EP0287520A1 - Schulterstütze für Geigen - Google Patents

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EP0287520A1
EP0287520A1 EP88810241A EP88810241A EP0287520A1 EP 0287520 A1 EP0287520 A1 EP 0287520A1 EP 88810241 A EP88810241 A EP 88810241A EP 88810241 A EP88810241 A EP 88810241A EP 0287520 A1 EP0287520 A1 EP 0287520A1
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Paul-Antoine Roulet
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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
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/18—Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument

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  • the present invention relates to a shoulder support device for violin, of the type comprising in particular a support piece resting against the shoulder of the violinist and adjustable connection to the violin by an arm, one end of which is rigidly anchored, but removably, at the base of the chin strap attached to the violin.
  • Devices of this kind are supposed to ensure perfect holding of the violin, the end of which should be embedded between the chin and the shoulder of the violinist, so that the left hand (or right, for left-handers) of the latter released from any participation in the support of the violin and that the fingers of this hand can then jump very quickly and with great precision from the first positions to those in which they touch the strings very close to the bridge and vice versa.
  • a first risk of damage comes from the connection mode of the arm of the device at the base of the chin rest. If this connection is made by moving the arm of the device from the inside of the violin to the outside (CH-A-277,350; US-A-3,727.509; FR-A-401,172), the risk is not negligible if '' following an inadequate push, the end of the arm of the device misses the base of the chin rest and strikes the back of the violin, making the lacquer burst.
  • the present invention aims to create a device of the type considered d, which is free from the aforementioned defects. To this end, it starts from the consideration that it is necessary to avoid the full repercussion, at the point of embedding of the arm of the device, of the violent pressures that the bearing piece of this device can accidentally exert on this arm. In other words, it is necessary to limit the efforts at the point of embedding the arm of the device, by allowing this arm to rest against the bottom of the violin case, when the pressure exerted on it exceeds the limit provided. At the place of this support, the bottom of the violin case is thick enough not to risk being pressed.
  • the arm of the device is rigid enough not to flex significantly and to remain away from the violin under normal conditions of use.
  • a device of the type under consideration which has the features defined by the feature of claim 1, fulfills the aim sought.
  • the special embodiments defined by claim 2 have a particularly advantageous anchoring of the arm of the device at the base of the chin rest, in that its installation does not risk damaging the violin.
  • Those defined by claim 4 also offer the advantage that the locking mechanism, not only engages automatically when the arm of the device comes into place, but prevents any involuntary release of this arm.
  • a chin strap 2 is fixed to the body 1 in a conventional manner.
  • a first pair of square hooks 3 have one, 4, of their branches planted in the chin strap 2, while their other branches 5 are threaded at their ends.
  • a second pair of hooks 6, similar to the first, each have a branch 7 secured to the base 8 of the chin rest 2, while their other branch 9 is also threaded at its end.
  • a pair of threaded tubes 10 are simultaneously screwed onto the threaded portions of the hooks 3, 6 to firmly pinch the body 1 between the chin rest 2 and its base 8.
  • Soft cushions 11, for example made of felt or cork, are respectively glued under the chin rest 2 and on its base 8 so as not to injure the body 1 of the violin.
  • a reinforcement block (not shown) is, in fact, housed in the body 1, at its end. This block is pressed against the splint 12, the soundboard 13 and the bottom 14 of the body 1 and it is to the right of this block that the body 1 is pinched between the chin rest 2 and its base 8.
  • the base 8 of the chin rest 2 has a receptacle 15 in the shape of a "T" (FIG. 4).
  • the edges 16 of the receptacle 15 converge towards each other in the direction of the body 1 of the violin.
  • Thin strips of plastic are advantageously glued against the internal faces of the ends of the transverse branch of the "T" of this receptacle 15.
  • An arm 17, which carries the device according to the invention has a flat end 18, of trapezoidal shape.
  • the inclination of the edges of the end 18 of the arm 17 corresponds to that of the edges 16 of the receptacle 15, and the thickness of this end 18 has the width of the transverse branch of the "T" of the receptacle 15.
  • An elastic tongue 19 has its end 20 which is fixed punctually to the end 18 of the arm 17.
  • the tongue 19 is normally pressed against the end 18 of the arm 17, but it can be moved away from it by bending, by grasping its free end 21 In the vicinity of this end 21, a stud 22 is fixed to the tongue 19.
  • the stud 22 passes freely through a hole in the end 18 of the arm 17; its end is slightly conical.
  • the end 18 of the arm 17 is slid into the receptacle 15 by its flared end. Then, the arm 17 is pulled towards the center of the body 1 of the violin, until the oblique edges of its trapezoidal end 18 are applied against the bottom of the grooves formed by the ends of the transverse bar of the "T" of the receptacle 15.
  • the conical end of the stud 22 which has hitherto slipped on the base 8 of the chin rest 2, slightly lifting the tongue 19, enters a housing (not shown ) also conical to the base 8 of the chin rest 2, under the action of the tongue 19.
  • the application of the conical point of the stud 22 against the conical flank of the housing of the base 8 of the chin rest 2 has the effect of maintaining the end 18 of the arm 17 fully engaged in the receptacle 15, while compensating for the manufacturing tolerances and preventing it from being released in the absence of voluntary intervention by the violinist.
  • the described attachment of the arm 17 to the base 8 of the chin rest 2 has the advantage of being absolutely rigid; it does not allow any frolic of the arm 17, which could be a source of incongruous noise.
  • the rest of the arm 17 has the same thickness as its trapezoidal end 18.
  • This arm can therefore be obtained by cutting a sheet of metal.
  • Its central part 23 makes an angle with the trapezoidal end 18, so that the rest of the arm 17 does not touch the bottom 14 of the body 1 of the violin.
  • the part 23 of the arm 17 could also be curved.
  • the device can naturally be delivered with a set of arms 17, the part 23 of which makes different angles with the end 18 or is curved differently.
  • the end 24 of the arm 17 is wider than the central part 23. Its lateral edges 25 are bent at right angles, so as to form a slide for a slide 26.
  • a longitudinal slot 27 is provided in the arm 17, in the middle of its width. This slot 27 is a little shorter than the end 24 of the arm 17 forming a slide for the slide 26.
  • the slide 26 is held laterally by the edges 25 of the arm 17, and axially by a screw 28 with a flat head, which passes through the slot 27 and is engaged in a tapped hole in the slide 26.
  • a ball joint 29 is rigidly fixed to the slide 26.
  • the foot 30 of the ball joint 29 is fixed to the slide 26 by a screw 31 (Fig. 5).
  • this foot 30 will however be welded to the slide 26.
  • the distance from the ball joint 29 to the base 8 of the chin rest 2 is adjusted, and consequently that of this ball joint from the end of the violin.
  • the screw 28 is fully tightened, which rigidly secures the slide 26 to the arm 17.
  • the device according to the invention also offers an additional possibility of adjusting the distance in question, by simply turning the slide 26 of 180 ° in its plane.
  • the arm 17 could have, in its rear part, the shape of its part 23 and be made longer.
  • the slot 27 could be extended as much and the ball joint 29 could be fixed to a simple base, for example circular, that a screw similar to the screw 28 would fix on the arm 17.
  • the device according to the invention finally comprises a support piece 32.
  • This essentially consists of a plate 33, thin, elongated, made of malleable metal, not very elastic.
  • a coating 34 of flexible synthetic material is fixed to the plate 33.
  • the shape of the latter and consequently of the support piece 32 can be changed by hand, but with force, so that the coating 34 evenly and across its entire length against the violinist's shoulder.
  • the curvature of the end 35 of the support piece 32 is accentuated, so that this piece also rests on the shoulder of the violinist.
  • the covering 34 has a cylindrical opening 36, located approximately in the middle of its length (FIG. 5).
  • a clamp 37 is housed in the opening 36 and fixed to the plate 33 by four screws 38.
  • the clamp 37 is intended to receive the ball 29.
  • the plate 33 has a circular opening 39, coaxial with the opening 36, but of lower diameter, so as to trap the ball joint 29 in the basket 37. The latter is masked by a washer 40 of the same material as the coating 34.
  • the violin is held simply by pressing the base of the cheek on the chin rest.
  • the left hand is therefore entirely free to move along the neck of the violin to approach the fingers of the bridge or withdraw them towards the nut, without having to support the violin.
  • the arm 17 is preferably made of a metal rigid enough not to flex significantly and stay away from the violin, under normal conditions of use. To this end, it can be made, for example, of hardened steel, and then returned. However, this arm 17 will have to be flexible enough to bear against the bottom 14 of the violin, if the piece 32 is subjected to strong pressure, for example due to a violent nod of the head or a sudden movement of the shoulder of the violinist, this to avoid the repercussion of this effort at the point of embedding of the arm 17 at the base 8 of the chin rest 2.
  • the face of the arm 17 facing the bottom 14 is provided with a layer of protective material (not shown) .
  • the execution of the device according to the invention can be simplified, for example by eliminating the ball joint mechanism as well as the slide 26, the support piece being arranged so as to be able to slide the along the slot 27 of the arm 17 and able to be locked relative to this arm.

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FR2659163A1 (fr) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-06 Roulet Paul Antoine Support a l'epaule pour violon.
AU637738B1 (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-06-03 Goldner, Charmian Jane Gadd Shoulder support for violin or viola
FR2688919A1 (fr) * 1992-03-17 1993-09-24 Roulet Paul Antoine Dispositif de support a l'epaule pour instrument a cordes.
GB2271212A (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-04-06 Toni Georgiou Gregoriou A chin rest for a musical instrument
US5341714A (en) * 1992-04-21 1994-08-30 Roulet Paul Antoine Shoulder support for violin
US6779805B1 (en) 1999-10-19 2004-08-24 George L. Marcus Bass and viol hand cart
WO2006117564A1 (en) * 2005-05-04 2006-11-09 Russell David Stowe Shoulder rest
FR2907585A1 (fr) * 2006-10-23 2008-04-25 Philippe Francois Mar Plassard Dispositif pour placer de facon optimale un violon dans l'arc que forment la clavicule le cou et le maxillaire du musicien.
DE102010063175A1 (de) 2010-12-15 2012-06-21 Wittner Gmbh & Co.Kg Schulterstützenvorrichtung für ein Musikinstrument
WO2013087228A1 (de) 2011-12-14 2013-06-20 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Schulterstützenvorrichtung für ein musikinstrument
CN103943096A (zh) * 2013-01-21 2014-07-23 赵西林 一种提琴肩托
US9495942B2 (en) 2011-12-14 2016-11-15 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Shoulder support for a musical instrument

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DE41057C (de) * F. L. becker in New-York, V. St. A Violin-Kinn- und Schulterhalter
FR401172A (fr) * 1908-11-30 1909-08-20 George Beisheim Support pour appuyer les violons contre l'épaule
FR540324A (fr) * 1921-01-03 1922-07-08 Appui d'épaule pour mentonnière de violon
US1756676A (en) * 1924-11-08 1930-04-29 Oliver S Colbentson Shoulder pad
US2057825A (en) * 1935-02-18 1936-10-20 Hardy Steven Cushioning device for violins
CH277350A (de) * 1949-10-20 1951-08-31 Zurbruegg Walter Abnehmbare Schulterstütze für Violinen.
US4248125A (en) * 1979-03-19 1981-02-03 Everett Charles H Support for violin or similar string instrument

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DE41057C (de) * F. L. becker in New-York, V. St. A Violin-Kinn- und Schulterhalter
FR401172A (fr) * 1908-11-30 1909-08-20 George Beisheim Support pour appuyer les violons contre l'épaule
FR540324A (fr) * 1921-01-03 1922-07-08 Appui d'épaule pour mentonnière de violon
US1756676A (en) * 1924-11-08 1930-04-29 Oliver S Colbentson Shoulder pad
US2057825A (en) * 1935-02-18 1936-10-20 Hardy Steven Cushioning device for violins
CH277350A (de) * 1949-10-20 1951-08-31 Zurbruegg Walter Abnehmbare Schulterstütze für Violinen.
US4248125A (en) * 1979-03-19 1981-02-03 Everett Charles H Support for violin or similar string instrument

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FR2659163A1 (fr) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-06 Roulet Paul Antoine Support a l'epaule pour violon.
EP0445632A1 (de) * 1990-03-02 1991-09-11 Paul-Antoine Roulet Schulterstütze für eine Violine
US5208409A (en) * 1990-03-02 1993-05-04 Roulet Paul Antoine Violin shoulder rest
AU637738B1 (en) * 1992-01-10 1993-06-03 Goldner, Charmian Jane Gadd Shoulder support for violin or viola
FR2688919A1 (fr) * 1992-03-17 1993-09-24 Roulet Paul Antoine Dispositif de support a l'epaule pour instrument a cordes.
US5341714A (en) * 1992-04-21 1994-08-30 Roulet Paul Antoine Shoulder support for violin
GB2271212A (en) * 1992-10-05 1994-04-06 Toni Georgiou Gregoriou A chin rest for a musical instrument
GB2271212B (en) * 1992-10-05 1996-08-14 Toni Georgiou Gregoriou A chin rest for use in playing a musical instrument
US6779805B1 (en) 1999-10-19 2004-08-24 George L. Marcus Bass and viol hand cart
WO2006117564A1 (en) * 2005-05-04 2006-11-09 Russell David Stowe Shoulder rest
FR2907585A1 (fr) * 2006-10-23 2008-04-25 Philippe Francois Mar Plassard Dispositif pour placer de facon optimale un violon dans l'arc que forment la clavicule le cou et le maxillaire du musicien.
DE102010063175A1 (de) 2010-12-15 2012-06-21 Wittner Gmbh & Co.Kg Schulterstützenvorrichtung für ein Musikinstrument
WO2012080342A1 (de) 2010-12-15 2012-06-21 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Schulterstützenvorrichtung für ein musikinstrument
CN103262150A (zh) * 2010-12-15 2013-08-21 维特纳有限两合公司 用于乐器的肩托
US8957290B2 (en) 2010-12-15 2015-02-17 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Shoulder support for a musical instrument
CN103262150B (zh) * 2010-12-15 2016-07-06 维特纳有限两合公司 用于乐器的肩托
WO2013087228A1 (de) 2011-12-14 2013-06-20 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Schulterstützenvorrichtung für ein musikinstrument
CN104011790A (zh) * 2011-12-14 2014-08-27 维特纳有限两合公司 用于乐器的肩托
JP2015505065A (ja) * 2011-12-14 2015-02-16 ヴィットナー ゲーエムベーハー ウント ツェーオー カーゲーＷｉｔｔｎｅｒ ＧｍｂＨ ＆ Ｃｏ． ＫＧ 楽器用肩サポート
US9495942B2 (en) 2011-12-14 2016-11-15 Wittner Gmbh & Co. Kg Shoulder support for a musical instrument
CN104011790B (zh) * 2011-12-14 2016-12-07 维特纳有限两合公司 用于乐器的肩托
CN103943096A (zh) * 2013-01-21 2014-07-23 赵西林 一种提琴肩托

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