DE102011108422B4 - Multi-tongue pick - Google Patents

Abstract

Multi-tongued pick for generating a string-hitting click sound when striking the strings of instruments, characterized in that the pick (1) consists of a handle part (2) and a tongue part (3) and the handle part has a connecting part (27) the tongue part is connected in one piece - the tongue part consists of several tongues - the tongues each have a striking area (37) and a striking edge (38) at the end opposite the handle part - the tongues are not arranged parallel - the striking areas and edges are towards the center Approach to a distance that is smaller than the distance between two instrument strings - a wedge-shaped space is formed between the tongues with the wedge tip pointing towards the striking edge and - the tongue lengths between the handle and the striking edge are different.

Description

The invention relates to a multi-pronged pick for generating a strumming click sound when playing the electric guitar solo in a country, western or heavy metal music style - comparable to the striking click of a Hammond organ.

The plectrum is a tool for striking 'and is a plate with which plucked instruments - such as e.g. Steel string guitar, electric bass, mandolin, sitar or shamisen / samisen - can be struck or plucked. In professional circles, the tile is also known as Spielblättchen, Plattl, Zupflümmel, Plek or Pick. Plectrum-plucked strings usually produce a harder sound than those that are struck by hand, as the fingertip surface is softer than the material of the pick.

The pick is about the size of a coin and is usually held perpendicular to the string plane with the thumb and index finger, sometimes with the thumb, index finger and middle finger. Flat picks are usually made from plastics of different hardness, but wood, copper, steel, brass, felt, bone, horn, rubber, leather or stone - including semi-precious stones - are also used. In the past, materials such as ebonite, horn, galalith were also used as artificial horns and tortoiseshell.

Horn is obtained from the paired bone outgrowth of the cattle, goat or sheep or elk, while tortoise shell comes from the upper layers of the shell of the green turtle or hawksbill turtle. Tortoise shell was clearly the more popular material because it offers optimal flexibility and roughness for play. First 35 Years after the invention of nylon - also known as polyamide 6.6 - its material properties, which were closest to those of tortoiseshell, were recognized - except for faster wear and tear, but also a lower price. The pick material most commonly used today is celluloid, and picks made of polycarbonate (PC) and polyoxymethylene (POM) such as the trade names Delrin, Hostaform, Tortex are also common - in addition to nylon.

The strength of the material is also important, because picks that are too thin produce a thin tone, while picks that are too thick are firmer, louder and duller and have more background noise. The materials have the greatest influence on the sound, as well as the design of the tip. Picks come in different shapes and sizes; the thicknesses range from 0.38 mm ... 7 mm, some are slightly rounder and thicker, while others are pointed and thin. Thin picks offer less resistance to the strings and can be struck faster. Thicker and smaller picks with low string resistance and low immersion depth still support volume and dynamics. With stronger strings, larger and stronger picks are usually used; the pick tips are designed depending on the use. Pick strength and position are interdependent; with increasing thickness, the posture / angular position becomes more important depending on the use.

In addition to the teardrop and triangular shape, other versions are available on the market, such as small and large symmetrical triangles or pentagons with a square holding surface and a triangular tip. Other pointed triangular picks have a different strength at each corner, such as soft shape for the beat guitar and hard shape for solo playing. Picks are known for three different uses, a blunt tip so that the strings do not dip too deeply, a rear tip for brilliance and hold, and another tip for the tremolo effect.

• - Die erforderliche Härte des Plektrums richtet sich nach der Härte der Saiten; je härter die Saite, desto fester sollte auch das Plektrum gewählt werden
• - Die Form der flachen Plektren ist tropfenförmig oder dreieckig mit abgerundeten Ecken; Rhythmusgitarristen setzen gerne stumpfere und größere Plektren ein, Leadgitarristen verwenden besser die Saiten treffende, spitze Plektren
• - Die Materialzusammensetzung übt einen großen Klangeinfluß aus; harte Materialien erzeugen einen härteren Ton als weichere
• - Das Design des Plättchens in Form und Funktion muß ergonomischen Ansprüchen genügen; eine gute Handhabung durch den Benutzer ist zwingend.

The selection of the 'right' pick depends on the instrument to be played. In addition to the shape and size of the pick, its thickness, material properties and design are also important.

• - The required hardness of the pick depends on the hardness of the strings; the harder the string, the stronger the pick should be
• - The shape of the flat picks is teardrop-shaped or triangular with rounded corners; Rhythm guitarists like to use duller and larger picks, lead guitarists prefer to use pointed picks that hit the strings
• - The material composition has a great influence on the sound; hard materials produce a harder tone than softer ones
• - The design of the plate in form and function must meet ergonomic requirements; good handling by the user is essential.

In the following, the state of the art of picks is appreciated; According to the prior art, depending on the application, a large number of types of picks - including multi-tongued ones - are in use.

A large number of registrations have dealt with the subject of the manageability of picks; here are some examples. The American filing US 2010/263 515 A1 provides for a triangular or teardrop-shaped single-point pick at the end opposite the striking tip with a ribbed grip strip molded onto the pick.

The American patent specification U.S. 5,341,715 A proposes a diagonally running planar stepped shoulder for a teardrop-shaped single-point pick on the top and bottom, which is intended to improve manageability.

The international application also sees such a paragraph WO 2003/054 851 A1 / European Patent Application EP 1 466 315 B1 for a teardrop or triangular single-fingered pick.

Such a design is also according to the American publication US 2007/079 685 A1 suggested for a single pick.

The American filing U.S. 4,228,719 A Provides the triangular and teardrop-shaped single-point pick at two corners with two different sized holes, so that the flexibility or the stiffness of the corners of the pick is different for the game and the flexibility of the material increases and the stiffness decreases as the hole increases.

The American filing U.S. 3,319,505 A - like the American patent U.S. 2,484,820 A before - suggests a series of circular or horseshoe-shaped single-pointed picks with one or two differently shaped stop tips, whereby the cross-section of the body tapers towards the tip and in the grip area of the plectrum there are geometrically differently shaped bores or cutouts for better handling.

The American design patents US D603 891 p and US D603 449 pp provide three-dimensional ergonomically shaped, single-finger picks.

The German utility model DE 20 2010 012 068 U1 provides a recess with an insert for a single drop-shaped or triangular pick with rounded corners in the grip area, which has a sufficient roughness or grip compared to the otherwise smooth surface. The plectrum insert can preferably be formed from rubber, rubber, silicone or a paper with a rough surface. There can also be different inserts on both sides with ergonomic indentations incorporated if necessary.

In another European patent application EP 2 200 015 A1 / Utility model specification DIE 20 2010 010 878 U1, it is proposed that the single, teardrop-shaped or triangular plectrum with rounded corners be detachably attached to a flexible plectrum sleeve made of natural rubber, whereby two corners of the pick are always occupied by the sleeve and the natural rubber has a Shore hardness of 50. .. 60 and a wall thickness of 0.3 mm ... 1 mm - preferably 0.4 mm ... 0.6 mm - should have.

According to the German disclosure DE 10 2006 047 831 A1 and the utility model DIE 20 2006 015 484 U1, a single drop-shaped or triangular-shaped pick with two rounded corners in the grip area and a pointed corner in the strike area on a flat side of the grip is provided with a two-dimensional recess for better handling.
The American publication U.S. 2,170,179 A already presents such a pick with recessed grips on one and both sides.

Also the German patent specification DE 10 2004 027 595 B4 provides one or more openings for a single drop or triangular pick with three rounded corners in the grip area, which are filled with cork inlays corresponding to the thickness of the pick and which are no more than 30% higher or lower than this.

In the following, picks are dealt with, the shape and form of which - especially due to their multiple tongues - aim to significantly influence the acoustics of the strung instrument. Already 1904 became through the publication of the American patent US 768 241 A proposed a multi-tongued pick made of parallel plates, with three flat, teardrop-shaped thin picks being connected in one piece via spacers and reinforcing washers so that the two outer picks are in congruence in the side view and the middle one at an angle of 30 ° ... 40 ° to the The first two are offset, so that the tremolo effect is generated with the two outer stops and the normal sound effect is generated with the middle stop.
Further information on materials and dimensions are not given.

The American patent specification U.S. 2,481,759 A presents a single, teardrop-shaped pick, which has a further reinforced point of impact and thus consists of two stops that have different effects on the acoustics of the instrument.
The second stop is designed as an appendix of the pick.

The American patent U.S. 3,304,826 A presents a multi-plectrum structure in which at least two parallel arranged platelets tapering to a point are connected to one another in one piece by webs in the grip area. A string of each is also provided an end element and any number of middle elements, all of which are connected to one another in one piece and arranged in parallel. The tips can also be arranged around the composite core offset by 90 ° and lined up.
With a large number of elements in a row, the manageability of the pick decreases significantly with the number of elements; In addition, the question of the style of music and the sound experience remains open.

With the American registration U.S. 3,312,137 A a plectrum for playing stringed musical instruments is known in such a way that two teardrop or triangular plates with rounded corners are connected in one piece with one another slightly offset to the tip via a spacer in order to - when a string is struck - a simple, multiple sound or a Create a tremolo effect. In addition to the tip offset - which has to do with the position of the plectrum in relation to the instrument's string when struck - a plectrum striking edge below the tip is notched several times (tremolo effect).
If the relative dimensional accuracy between the figures is given, the parallel spacing of the platelets over the holder seems too large.

The patent specification U.S. 4,248,128 A presents a pick array, made up of 7 triangular, flat, parallel plates with rounded tips, which are spaced from one another at the point of impact in such a way that - from the side view - the respective protrusions increase from top to center and from the center downwards decrease and the tangential has an angle between 30 ° ... 60 °, so that the geometry of a tree structure with an opening angle of 75 ° ... 105 ° results. The flat platelets are 2 mm or 1 mm apart and are guided in a holder and held by screwing or pinning.
No statements are made about the sound effects to be achieved or the handling of the pick, which is at least 10 mm thick.

The American patent U.S. 4,398,444 A / English patent application presents a plectrum with a single grip in the grip area, which opens in the shape of a fork with two tongues in the striking area and with which a string provided with strings can be struck several times with one strike, which leads to an expanded, more complicated sound compared to that of a single strike .
Another embodiment of the two-pronged forked pick is in the publication U.S. 4,651,614 A given.
The embodiment shows a fork spread outwards; no statements are made about geometries and materials. The acoustic effect on and with the instrument is also not deepened.

The American script makes U.S. 4,790,227 A a three-ply laminated one-piece pick is known, the triangular tapered rounded tips of which lie loosely but close to one another and the middle tip of which protrudes slightly beyond the two outer ones. The middle flat plate is also made less strong than the two outer ones. When a string is struck on the corner of an outer element of the pick, all three ends of the plate bend, the string jumps over to the longer end of the middle plate, bends the two remaining ends of the plate, and the one struck first returns to its original position. In contrast to the single-point pick, with this model, when a string is struck, there are always several - at least two - impacts, which results in an increase in the harmonics and thus a greater sonority.
Due to the tight, flat closure of the platelets, there is no oscillation of the same after the string impact; The pick is equally suitable for up and down.

The German utility model DE 89 12 439 U1 presents a plectrum for 6-string guitars, consisting of two teardrop or triangular-shaped plates arranged parallel to the plane, which are offset in one piece in the area of the striking tip, with the aim of amplifying the overtone frequencies and achieving the effect of a 12-string guitar .
The basic structure and design of such a pick has already been mentioned above - registration U.S. 3,312,137 A - suggested.

The utility model DE 92 07 775 U1 also provides a multi-tongue pick for the reverberation, echo or tremolo effect. A number of juxtaposed stop and / or scribing elements are provided, the distance between the individual teardrop-shaped or triangular plates roughly corresponding to the distance between two adjacent strings of the instrument. This ensures that the front plate of the plectrum moves to the next string after plucking a string and deflects it, while the next plate of the pick touches the string that has just been plucked. As the pick slides on, the first and second strings are plucked simultaneously, creating the effect of a chord. For better grip, the platelets are not arranged in parallel, but rather converge towards the handle-side end.
A plectrum shaped in this way with the non-parallel arrangement of three small plates allows to trigger a double echo next to the keynote.

According to another American application U.S. 5,253,562 A A two-pronged, teardrop-shaped pick is presented in which two flat plate bodies with a through-hole in the grip area are connected in one piece and congruently parallel to one another via a fastening screw and a spacer. In a further embodiment, the spacer is replaced by a resetting toroid filled with a fluid, the spacing and the tension of the two plate bodies forming the pick being adjustable by means of a lever.
In a further embodiment, a teardrop-shaped plate body is replaced by a 3-prong fork, the flat prongs having different material thicknesses.
It remains to be checked whether the fluid-filled compressed toroid - esp. Torus - a constant distance is guaranteed all around. Which of the three prongs is in line with the (second) teardrop-shaped plate body is not specified. The effects of the game on acoustics and sound reproduction are not covered.

The patent application U.S. 5,594,189 A presents a three-tongued one-piece pick made of teardrop-shaped, flat, parallel plates, with the middle plate protruding about 2 mm at the side and at the tip. The middle plate is cut deep in the grip area; the outer platelets are supported on the middle platelet up to a length of approx. 10 mm. The pick was designed to reduce or even suppress unwanted vibrations and / or resonances; it is suitable for the downstroke and the upstroke. The instrument played in this way delivers a richer and fuller sound than if it were produced by more strings
Multi-tongued parallel arranged flat plates for a pick are known; Perhaps a special feature is the specification of the preferred dimensions of the pick to achieve the desired properties.

A number of applications are presented below - American design patents US D577 379 pp , US D561 237 pp , American patent application US 2008/110 319 A1 , Belgian patent application BE 1 016 969 A6 as well as the English patent application GB 2,348,536 A - all of which deal with the two-tongued plectrum with flat plates arranged in parallel, which apart from the English version have an offset at the striking tip. With a finger-to-plate division of 1: 3, the two-pronged pick can be hit like a conventional pick by squeezing it together; The depth and width of the cut result in different two-pronged picks. Reference is also made to the sound enrichment as if a 12-string instrument were played. The shorter end of the plate in the Belgian proposal points outwards up to an angle of approximately 45 °.

All the publications presented are only partially or not at all suitable for the specific use as multi-tongued plectrum - in particular not for generating a strumming click sound when playing the electric guitar solo in country, western or heavy metal music style - comparable to the touch -Click of a Hammond organ.

The invention is therefore based on the object of comparing a device according to the preamble of claim 1, a multi-tongue pick - in particular for generating a string attack click noise when playing the electric guitar solo in country, western or heavy metal music style with the click of a stop on a Hammond organ.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1; The subclaims refer to advantageous configurations.

The aim is to build a multi-tongued pick - in particular to generate a string click sound when playing the electric guitar solo in a country, western or heavy metal music style - comparable to the click on a Hammond organ. For this purpose, a few effects devices are traded on the guitar market that electronically generate the desired stop click.

According to the advantageous invention, a multi-tongue pick is proposed - 2-, 3- or multi-tongue version - the front view of which corresponds to the known geometry of the triangle with rounded corners - the triangle can also be slightly oblique to one side or the other - and the tongues relative to the side view are arranged non-parallel and at an angle tapering to a central point or a line and thereby the distance between the tongue ends facing away from the grip of the pick is reduced and a wedge-shaped space is formed between them. The width of the pick is approx. 26 mm and the height approx. 30 mm; the depth of the pick depends, among other things, on the number of tongues. The height of the handle of the pick is about 1/3 to 1/2 the height of the pick - corresponding to 10 mm ... 15 mm, that of the tongues is about 1/2 to 2/3 of the height of the pick - corresponding to 15 mm ... 20 mm . The depth of the handle body is about 5 mm; the strength of the pick tongues as well as the largest distance between the tongues corresponds to about 0.6 mm ... 1.2 mm. The tongue ends facing away from the pick grip together have a tree-like structure, which is particularly clear in the side view; the individual tongue heights differ by approx. 1 mm. In the case of a multi-tongue pick, both an edge tongue and a central tongue can have the greatest height; the expression is related to the direction of play of the game.

The advantageous multi-tongue pick according to the invention produces the above-desired stop click without the need for a special position of the pick or a special way of playing. The pick is played like a standard single pick; It is to be held in the player's preferred striking direction, i.e. mostly held between thumb and forefinger, seen from the surface of the instrument at an angle downwards - the shortest tongue of the multiple plectrum forms the lowest tongue in the downward striking direction as well as the first string - Tongue contact.

• - die Saite wird durch die kurze Zunge mitgenommen
• - die Saite rutscht über die Zunge und schwingt frei
• - die Saite springt gegen die nächste (überstehende) Zunge
• - der Saiten-Aufschlag bewirkt den gewünschten Anschlag-Klick
• - dieser Aufschlag unterbricht schlagartig das freie Schwingen der vollen Saite
• - der Aufschlag erzeugt einen künstlichen Schwingungsknoten - Flageolett
• - die nächste, zweite Plektrum-Zunge nimmt die Saite wieder mit
• - die Saite gleitet wieder über die Zunge und erzeugt den gewünschten, freischwingenden, stehenden, oberwellenhaltigen Ton.

When striking the strings of the instrument in the downward striking direction with a two-tongue pick, the following sequences result

• - the string is taken along by the short tongue
• - The string slips over the tongue and swings freely
• - the string jumps against the next (protruding) tongue
• - The string impact causes the desired stop click
• - this upstroke suddenly interrupts the free swinging of the full string
• - the impact creates an artificial oscillation node - Flageolett
• - the next, second pick tongue takes the string with it again
• - The string slides over the tongue again and produces the desired, free-swinging, standing, harmonic-containing tone.

With a (> 2) multi-tongue pick, the geometric shape of the other tongue tips determines the sequence.

In the case of a tree-like structure of a three-tongue pick with a recessed third tongue, there is no further contact between the string and the pick (third tongue); the string vibrates freely with harmonics. The advantage of this pick is that it can be struck twice - from above and below.

• - die durch die zweite Zunge angeregte Saite springt gegen die nächste (überstehende dritte) Zunge
• - der Saiten-Aufschlag bewirkt den gewünschten Anschlag-Klick
• - dieser Aufschlag unterbricht schlagartig das freie Schwingen der vollen Saite
• - der Aufschlag erzeugt einen künstlichen Schwingungsknoten - Flageolett
• - die nächste, zweite Plektrum-Zunge nimmt die Saite wieder mit
• - die Saite gleitet wieder über die Zunge und erzeugt den gewünschten, freischwingenden, stehenden, oberwellenhaltigen Ton. Durch den Neigungswinkel des Plektrums zur Instrumentenoberfläche läßt sich der Anschlag-Klick oder das Nachschwingen der oberwellenhaltigen Töne variieren
• - ist der Winkel zwischen Plektrum und Instrumentenoberfläche nahezu (eher) rechtwinklig - die Saite ‚springt‘ von der Spitze der einer Zunge auf die nächste (überstehende) Zunge eines Mehrzungen-Plektrums - überwiegt ein kräftiger Anschlag-Klick (neben den Oberwellen)
• - ist der Winkel zwischen Plektrum und Instrumentenoberfläche nahezu (eher) ein halber rechter Winkel - die Saite ‚gleitet‘ von der Spitze der einer Zunge auf die nächste (überstehende) Zunge eines Mehrzungen-Plektrums - überwiegt die Anzahl der Oberwellen (neben dem Anschlag-Klick).

With a tree-like structure of a three-tongue pick with a protruding third tongue, the sequence shown above is repeated as with the two-tongue pick and is added

• - the string excited by the second reed jumps against the next (protruding third) reed
• - The string impact causes the desired stop click
• - this upstroke suddenly interrupts the free swinging of the full string
• - the impact creates an artificial oscillation node - Flageolett
• - the next, second pick tongue takes the string with it again
• - The string slides over the tongue again and produces the desired, free-swinging, standing, harmonic-containing tone. The pitch click or the reverberation of the harmonic-containing tones can be varied by the angle of inclination of the pick to the surface of the instrument
• - the angle between the pick and the surface of the instrument is almost (more) right-angled - the string 'jumps' from the tip of one tongue to the next (protruding) tongue of a multi-reed pick - a strong click (next to the harmonics) predominates
• - the angle between the pick and the surface of the instrument is almost (more) half a right angle - the string 'slides' from the tip of one tongue to the next (protruding) tongue of a multi-tongue pick - the number of harmonics predominates (next to the stop Click).

It should be noted that a few guitar players simulate the opening pick click with the nail of their index finger.

Another advantage of playing an instrument with a pick according to the invention results from the fact that the sound spectrum - after the multi-reed pick with a tree-like arrangement of reeds has been pulled over the string - has more harmonics and the perceived sound appears more voluminous. This can be illustrated as follows. When the first (short) tongue of the multi-tongue pick with tree-like tongue arrangement is struck, the string is taken along and vibrates freely - the string is supplied with vibration energy. When it hits the second (protruding) tongue, this vibration energy is not completely absorbed, since the contact surface of the second (or third protruding) tongue is very small with a few square millimeters. It becomes an artificial one Vibration nodes generated; for the harmonics this represents a division of the struck string length - how so-called flageolet tones are generated - without the string making contact with the instrument housing at the division point. With the flageolet tone - caused by the string division - both string lengths vibrate with harmonics (contrary to the vibration of a string length, when the string makes contact with the instrument at the division point and the length of the vibrating string is shortened).

• - mehr Schwingungsenergie in der Saite verbleibt und weniger Schwingungsenergie von der nächsten (überstehenden) Zunge absorbiert wird
• - die Oberwellenhaltigkeit der angeschlagenen Saite durch die künstlichen Schwingungsknoten ausgeprägter ist
• - die Flageolett-Töne der angeschlagenen Saite nach der Saitenteilung ausgeprägter sind als bei der Parallelanordnung der Zungen des Mehrzungen-Plektrums.

The advantageous embodiment according to the invention of the tongues of the multi-tongue pick provides a non-parallelism of the tongues (according to the side view of the plectrum). The non-parallelism means that the tongues converge at a distant central point or a line outside the tongue surfaces and also means that the tongue tips approach one another closer - at a smaller distance. In terms of playing style, this means that the distance covered by a string between jumping off a (short) tongue of the multi-tongue pick and hitting the next (protruding) tongue and the time required for this is shorter. This has the consequence that

• - more vibration energy remains in the string and less vibration energy is absorbed by the next (protruding) tongue
• - the harmonic content of the struck string is more pronounced due to the artificial vibration nodes
• - The flageolet tones of the struck string are more pronounced after the string division than with the parallel arrangement of the reeds of the multi-reed pick.

• 1 Dreizungen-Plektrum mit nichtparalleler, mittensymmetrischer Anordnung
• 2 Dreizungen-Plektrum mit nichtparalleler, asymmetrischer Anordnung
• 3 Zweizungen-Plektrum mit nichtparalleler Zungenanordnung mit je den Ansichten
  1. a) Vorderansicht
  2. b) Seitenansicht
  3. c) Unteransicht
  4. d) Draufsicht
  5. e) Rückansicht
  6. f) Perspektive, von oben
  7. g) Perspektive, von unten.

The subject matter of the invention is further illustrated below with reference to the drawings of exemplary embodiments attached as an attachment. Show it

• 1 Three-tongue pick with a non-parallel, symmetrical arrangement
• 2 Three-tongue pick with a non-parallel, asymmetrical arrangement
• 3 Two-reed pick with non-parallel reed arrangement, each with the views
  1. a) Front view
  2. b) side view
  3. c) Bottom view
  4. d) top view
  5. e) rear view
  6. f) perspective, from above
  7. g) perspective, from below.

Identical and identically acting components of the exemplary embodiments are each provided with the same reference symbols in the figures.

The description of the device according to the invention is continued with reference to the explanation of the figures.

1. a) Vorderansicht
2. b) Seitenansicht
3. c) Unteransicht
4. d) Draufsicht
5. e) Rückansicht
6. f) Perspektive, von oben
7. g) Perspektive, von unten

dargestellt. Das Plektrum dient zum Anschlagen der Saiten eines nicht dargestellten Schlag- oder Zupfinstruments. Im Unterschied zu einem herkömmlichen Plektrum besteht das erfindungsgemäße Plektrum aus mehreren, nichtparallel angeordneten endenversetzten Zungen 3, deren Außenkontur 36 etwa dem Profil bekannter Plektren entspricht. Jede Zunge weist einen Bereich 37 auf, der zum Anschlagen der Saiten dient. In diesem Schlagbereich verläuft die Kontur in einem spitzen Winkel und bildet im Bereich der Spitze eine Schlagkante 38 mit einem relativ kleinen Krümmungsradius. An dem der Schlagkante gegenüberliegenden Ende des Plektrums münden die Zungen in einem verbreiterten Griffteil 2, der in seiner Form nicht von bekannten Plektren abweicht. Je nach Materialeinsatz und Herstellungsprozeß kann die Außenkontur des Zungen- und Griffteils wappenähnlich gestaltet sein. 1 shows the three-tongue pick according to the invention 1 with non-parallel, centrally symmetrical arrangement of the tongues 11 . In the figures, the pick is always below

1. a) Front view
2. b) side view
3. c) Bottom view
4. d) top view
5. e) rear view
6. f) perspective, from above
7. g) perspective, from below

shown. The pick is used to strike the strings of a percussion or plucked instrument, not shown. In contrast to a conventional plectrum, the plectrum according to the invention consists of several, non-parallel, offset tongues 3 , their outer contour 36 roughly corresponds to the profile of known picks. Each tongue has an area 37 which is used to strike the strings. In this striking area, the contour runs at an acute angle and forms a striking edge in the area of the tip 38 with a relatively small radius of curvature. At the end of the plectrum opposite the striking edge, the tongues open into a widened grip part 2 which does not differ in its shape from known picks. Depending on the material used and the manufacturing process, the outer contour of the tongue and handle part can be designed like a coat of arms.

The tongues 3 of the pick 1 are arranged in a non-parallel and roughly congruent manner next to one another with offset ends 31 , 32 , 33 and in the area of the handle 2 by means of a connecting part 27 integrally connected to each other. The design of the connecting part is characterized by the materials used; it can be designed as a single block - as shown in the figures - or by several individual blocks, perpendicular to the tongue surface 34 , 35 arranged webs be formed. If the picks are made of metal, the grip part 2 and the tongues 3 Punched from sheet metal and bent into the desired shape and the handle part is welded at the ends for stability. When using wood or plastic, the handle part is preferably made in one piece with the connecting part. Another embodiment results from the separate shaping of the tongue and handle parts and creating the connection using adhesive technology.

According to the illustration according to the invention in the figures, the tongues 3 of the pick 1 non-parallel and converge towards the end of the stroke area 37 or to the striking edge 38 towards the middle, so that a wedge-shaped space is formed between them, each mirror-symmetrical to the middle tongue 32 , to a distance that is smaller than the distance between two instrument strings. The advantages of this embodiment are shown above and are based on the sound reproduction. By inclining the plectrum in relation to the plane spanned by the strings, the depth of immersion of the individual reeds remains - due to the difference in length of the reeds 31 , 32 , 33 in the striking area - about the same, so that the elongation of the struck string is about the same for the different reeds. The player has the option to vary the volume of the fundamental tone and the echo. Due to the symmetrical structure of the three-pronged, offset pick with a vertical arrangement of the middle tongue 32 to the bottom of the tongue 24 the desired sound spectrum can be produced when the downstroke and the upstroke, with a mirrored angular position when handling the pick between its inclination with respect to the plane spanned by the strings.

The outer contour 26th of the handle part 2 is through the levels of the front and rear gripping surfaces 21st , 22, the head surface 23 the side faces 25th as well as the tongue base 24 given. Depending on the choice of material and the manufacturing process, the edges of the surfaces have radii of curvature 28 Mistake. The handle part can also have a hole perpendicular to the plane of the tongue, be it to create a receptacle for a holder or to equip or spray this hole with a second component as an insert - for the purpose of better grip handling of the pick. For better handling, the handle part can be provided with a recessed grip on each of the broad surfaces.

Disclosed in a further form of the inventive novelty 2 The three-tongue pick with a non-parallel, asymmetrical arrangement of the tongues 12 in views a) ... g). The structure of the multi-tongue pick 1 corresponds to the structure 1 11 with the difference that the tongue arrangement 3 is designed asymmetrically. The back tongue 33 has a flapping area length 37 over that of the middle tongue 32 out on. In a further embodiment according to the invention, the rear tongue is 33 perpendicular to the base of the tongue 24 arranged the tongues 3 of the pick 1 are not formed parallel and the front tongue 31 and the middle tongue 32 approach each other and the rear tongue to the end of the strike area 37 or to the striking edge 38 ends offset at a distance that is smaller than the distance between two instrument strings, so that a wedge-shaped space is formed between them. The sound experience of this arrangement is shown above and manifests itself in the three times an instrument string is struck by a fundamental tone and a double reverberation. Advantageous embodiments of the handle part 2 and tongue part 3 can as below 1 respectively.

According to a further embodiment, FIG 3 A two-reed pick with a non-parallel reed arrangement 13 according to views a) ... g). The structure of the pick 1 corresponds to the previous structures 1 11 or 2 12 with the difference that a two-tongue arrangement is presented here, with the front tongue 31 the back tongue 33 to the end of the stroke area 37 or to the striking edge 38 converges with offset ends to a distance which is smaller than the distance between two instrument strings, so a wedge-shaped space is formed between the tongues. According to the exemplary illustration according to 3 the back tongue is perpendicular to the base of the tongue 24 posed; this can also apply to the front tongue in a further embodiment of a non-parallel tongue arrangement, or in a further preferred variant to neither of the two tongues. The sound experience of this arrangement is shown above and manifests itself in the double strike of an instrument string through a fundamental tone and a single echo. Advantageous embodiments of the handle part 2 and tongue part 3 can as below 1 respectively.

Advantageous further developments of the invention are the subject of the subclaims; the numerous possibilities and advantages of the embodiment of the invention are reflected in the number of property right claims.

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Pick, multi-tongue

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Pick, three-pronged, non-parallel, symmetrical in the center

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Pick, three-pronged, non-parallel, asymmetrical

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Pick, two-pronged, non-parallel

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Handle part

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Grip surface, front

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Grip surface, rear

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Head surface

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Tongue base

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Side face

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Outer contour, circumference, outline

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Connecting part

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Elbow piece

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Tongue part

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Front tongue

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Middle tongue

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Back tongue

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Front face

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Back surface

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Outer contour, circumference, outline

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Impact area

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Striking edge

Claims (10)

Multi-tongued pick for generating a string attack click sound when striking the strings of instruments, characterized in that - the pick (1) consists of a handle part (2) and a tongue part (3) - the handle part via a connecting part (27) the tongue part is integrally connected - the tongue part consists of several tongues - the tongues each have a striking area (37) and a striking edge (38) at the end opposite the handle part - the tongues are not arranged parallel - the striking areas and edges are towards the center Approach to a distance that is smaller than the distance between two instrument strings - a wedge-shaped space is formed between the tongues with the wedge tip pointing towards the striking edge and - the tongue lengths between the handle and the striking edge are different. Multi-tongue pick after Claim 1 , characterized in that - the handle part (2) is bordered by a front handle surface (21), a rear handle surface (22), an overhead head surface (23) and a tongue base (24). Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 and 2 , characterized in that - the tongue part (3) consists of the front tongue (31), middle tongue (32) and rear tongue (33). Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that - the central tongue (32) is perpendicular to the tongue base (24) and - the tongue length of the central tongue is greater than the two other tongue lengths. Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that - the rear tongue (33) is perpendicular to the tongue base (24) - the tongue length of the rear tongue is greater than that of the two other tongue lengths and - the tongue length of the middle tongue (32) is greater than that of the front tongue (31) . Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that - the front tongue (31) is perpendicular to the tongue base (24) - the tongue length of the front tongue is greater than that of the two other tongue lengths and - the tongue length of the middle tongue (32) is greater than that of the rear tongue (33) . Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 and 2 , characterized in that - the tongue part (3) consists of a front tongue (31) and a rear tongue (33). Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 , 2 and 7th , characterized in that - the front tongue (31) is perpendicular to the tongue base (24) and - the tongue length of the front tongue is greater than that of the other tongue length. Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 , 2 and 7th , characterized in that - the rear tongue (33) is perpendicular to the tongue base (24) and - the tongue length of the rear tongue is greater than that of the other tongue length. Multi-tongue pick after at least one of the Claims 1 to 9 , characterized in that the connecting part (27) consists of a block or of integrally connected webs or pipes or profiles, depending on the materials used and the manufacturing process used.

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