn tube is provided with its end bent forward and then connected to a bent tube that bends backward. A tone tube connector is provided on the side of the first piston facing backward. The tone tubes are bent according to the length of different tones required, so that both ends of the tone tubes of different tones can be movably connected between the bent tube and the tone tube connector.

[0009] In the above scheme, the first piston, the second piston, and the third piston are respectively provided with a first piston regulating pipe connector, a second piston regulating pipe connector, and a third piston regulating pipe connector, for connecting the corresponding first regulating pipe, second regulating pipe, and third regulating pipe to extend and retract.

[0010] In the above scheme, the first piston regulating tube connector, the third piston regulating tube connector, and the second regulating tube are provided with tone marks of different tones.

[0011] Therefore, by replacing the trumpet tube and the first piston with different tone tubes as described above, different tones can be played on the same trumpet using the same fingering, thus reducing the difficulty of learning to change fingerings on the trumpet. Simple Explanation of the Diagram

[0012] The first image is a 3D diagram of the familiar trumpet. The second figure is a three-dimensional diagram of the trumpet from another direction. Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the smaller version of the present invention. Figure 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the smaller version of the present invention from another direction. Figure 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the small trumpet of the present invention with the Bb tuning pipe installed. Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the trumpet of the present invention with a G-tone tuning pipe installed. Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the small trumpet of the present invention with an F-tone tuning pipe installed. Implementation

[0013] Please refer to Figures 3 and 4. The structure of the trumpet of the present invention includes a horn tube 1 with a horn at its front end. The rear end of the horn tube 1 is bent forward and then connected to a bent pipe 10 that bends backward. A first piston 21, a second piston 22 and a third piston 23 are arranged side by side and connected by different moving channels. A tone pipe connection 210 extends backward on the first piston 21. A mouthpiece guide 4 that bends forward and then backward is connected to the third piston 23. A mouthpiece guide 41 for connecting a mouthpiece is connected to the end of the mouthpiece guide 4.

[0014] On the aforementioned first piston 21, second piston 22, and third piston 23, a first piston adjusting tube connector 211, a second piston adjusting tube connector 221, and a third piston adjusting tube connector 231 are respectively extended. A first adjusting tube 31, a second adjusting tube 32, and a third adjusting tube 33 are respectively telescopically connected to each of these connectors. Different tone marks G and F are provided on the first piston adjusting tube connector 211, the third piston adjusting tube connector 231, and the second adjusting tube 32. For example, tone mark G on the third piston adjusting tube connector 231 indicates that the third adjusting tube 33 is adjusted to produce a G tone sound, and tone mark F indicates that the third adjusting tube 33 is adjusted to produce an F tone sound. The other piston adjusting tube connectors 211 and the second adjusting tube 32 are also similarly marked with different tone marks G and F.

[0015] A tone tube 51 can be simultaneously connected between the bend tube 10 attached to the front-facing horn tube 1 and the tone tube connection 210 extending from the first piston 21. For example, the tone tube 51 shown in the figure is a Bb tone tube 51. Each end of the tone tube 51 has an end connection E extending forward, so that the two end connections E can be connected to the bend tube 10 and the tone tube connection 210 respectively. Similarly, as shown in the figure, a tone tube 52 of G tone or a tone tube 53 of F tone is continuously bent according to the tube length required for different tones. The two ends of the tone tube 52 and the tone tube 53 also have end connections E extending forward, and the two end connections E can be connected to the bend tube 10 and the tone tube connection 210 respectively.

[0016] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 5, when the tone tube 51 is connected between the elbow tube 10 and the tone tube connection 210, the trumpet becomes a Bb key trumpet; or as shown in Figure 6, when the tone tube 52 is replaced and connected between the elbow tube 10 and the tone tube connection 210, and the first to third adjustment tubes 31, 32, 33 are stretched outward to the tone mark G, the trumpet becomes a G key trumpet; or as shown in Figure 7, when the tone tube 53 is again replaced and connected between the elbow tube 10 and the tone tube connection 210, and the first to third adjustment tubes 31, 32, 33 are stretched outward to the tone mark F, the trumpet becomes an F key trumpet.

[0017] Therefore, without changing the length of the trumpet tube 1 and the mouthpiece tube 4, by simply replacing the tone tubes 51, 52, and 53 with different tones and connecting them between the bend tube 10 and the tone tube joint 210, the tone of the same trumpet can be easily changed, and the same fingering can be used to play it, thereby reducing the difficulty of remembering different fingerings for different tones.

[0018] 1: Horn tube 10: Bend pipe 21: First Piston 210: Tone pipe joint 211: First piston adjusting tube connector 22: Second Piston 221: Second piston adjusting tube connector 23: Third Piston 231: Third piston adjusting tube connector 31: First regulating pipe 32: Second regulating pipe 33: Third regulating pipe 4: Mouthpiece tube 41: Mouthpiece Connector 51, 52, 53: Tone tube E: Termination section G, F: Tone marks

Claims

1. A device for changing the pitch of a trumpet, comprising a forward-bent end of a trumpet tube, a first piston, a second piston, and a third piston arranged side-by-side with different movable channels, each piston having a corresponding first adjusting tube, a second adjusting tube, and a third adjusting tube connected to it, and a mouthpiece guide tube bent forward, backward, and then backward on the third piston, wherein: The horn tube has a forward-bent end connected to a backward-bent connector; the first piston has a tone tube connector extending backward from its side; a tone tube is provided with a length required for different tones, and the two ends of the tone tube are movably connected between the bend connector and the tone tube connector; the first piston, second piston, and third piston have corresponding first piston adjustment connectors, second piston adjustment connectors, and third piston adjustment connectors, respectively, for retractable connection of the first adjustment tube, second adjustment tube, and third adjustment tube; furthermore, the first piston adjustment connector, third piston adjustment connector, and second adjustment tube are provided with different tone marks.

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