DE19910175A1 - Extension for alphorn has a valve and pipe system fitted between the horn and the mouthpiece - Google Patents

Extension for alphorn has a valve and pipe system fitted between the horn and the mouthpiece

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DE19910175A1
DE19910175A1 DE1999110175 DE19910175A DE19910175A1 DE 19910175 A1 DE19910175 A1 DE 19910175A1 DE 1999110175 DE1999110175 DE 1999110175 DE 19910175 A DE19910175 A DE 19910175A DE 19910175 A1 DE19910175 A1 DE 19910175A1
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alphorn
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valve
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Siegfried Motschmann
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D7/00—General design of wind musical instruments
    • G10D7/10—Lip-reed wind instruments, i.e. using the vibration of the musician's lips, e.g. cornets, trumpets, trombones or French horns
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D9/00—Details of, or accessories for, wind musical instruments
    • G10D9/04—Valves; Valve controls

Abstract

A conversion for an alphorn enables the instrument to be played with many more tones in additional to the fundamental tunes of the instrument. A modular unit comprising a set of valves and associated pipe loops etc. is fitted between the alphorn and the mouthpiece. The conversion is played like a brass instrument and covers tones and half tones in all octaves.

Description

Stand der BlastechnikState of the art in blowing technology

Es ist bekannt, dass auf Naturblasinstrumenten (Alphorn, Waldhorn ohne Ventile) nur Töne der Naturtonreihe geblasen werden können.It is known that on natural wind instruments (alphorn, french horn without valves) only sounds the natural tone series can be blown.

Problemproblem

Durch das Alphorn sind in den unteren Oktaven keine Tonleitern spielbar.Due to the alphorn, no scales can be played in the lower octaves.

Lösungsolution

Durch eine Vorrichtung (Ventilsatz mit drei Ventilen) sind in allen bespielbaren Oktaven, Ganz- und Halbtonschritte zu blasen.Through one device (valve set with three valves) in all recordable octaves, To blow whole and halftone steps.

Erreichte VorteileAchieved advantages

Durch die Erfindung ist es möglich, auf dem Alphorn jedes Lied in Ganz- bzw. Halbtonschritten zu spielen.The invention makes it possible to write each song on the alphorn in whole or To play halftone steps.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist auf beigelegtem Foto dargestellt.An embodiment of the invention is shown in the attached photo.

Claims (1)

Erweiterung der Spielmöglichkeiten eines Alphornes - Schaffung eines neuen Blasinstrumentes aufbauend auf dem Naturinstrument Alphorn, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass auf dem Naturblasinstrument Alphorn durch eine Vorrichtung die Möglichkeit geschaffen wird Ganz- und Halbtonschritte in allen bespielbaren Oktaven zu blasen.
(Mundstück aus Holz, tonentwickelnde Elemente aus Holz, Möglichkeit des Blasens von Ganz- und Halbtonschritten in allen Oktavbereichen).Expansion of the playing possibilities of an alphorn - creation of a new wind instrument based on the natural instrument alphorn, characterized in that on the natural wind instrument alphorn the possibility is created to blow whole and semitone steps in all recordable octaves.
(Mouthpiece made of wood, clay-developing elements made of wood, possibility of blowing whole and half-tone steps in all octave ranges).
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Cited By (1)

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ES2215444A1 (en) * 2002-02-18 2004-10-01 Jose Luis Latas Vilanova Tunable chanter for bagpipe, has mobile shank equipped in positioning hole of reed, and three independent parts assembled together to form single object to lengthen or reduce tuning function

Citations (1)

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DE29810703U1 (en) * 1998-06-15 1998-11-19 Gaisbauer Alfons Alphorn with extended range

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DE29810703U1 (en) * 1998-06-15 1998-11-19 Gaisbauer Alfons Alphorn with extended range

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2215444A1 (en) * 2002-02-18 2004-10-01 Jose Luis Latas Vilanova Tunable chanter for bagpipe, has mobile shank equipped in positioning hole of reed, and three independent parts assembled together to form single object to lengthen or reduce tuning function
ES2270698A1 (en) * 2002-02-18 2007-04-01 Jose Luis Latas Vilanova Tunable chanter for bagpipe, has mobile shank equipped in positioning hole of reed, and three independent parts assembled together to form single object to lengthen or reduce tuning function

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