EP1191514A3 - A string musical instrument and a system for playing music - Google Patents

A string musical instrument and a system for playing music Download PDF

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EP1191514A3
EP1191514A3 EP01308193A EP01308193A EP1191514A3 EP 1191514 A3 EP1191514 A3 EP 1191514A3 EP 01308193 A EP01308193 A EP 01308193A EP 01308193 A EP01308193 A EP 01308193A EP 1191514 A3 EP1191514 A3 EP 1191514A3
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musical instrument
instruments
playing music
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Zena Claire Tubmen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
    • G10G1/00—Means for the representation of music
    • G10G1/02—Chord or note indicators, fixed or adjustable, for keyboard of fingerboards
    • 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
    • G10D1/00—General design of stringed musical instruments
    • G10D1/04—Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres
    • G10D1/05—Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres with fret boards or fingerboards
    • G10D1/08—Guitars
    • 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
    • G10D3/06—Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards

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  • Auxiliary Devices For Music (AREA)
  • Stringed Musical Instruments (AREA)

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A musical instrument (10) is disclosed which has a finger board (12) and up to three strings (16) extending along the finger board (12). Indicating means (18) is provided at a predetermined position on the finger board (12). The indicating means (18) is indicative of a note produced on playing the, each, or one string. A musical assembly is also disclosed which comprises a plurality of musical instruments (10) as described above. At least some of the instruments (10) are tuned to differently to the others whereby corresponding indicating means (18) on different instruments (10) are indicative of different notes on playing one or more corresponding strings (16) whereby when the same indicating means (18) is selected on each instrument (10), and the respective string (16) is played, the combined sound emanating from the assembly is a chord.
EP01308193A 2000-09-26 2001-09-26 A string musical instrument and a system for playing music Withdrawn EP1191514A3 (en)

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GBGB0023524.2A GB0023524D0 (en) 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 Musical apparatus
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CN108597478A (en) * 2018-04-19 2018-09-28 赵中明 One string qin and its playing method

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DE102007027630A1 (en) * 2007-06-12 2008-12-24 Christoph Schmitz Cover for attaching at neck of e.g. violin, has fixing devices i.e. slide or snap fasteners, allowing fixation at necks, and visible marks indicating grasps pertinent to defined notes

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US1371506A (en) * 1919-12-22 1921-03-15 Charles H Marx Fretting device for stringed musical instruments
US2168736A (en) * 1938-02-16 1939-08-08 Clifton E Jones String instrument
US3575078A (en) * 1968-09-11 1971-04-13 Robert N Currier Musical string instrument
JPH11133948A (en) * 1997-10-27 1999-05-21 Shizuko Oshiro Samisen with index and index display sticker

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US1371506A (en) * 1919-12-22 1921-03-15 Charles H Marx Fretting device for stringed musical instruments
US2168736A (en) * 1938-02-16 1939-08-08 Clifton E Jones String instrument
US3575078A (en) * 1968-09-11 1971-04-13 Robert N Currier Musical string instrument
JPH11133948A (en) * 1997-10-27 1999-05-21 Shizuko Oshiro Samisen with index and index display sticker

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 10 31 August 1999 (1999-08-31) *

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN108597478A (en) * 2018-04-19 2018-09-28 赵中明 One string qin and its playing method

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