EP1596359B1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum automatischen Stimmen eines Saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer Gitarre - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum automatischen Stimmen eines Saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer Gitarre Download PDF

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EP1596359B1
EP1596359B1 EP04011357A EP04011357A EP1596359B1 EP 1596359 B1 EP1596359 B1 EP 1596359B1 EP 04011357 A EP04011357 A EP 04011357A EP 04011357 A EP04011357 A EP 04011357A EP 1596359 B1 EP1596359 B1 EP 1596359B1
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Christopher Adams
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Priority to EP04011357A priority patent/EP1596359B1/de
Priority to AT04011357T priority patent/ATE421135T1/de
Priority to EP05701037A priority patent/EP1745461B1/de
Priority to US11/568,537 priority patent/US7786373B2/en
Priority to PCT/EP2005/000478 priority patent/WO2005116986A1/de
Priority to CA002565086A priority patent/CA2565086A1/en
Priority to PCT/EP2005/000477 priority patent/WO2005116985A1/de
Priority to DE502005010387T priority patent/DE502005010387D1/de
Priority to JP2007511884A priority patent/JP4774045B2/ja
Priority to KR1020067025075A priority patent/KR101140099B1/ko
Priority to JP2007511885A priority patent/JP4774046B2/ja
Priority to CA002565082A priority patent/CA2565082A1/en
Priority to AT05701037T priority patent/ATE484819T1/de
Priority to CNB200580015215XA priority patent/CN100562921C/zh
Priority to CNB2005800152395A priority patent/CN100530345C/zh
Priority to KR1020067025076A priority patent/KR101140120B1/ko
Priority to US11/568,540 priority patent/US7678982B2/en
Priority to KR1020067025077A priority patent/KR20070030206A/ko
Priority to CA002565081A priority patent/CA2565081A1/en
Priority to JP2007511887A priority patent/JP4654240B2/ja
Priority to US11/568,541 priority patent/US7842869B2/en
Priority to CN2005800152408A priority patent/CN1954357B/zh
Priority to PCT/EP2005/000801 priority patent/WO2005116984A1/de
Priority to PCT/EP2005/000804 priority patent/WO2005116983A1/de
Priority to EP05701214A priority patent/EP1745460A1/de
Priority to US11/568,539 priority patent/US7659467B2/en
Priority to CN2005800152164A priority patent/CN1954359B/zh
Priority to KR1020067025078A priority patent/KR101096899B1/ko
Priority to EP05716354A priority patent/EP1751738A1/de
Priority to CA002565031A priority patent/CA2565031A1/en
Priority to PCT/EP2005/003149 priority patent/WO2005114647A1/de
Priority to JP2007511895A priority patent/JP4669511B2/ja
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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
    • G10D3/04—Bridges
    • 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
    • G10D1/085—Mechanical design of electric 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
    • G10D3/12—Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins
    • 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
    • G10D3/14—Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
    • 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
    • G10G7/00—Other auxiliary devices or accessories, e.g. conductors' batons or separate holders for resin or strings
    • G10G7/02—Tuning forks or like devices

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  • the present invention relates to a device for automatically tuning a stringed instrument according to the preamble of claim 1. It further relates to a method for automatically tuning a stringed instrument according to the preamble of claim 9.
  • the tuning of instruments in addition to an experienced hearing generally requires a lot of time, which must be applied in particular by untrained, for example, hobby instrumentalists.
  • the musician works with a tuning fork, which sets the desired tone by striking and adjusts the pitch of the respective string by changing the string length or string tension. By repeatedly striking the string and the tuning fork, the result is adjusted until the desired tuning of the string is achieved. Based on this mood then the other strings are tuned.
  • the strings of the instruments regularly tuned because of the constant resilience of the material Otherwise, the strings are also variable in length depending on the climatic conditions (a guitar string stretches on the stage of a concert room with the heat and humid air compared to the proportions in the comparatively dry and cool practice room) is a frequent one Voices required. Even after putting on new strings they have to be tuned.
  • the system is to be welcomed so much that it allows a speedy and automatic tuning and so in particular untrained musicians, but also the professionals a great deal of effort decreases.
  • the system has a not insignificant disadvantage. It is large and chunky overall and requires considerable changes to the body of the guitar, on the one hand have an influence on their acoustics (sound) and on the other hand on their handling (because of the changed weight). Apart from that, the look of the guitar is changed in a significant way.
  • WO 03/012774 A1 An electronic device for automatically tuning a guitar is disclosed, which shows a distribution of components on the head and the body of the guitar.
  • this device either a wiring of the separate components is provided for data transmission, which requires a massive engagement in the guitar, with all the consequences described above for the guitar sound.
  • it is a wireless, infrared or other wireless transmission provided.
  • an appropriate transmitter / receiver must be additionally attached to the head, which brings further weight and can interfere with the appearance as well as the sonic behavior of the guitar.
  • this transmitter / receiver must be provided with an independent power supply, ie at the head of the guitar is in addition to provide a battery or even a feeder cable connection.
  • the invention proceeds. It has for its object to provide an improved device so far, which can be integrated into an instrument, in particular a guitar, with minimal influence on the sound properties and with as few and small elements. Furthermore, a method for automatic tuning of a stringed instrument is to be specified, which meets these requirements.
  • the core idea of the invention is to distribute the components of the device (which can also be referred to as a system) on the instrument.
  • a system for example, not the entire device is placed in the body.
  • the head or neck also offers, albeit only little, space for the (subtle) attachment of other components.
  • means for adjusting the string length or tension arranged on guitars anyway can be used, which reduces the use of special parts. Overall, less additional components must be introduced into the instrument, for example the guitar.
  • the strings of stringed instruments are in many cases made of a conductive material (metal) or are wrapped by a thread of such. Alternatively, if the sound permits, they may be coated with a conductive material. This solution saves the use of additional lines that would need to be laid in the instrument body. In addition to the sound properties, the optics of the instrument are preserved. Thus, if several strings are to be used as a conductor, these not among themselves are electrically short-circuited, elements over which the strings are performed together (eg. The bridge on a guitar) must be designed so that they isolate the strings against each other. These elements may be made of a non-conductive material (eg. Ceramic) or coated with such, or it must be made other arrangements of the insulation (eg. Between ordered insulating, etc.).
  • a non-conductive material eg. Ceramic
  • the drive can be a motor, for example. Electric motor, but he can also work pneumatically or hydraulically.
  • the instrument is an electrically connected instrument to an amplifier (eg an electric guitar)
  • an amplifier eg an electric guitar
  • an already existing and connected to the amplifier pickup of the instrument can be used as (part of) the detection unit.
  • An interface gives the possibility of externally - and subsequently - to feed software into the device. Furthermore, different reference tunings can be transmitted via the interface the memory device can be input in order to be able to tune the instrument according to different schemes.
  • An as proposed in claim 5 embodiment of the device allows a stringwise tuning of the instrument. It can just as well a drive can be used, which can be switched by appropriate gear or similar devices for adjusting one string.
  • the device is formed as specified in claim 6, results in a particularly compact design. If the individual components are chosen as small as possible, they "disappear" almost in the overall impression of the instrument and do not disturb the musician when playing the same. In addition, it is not necessary to use external components when tuning the instrument, the musician can tune his instrument virtually anywhere and almost independently.
  • a development of the device according to claim 7 results in a redundant system.
  • the device can be operated even in case of defect of a string even further to the tuning of the instrument.
  • the method according to claim 9, as already stated above, represents a solution of the above-mentioned object with regard to a method. It can preferably be operated with a device according to one of claims 1 to 8, but is not limited to such a device, according to the According to the invention methods the strings of the instrument can be used as bus lines. As a result, no separate cables or other means of transmission (radio, infrared) must be installed.
  • a processing of the first digital signal as required in a development of the method according to claim 10 may be useful in order to be able to reliably determine a pitch from this signal.
  • a determination of the fundamental frequency (pitch) of the first digital signal is preferably carried out with the aid of a mathematical frequency filter (claim 11).
  • a mathematical frequency filter (claim 11). This allows, in contrast to the otherwise common Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) method, a faster and more accurate frequency determination from only one stop of the string. This is important because with only one stop of the string, the overtones that must be detected for an exact determination of the pitch (frequency), decay very quickly.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transformation
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 is shown in various, partially enlarged views of an electric guitar 1, which is provided with a device according to the invention.
  • the electric guitar 1 can be roughly divided into the body 2, the bridge 3 and the head 4.
  • the strings 6a - 6f with their first ends (ball ends) attached and side by side on the Bridge 3 stretched to the head 4, where they are wound with their second ends on vertebrae 7 and set adjustable.
  • the vortices 7 are mechanically connected with wings 8, so that by turning the wing 8, the string end up on the vertebra 7 or can be unwound from this. This changes the tension or length of the string and tunes the guitar.
  • FIG. 1 a so-called pick-guard 9 can be seen, which is a kind of cover plate and under which a space is created in the body 2, in which the electronics of the electric guitar 1 is arranged. Below this pick guards 9 a belonging to the inventive device control chip is arranged in Fig. 2 is indicated schematically with 10.
  • Fig. 2 It can also be seen that on the head 4 of the electric guitar 1 on the mechanics of the wings 8, for example. Via a gear, attacking servomotors 11 are arranged.
  • the Actuators belong to the device according to the invention and are connected in a manner to be described later with the control chip 10 for driving. With the motors, as an alternative to the manual over the wings 8, the vortex 7 is rotated and thus the tension of the strings 6a to 6f are adjusted.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 is shown in another illustration, the electric guitar 1.
  • the pickups (pickups) 12 seated on the body 2 below the strings 6a to 6f can be seen, which convert the vibrations of the strings (and thus the sound produced by striking them) into an electrical signal.
  • These pickups 12 are also used later in a manner to be explained as part of the device according to the invention.
  • a potentiometer 13 is shown.
  • electric guitars have several such potentiometers for adjusting treble, bass, and volume.
  • the illustrated potentiometer 13 of the volume control is designed to integrate the device according to the invention in the electric guitar 1 not as a conventional potentiometer, but as a so-called push-pull potentiometer, which has an additional switching function.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 is the tremolo system block 5 and are arranged on this rider 15 for guiding the specified in the tremolo system block 5 string ends.
  • Fig. 6 It can be seen how the strings 6a to 6f guided by holes 17 in the tremolo system block 15 and held at their ends thickening (ball ends) 18 at the lower edge of the holes 17.
  • an insulating sleeve 19 is used in each case, which is provided at its protruding from the bore 17 edge with an outwardly facing collar.
  • conductive discs 20 which contact the ball ends 18 of the strings 6a-6f. These disks are in turn connected to the lines 14 connected to the control chip 10 (shown here as 14a to 14f).
  • the strings 6a to 6f of the electric guitar 1 made of a conductive metal or wrapped with a conductive metal thread are electrically connected to the control chip 10.
  • FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (d) attached rider 15 attached are in the FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (d) attached rider 15 attached. About these run in the range of 16 designated rider inserts the pages.
  • the in Fig. 5 (d) magnified illustrated rider insert is in the in Fig. 5 (a) shown riders in the in the Fig. 5 (a) used recess shown right. Since the riders 15 and the riding inserts 16 in an electric guitar 1 regularly made of metal and thus of a conductive material, in order to avoid a short circuit between the electrically contacted via the lines 14 strings, the riding inserts 16, over which the strings 6a run until 6f, be isolated from each other. For this purpose, the in Fig. 5 (a) Isolated with 21 designated areas.
  • FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (d) are again details of the head 4 of the electric guitar 1 with the components arranged thereon to recognize the device according to the invention, wherein Fig. 7 (d) a detail enlargement of the in Fig. 7 (c) represented by D area.
  • FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (d) are the mechanical units for adjusting the string tension consisting of the vertebrae 7, the wings 8 and the servomotors 11 once again detached from the head 4 shown. It can be seen that all these units are seated on a common board 22, which contains further control elements for controlling the servomotors 11. About the metallic and thus conductive vortices 7, the strings are electrically connected to corresponding tracks on the board 22.
  • the inventive device for automatic tuning of the electric guitar 1 operates as follows:
  • the control chip 10 can now be issued by striking one of the strings commands.
  • the sounds generated by striking the strings are converted by the pickup 12 into an electrical signal, which is converted in the controller to a frequency out.
  • the controller stores certain preprogrammed commands which are called up to a frequency within a certain tolerance. In this way, for example, the program for tuning one of the strings, z. B. the e-string 6f, are called. If the program is activated, the control chip loads from a memory a reference frequency for this string, which serves as a reference frequency.
  • the string is now possibly struck again, the actual frequency from the through the pickups 12 converted signal in the control chip 10 calculated and sent via the strings used as bus lines a signal to the board 22 or via this to the corresponding servo motor 11 for adjusting the string voltage to reach the desired frequency.
  • the control chip 10 monitors the change in the frequency and, when the setpoint frequency is reached, issues a stop signal to the servo motor 11. In this way, all the strings can be tuned one after the other.
  • a mathematical frequency filter is used, as this can calculate the frequency very quickly and reliably.
  • control chip 10 different frequency specifications for the strings are given, depending on what kind of mood is currently to be chosen (eg open tuning, etc.).
  • the strings 6f and 6e are chosen to transmit the voltage, since the low e-string and the a-string are the thickest strings of the electric guitar 1 and thus are the least likely to break.
  • any two arbitrary bus lines can be freely controlled by the control chip 10. In this way, the system is redundant and can also work on one or even two broken strings of the strings 6a to 6d.
  • Light emitting diodes on the body 2 for example in the region of the pickups 12 below the strings 6a to 6f can indicate the state of the control chip 10 or the program sequence and so on simplify the handling of the device. Also here can be applied a "quick start", z. As with the display, by striking which of the strings 6a to 6f in which tone which commands are called. The frequencies associated with the instructions may be managed by the control chip 10 to match the current tuning of the electric guitar, that is, the user must always strike the same string with the same handle to fetch a command, no matter how the guitar and with it the string is tuned straight.
  • the power supply of the system takes place in this embodiment, externally via the amplifier cable, with which the guitar is already electrically connected to an amplifier.
  • Tonaderscnies constantly monitors the internal resistance of the electric guitar 1. This is at normal play ready electric guitar 1 high. If the musician now pulls the push-pull potentiometer 13, it disconnects the pickups 12 from the jack socket for the amplifier cable and thus from the amplifier and switches on the control chip 10. As a result, the internal resistance of the electric guitar 1 decreases at least by a factor of 20. This detects the circuit and turns off the amplifier cable on the one hand from the amplifier so that the electric guitar 1 can be "muted" tuned.
  • the circuit switches a supply voltage, which it can win, for example, from the power supply of the amplifier, but also an external power supply to the amplifier cable. This voltage is then supplied to the controller 10 and forwarded via the strings 6e and 6f in the head 4.
  • the device according to the invention can work. After completing the tuning or, for example, setting up the circuit or applying new data, the musician switches the push-pull potentiometer 13 back to the normal position. The internal resistance of the electric guitar 1 rises the now again connected to the amplifier cable pickup 12 again. This recognizes the tone circuit according to Fig. 9 and puts the signals from the amplifier cable back on the amplifier, the musician can continue to play.

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DE502004008869T DE502004008869D1 (de) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum automatischen Stimmen eines Saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer Gitarre
EP04011357A EP1596359B1 (de) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum automatischen Stimmen eines Saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer Gitarre
AT04011357T ATE421135T1 (de) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer gitarre
ES04011357T ES2322351T3 (es) 2004-05-13 2004-05-13 Dispositivo electronico y metodo para la afinacion automatica de un instrumento de musica de cuerdas especialmente una guitarra.
US11/568,537 US7786373B2 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Device and method for automatically tuning a stringed instrument, particularly a guitar
PCT/EP2005/000478 WO2005116986A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes., insbesondere einer gitarre
CA002565086A CA2565086A1 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Device and method for automatically tuning a stringed instrument, particularly a guitar
PCT/EP2005/000477 WO2005116985A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer gitarre
DE502005010387T DE502005010387D1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer gitarre
JP2007511884A JP4774045B2 (ja) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 弦楽器の自動調弦装置およびその自動調弦方法
KR1020067025075A KR101140099B1 (ko) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 현악기, 특히 기타의 자동 튜닝 장치 및 방법
JP2007511885A JP4774046B2 (ja) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 弦楽器の自動調弦装置およびその自動調弦方法
CA002565082A CA2565082A1 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 System and method for automatic tuning of a string instrument
AT05701037T ATE484819T1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer gitarre
CNB200580015215XA CN100562921C (zh) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 用于弦乐器、特别是吉他的自动调音的装置和方法
CNB2005800152395A CN100530345C (zh) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 用于弦乐器特别是吉他的自动调音的装置和方法
KR1020067025076A KR101140120B1 (ko) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 현악기, 특히 기타의 자동 튜닝 장치 및 방법
US11/568,540 US7678982B2 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Device and method for automatic tuning of a string instrument in particular a guitar
EP05701037A EP1745461B1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-19 Vorrichtung und verfahren zum automatischen stimmen eines saiteninstrumentes, insbesondere einer gitarre
JP2007511887A JP4654240B2 (ja) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 弦楽器の音響特性改善方法、ギターの固定プレートおよびそれを備えたギター
KR1020067025077A KR20070030206A (ko) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 현악기의 음향 특성, 특히 서스테인의 개선 방법 및 기타의현의 일단부를 고정하기 위한 고정 플레이트
US11/568,541 US7842869B2 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 String instrument with improved acoustic properties and fixing plate for fixing one end of the strings of a guitar
CN2005800152408A CN1954357B (zh) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 用于改善弦乐器的声学特性的方法和相应固定板和弦乐器
PCT/EP2005/000801 WO2005116984A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 Verfahren zum verbessern der klangeigenschaften, insbesondere des nachhalls (sustain) eines saiteninstrumentes sowie befestigungsplatte zum befestigen je eines endes der saiten einer gitarre
PCT/EP2005/000804 WO2005116983A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 Reiter zur einstellbaren führung der saiten einer gitarre, im breich eines ersten befestigungspunktes am korpus
EP05701214A EP1745460A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 Verfahren zum verbessern der klangeigenschaften, insbesondere des nachhalls (sustain) eines saiteninstrumentes sowie befestigungsplatte zum befestigen je eines endes der saiten einer gitarre.
CA002565081A CA2565081A1 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-01-27 Method for improving the acoustic properties, especially the sustain, of a string instrument, and fixing plate for fixing one end of the strings of a guitar
US11/568,539 US7659467B2 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 Device for adjusting the tension of the strings of a guitar or of a bass
CN2005800152164A CN1954359B (zh) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 用于调整吉他或贝斯的弦张力的装置
KR1020067025078A KR101096899B1 (ko) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 기타 또는 베이스의 현의 장력을 조절하기 위한 장치
EP05716354A EP1751738A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 Vorrichtung zum verstellen der spannung der saiten einer gitarre oder eines basses
CA002565031A CA2565031A1 (en) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 Device for adjusting the tension of the strings of a guitar or of a bass
PCT/EP2005/003149 WO2005114647A1 (de) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 Vorrichtung zum verstellen der spannung der saiten einer gitarre oder eines basses
JP2007511895A JP4669511B2 (ja) 2004-05-13 2005-03-24 弦張力調整装置および自動調弦装置

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