摘要:
a stopper, a driver unit, key and pedal sensors, a sound processing unit and a sound system are installed in an acoustic piano so as to remodel the acoustic piano into a keyboard musical instrument performable with either acoustic or electronic sounds.
摘要:
A securing structure for a stand of keyed instrument having a pair of side plates supporting a main body of the keyed instrument and a back plate spanned between the side plates and reinforcing them, the side plate and the back plate are interconnected by a screw through a securing plate with one end face of the back plate being abutted against a side face of the back plate being abutted against a side face of the side plate, the side plate has, at the side face thereof, a through aperture through which the screw can pass, the back plate has, at the end face thereof, an insert aperture corresponding to the through aperture, and at the side face thereof, a communicated aperture communicating with the insert aperture in a substantially octagonal direction relative to the insert aperture, the securing plate has a securing portion loosely inserted into the communicated aperture and having a threaded hole aligned with the insert aperture when the securing portion is inserted into the communicated aperture, and an abutment portion formed integrally with the securing portion and adapted to abut against the side face of the back plate for limiting the insert depth of the securing portion into the communicated aperture.
摘要:
An augmented bass hammer striking distance is provided in both upright and grand pianos. At least those strings in the bass section having an optimum striking distance (d) to speaking length (L) ratio (d/L) of a value greater than 1/7 have their hammers located at a striking distance (d) along their lengths as determined by their optimum d/L value. The hammers of all of the bass section strings can be so located. Alternatively, the hammers of those bass section strings having an optimum value of d/L of 1/7 or less can be conventionally located at the same striking distance (d) determined from a preselected d/L value falling within the range of 1/7 to 1/9, or can be incrementally varied. When the lowest few strings of the bass section appear to have subjectively less apparent fullness of tone, the striking distance of the lowest few strings can be shortened string-by-string toward the low end of the bass section by amounts which will modify their subjective d/L - dependent pitch in 100-cent increments. When it is desired to have a rapid and smooth transition from a first group of strings in the bass region having d/L values greater than 1/7 to a second group of strings in the bass section having d/L values of 1/7 or less, the highest few strings of the first group can have their striking distances (d) shortened string-by-string toward the high end of the bass section by amounts which will modify their subjective d/L - dependent pitch in 100-cent increments.
摘要:
A plastic damper for attachment to a vibrating piano wire, the damper consisting of a single piece part having an end slot for turning by a screwdriver, and communicating peripheral slits for receiving the piano wire. One end of each peripheral slit has a slightly greater width than the rest of the slit, so that the piano wire can be inserted through this end of the slit, and locked against the damper by rotating it with a screwdriver, so that the relatively narrow major part of the slit "twist-locks" against the wire; the slight resiliency of the plastic facilitating the "twist-lock" action.
摘要:
A keyboard musical instrument is provided which comprises a main body which has a playing position and an upright position and first and second legs which are positioned on the front and rear of the main body for supporting the main body in the playing position. A hinge device connects the main body and the first legs such that the main body is pivoted about the hinge means for moving the main body between the playing position and the upright position.
摘要:
Pedal actuator and connection assemblies for electronic vorsetzer player piano units incorporating universal connection members between the electronic assemblies and foot pedals for converting a conventional piano to an electronic player piano are disclosed. The connection assemblies include a foot member, one for each foot pedal, which are adapted to transmit actuating forces transmitted from the player piano unit downwardly and on the rear portion of the pedal member pivoting the foot member in the second ball joint to cause an upward force on a lower pedal-engaging surface to thereby engage the lower side of the pedal therewith and thereby permit upward and downward movement of the foot without it slipping off the pedal. At the same time, since there is no positive securement of the connection assembly to the foot pedal, the vorsetzer may be easily and quickly positioned on the piano for converting a standard piano to an electronic player piano.
摘要:
A piano bass string includes a load carrying wire and at least one wire encircling the load carrying wire with the encircling wire made up of a tubular casing of a drawable material and a core which is heavier than the drawable material.
摘要:
A piano mechanism for correlating the movement of the damper with the movement of the hammer consists of a hammer lifter connected between the hammer arm and the damper arm at a location on the side of its axis opposite to that of the damper itself.
摘要:
A simple, lightweight, and inexpensive damping device for damping out the undesireable ringing modes of shock-excited metal structures having connecting braces, such as the string plates of pianos and other stringed instruments, the damping device having opposing fittings containing damping masses in the form of lead bars positioned to contact the opposing bracing members, the metallic bars being cushioned in the fittings by a pliable material, such as dead rubber, the fittings being interconnected either by a metallic plate or by an axially adjustable connecting rod.