DE4233041C1 - Guitar-playing aid - has long transverse pressure portion formed by tube fitting over finger and shorter parallel second one comprising open trough for fingertip - Google Patents

Abstract

The aid has a first long pressure portion across the strings and joined by an arm to a parallel second short one. The first portion comprises a tube(1) fitting over a finger of the player's grip hand, while the second is a trough(3) open to the top and bridged by a beam(4) between the walls at the point where the tip of a second finger of the same hand bears. It can be of glass or metal, particularly brass. The tube can have a string(5) of leather or felt for damping unwanted strings. The arm(2) can be welded to the tube and trough, the latter being typically formed by bisecting a tube in the lengthwise direction. ADVANTAGE - Easy changeover between bottleneck- and grip-playing.

Description

Many guitarists use so-called Bott as a playing aid lenecks. In the beginning you took the necks of lean wine bottles that grasp the fingers of the game Hand stuck and placed across the strings when moving a "slide" -like sound along the fingerboard generated. Around the bottleneck to create chords to use, you had to change the guitar and you could only play the given chord without additional tones play. But also a game aid for the is known Guitar with a first one that can be placed across the strings Pressure part and a second, shorter pressure part, which are aligned in parallel at a distance from each other and by an arm that is approximately perpendicular to them are connected. This arm can be rigid (DE-PS 4 68 052) or also longitudinally adjustable (US 2,461,232) be. However, these play aids require handles and are for a variable game with switching between Bottleneck game and normal game not suitable.  

problem

The invention is based on the problem of being flexible Switch between bottleneck game with different To enable chords and gripped playing style.

This task is accomplished with the game aid according to claim 1 solved. Advantageous further training are in the sub claims 2 to 5 included.

Achievable advantages

Due to the removal of the open channel ( 3 ) from the tube ( 1 ), it is no longer necessary to readjust Consequently, by changing the chord botleneck while playing, a change between bottleneck and normal play is possible. Since the chord botleneck on the middle finger, where the index finger dampens the strings of the lower frets that are not struck, or is put on the index finger, the following chords can be formed with the help of the remaining free fingers, whereby at least one finger must weigh down the groove, without the slide effect and thus the new sound being lost: (the strings on which the fundamental notes lie are in brackets)

• - Power chords (E, a, d); Powerchords / 6 (E, a, d); Powerchords / 7 (E, a, d); Major triads (E, a and over c); Minor triads (E, a); Major 6 (E, a); Major 9 (E, a); sus 4 (E, a); etc.

Turning the gutter on the back of the hand is solo game possible.

Other configurations

A better sound is achieved by damping the strings of the lower frets that are not struck. If the playing aid is stuck on the index finger, it can be witnessed by wrapping the tube ( 1 ) at a certain point with a leather or felt cord ( 5 ).

Embodiment

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings FIGS . 1 and 2 and will be described in more detail below.

Figs. 1 and 2 show the structure and the proportion s of Akkordbottlenecks. It consists of the main tube ( 1 ) (length 6 cm; inside ⌀ 2.6 cm; outside ⌀ 3.2 cm; wall thickness 0.4 cm) to which the arm ( 2 ) is welded. (Dimensions of the arm: ⌀ 0.6 cm; length 1.9 cm) The length of the welding point of the arm to the edges of the main tube is 2 cm upwards and 3.4 cm downwards. The channel ( 3 ) is welded to the arm (length 1.7 cm; inside ⌀ 1.8 cm; outside ⌀ 2.2 cm; wall thickness 0.2 cm). The length of the welding point to the upper and lower edge is 0.55 cm. The depth of the gutter without wall is 0.9 cm, with wall 1.1 cm. The channel is thus a tube cut lengthways. All edges are rounded off due to the risk of injury. A beam ( 4 ) is welded to the points P1 and P2 on the upper edge of the channel, which should prevent the finger loading the channel from slipping. (Bar length 2.2 cm; ⌀ any) The material is made of glass or metal (brass). The marked places are the places where you could attach the damping cord ( 5 ).

Fig. 2 is rotated from Fig. 1 by 90 ° direction Be trachten upwards.

Reference list

( 1 ) is the main tube; ( 2 ) is the arm; ( 3 ) is the gutter open at the top in the play position; ( 4 ) is the bar; ( 5 ) is the damping cord; (M) are the midpoints; (P1) and (P2) are the points where the beam is attached.

Claims (5)

1. Playing aid for the guitar with an elongated first pressure part that can be placed across the strings, a second, shorter pressure part that can also be placed over the strings, the two pressure parts being aligned parallel to one another and rigidly interconnected by an arm that is approximately at right angles to them are connected,
characterized,
that the first pressing part consists of a tube ( 1 ) which can be inserted via a finger of the gripping hand of a player, and
that the second pressure part is designed as a play posture open above ( 3 ), at one end in association with the tip of a white direct finger a two walls of the channel ( 3 ) connecting Bal ken ( 4 ) is provided. 2. Play aid according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of glass or metal, especially brass. 3. Playing aid according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tube ( 1 ) is provided with a leather or felt cord ( 5 ) for damping unwanted strings. 4. Play aid according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the arm ( 2 ) on the tube ( 1 ) and on the channel ( 3 ) is welded in each case. 5. Play aid according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the channel ( 3 ) consists of a cut lengthwise, halved tube.