ES1071723U

ES1071723U - Musical instrument (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Info

Publication number: ES1071723U
Application number: ES201030082U
Authority: ES
Inventors: Juan Roman Punzano; David Martinez Carreras
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-02-02
Filing date: 2010-02-02
Publication date: 2010-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2020-02-02
Also published as: ES1071723Y

Abstract

Musical instrument, of the percussion type, comprising a body (1) substantially frustoconical internally hollow closed by an upper base (4) and a lower base (5), characterized by the fact that the side wall of the body is defined by a plurality of edges (2) defining a plurality of flat faces (3), having provided a minimum of eight edges, and by the fact that the side wall of the body is provided with a hole (6) through which the sound produced when hitting the bases comes out (4 and 5). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Instrumento musical.Musical instrument.

Object of the invention

La presente solicitud de Modelo de Utilidad tiene por objeto el registro de un instrumento musical que emite un sonido novedoso gracias a la dotación de una pluralidad de aristas que definen una pluralidad de caras en un cuerpo principal de resonancia.The present Utility Model application Its purpose is to register a musical instrument that issues a novel sound thanks to the endowment of a plurality of edges that define a plurality of faces in a main body of resonance.

Background of the invention

Dentro de los instrumentos de percusión de golpe directo, se conocen tambores que comprenden un cuerpo principal de resonancia interiormente hueco y dos parches, a modo de bases del cuerpo, aptos para ser golpeados por las manos del usuario del instrumento.Inside the beat percussion instruments direct, drums are known comprising a main body of internally hollow resonance and two patches, as bases of the body, fit to be hit by the user's hands of the instrument.

Particularmente, bajo la definición descrita se identifican los tambores conga o la familia de tambores batá.Particularly, under the definition described, They identify the conga drums or the batá drum family.

Sin embargo, en ninguno de los instrumentos conocidos por el solicitante, se contempla la existencia de una invención que disponga de las características que se describen en esta memoria.However, in none of the instruments known by the applicant, the existence of a invention that has the characteristics described in this memory

Description of the invention

El instrumento musical objeto del presente registro aporta una serie de ventajas que serán evidentes a partir de la descripción que se acompaña a continuación.The musical instrument object of the present registration brings a number of advantages that will be evident from of the description that follows.

El instrumento musical de la invención permite obtener un efecto de sonido particular que resulta totalmente novedoso respecto a los instrumentos de percusión hasta ahora conocidos, tal como, la familia de tambores batá o el tambor conga.The musical instrument of the invention allows get a particular sound effect that is totally novel about percussion instruments so far known, such as, the family of batá drums or the drum conga

Para ello, y de forma más concreta, el instrumento comprende un cuerpo sensiblemente troncocónico, interiormente hueco, cerrado por una base superior y una base inferior, en el que la pared lateral del cuerpo está definida por una pluralidad de aristas que definen una pluralidad de caras planas, habiéndose provisto un mínimo de ocho aristas.To do this, and more specifically, the instrument comprises a substantially frustoconical body, internally hollow, closed by an upper base and a base lower, in which the side wall of the body is defined by a plurality of edges that define a plurality of faces flat, having provided a minimum of eight edges.

Adicionalmente, la pared lateral del cuerpo está dotada de un orificio a través del cual sale el sonido producido al golpear al menos una de las bases.Additionally, the side wall of the body is equipped with a hole through which the sound produced by the hit at least one of the bases.

El sonido producido al golpear al menos una de las bases del instrumento rebota en el interior del cuerpo gracias al número de aristas que este presenta, modificando el sonido, y emitiendo un sonido totalmente original.The sound produced by hitting at least one of the bases of the instrument bounces inside the body thanks to the number of edges that it presents, modifying the sound, and emitting a totally original sound.

De conformidad con las características descritas, al menos una de las bases del cuerpo puede presentar una prolongación que permite modificar el efecto del sonido.In accordance with the characteristics described, at least one of the bases of the body can present a prolongation that allows to modify the effect of the sound.

La mencionada prolongación puede ser sensiblemente cilíndrica o troncocónica invertida, de tal modo que, se obtiene un instrumento de fusión.The aforementioned extension may be substantially cylindrical or inverted truncated conical, such that, a fusion instrument is obtained.

De acuerdo con las características citadas, el cuerpo, las prolongaciones, y las bases, son de material de madera, propiedad que enriquece la calidad del sonido.According to the characteristics cited, the body, extensions, and bases, are made of wood material, property that enriches the sound quality.

Y, en concreto, las bases de madera están encoladas o atornilladas sobre el cuerpo para su fijación.And, specifically, the wooden bases are glued or screwed onto the body for fixing.

Ventajosamente, y gracias a las características de la invención descrita, se obtiene un instrumento musical que emite un sonido modificado y novedoso respecto a los instrumentos de percusión conocidos, dado que, la dotación de una pluralidad de aristas en la cara interior del cuerpo del instrumento permite que el sonido producido se modifique.Advantageously, and thanks to the features of the described invention, a musical instrument is obtained that emits a modified and novel sound with respect to the instruments of known percussion, given that, the endowment of a plurality of edges on the inside of the instrument body allows The sound produced is modified.

El sonido obtenido gracias al instrumento descrito resulta ideal para el género musical del flamenco, sin resultar la citada concreción limitativa para el uso del instrumento en otro género musical.The sound obtained thanks to the instrument described is ideal for the flamenco music genre, without result the aforementioned limitation for the use of the instrument In another musical genre.

Para completar la descripción que seguidamente se va a realizar y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de sus características, se acompaña a la presente memoria descriptiva, de un juego de planos en cuyas figuras, de forma ilustrativa y no limitativa, se representan los detalles más significativos de la invención.To complete the description below is going to be done and in order to help a better understanding of its characteristics, is accompanied by the present specification, of a set of planes in whose figures, illustratively and not limiting, the most significant details of the invention.

Brief description of the designs

Figura 1.- Es una vista en alzado del instrumento musical de acuerdo con las características de la invención descrita;Figure 1.- It is an elevation view of the musical instrument according to the characteristics of the described invention;

Figura 2.- Es una vista de la sección del cuerpo del instrumento representado en la figura anterior;Figure 2.- It is a view of the body section of the instrument represented in the previous figure;

Figura 3.- Es una vista en alzado de una alternativa del realización del instrumento musical de acuerdo con la presente invención; yFigure 3.- It is an elevation view of a alternative of performing the musical instrument according to the present invention; Y

Figura 4.- Es una vista en alzado de una alternativa de realización del instrumento musical de acuerdo con las características de la presente invención.Figure 4.- It is an elevation view of a alternative of performing the musical instrument according to the characteristics of the present invention.

Description of a preferred embodiment

A la vista de las comentadas figuras y de acuerdo con la numeración adoptada, se puede observar en las mismas una realización preferente aunque no limitativa de la invención, la cual consiste en un instrumento musical de percusión del golpe directo.In view of the commented figures and of according to the numbering adopted, it can be observed in them a preferred but not limiting embodiment of the invention, the which consists of a musical instrument of percussion of the blow direct.

Tal y como se muestra en las figuras 1 y 2, el instrumento musical de la invención comprende un cuerpo troncocónico (1), interiormente hueco, de pared lateral definida por dieciocho aristas (2) que definen dieciocho caras planas (3), y una base superior (4) y una base inferior (5) aptas para ser golpeadas por las manos del usuario.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the musical instrument of the invention comprises a frustoconical body (1), internally hollow, side wall defined by eighteen edges (2) that define eighteen flat faces (3), and a base upper (4) and a lower base (5) suitable to be hit by The user's hands.

Adicionalmente, el cuerpo troncocónico (1) está provisto de un orificio (6) de sección ovalada a través del cual sale el sonido producido en el interior del cuerpo al ser al menos una de las bases golpeada.Additionally, the frustoconical body (1) is provided with an oval section hole (6) through which the sound produced inside the body comes out to be at least One of the bases hit.

La figura 3, muestra como el instrumento musical descrito anteriormente presenta una prolongación (7) cilíndrica de la base inferior (5), siendo la altura de la prolongación interior a la altura del cuerpo troncocónico (1).Figure 3 shows how the musical instrument described above has a cylindrical extension (7) of the lower base (5), the height of the interior extension being the height of the frustoconical body (1).

La figura 4, muestra como el instrumento representado en la figura 1 presenta una prolongación (8) troncocónica invertida de la base superior (4), siendo la altura de la prolongación inferior a la altura del cuerpo troncocónico (1).Figure 4 shows how the instrument represented in figure 1 presents an extension (8) inverted conical trunk of the upper base (4), being the height of prolongation less than the height of the frustoconical body (one).

Como puede verse en las figuras 1, 3 y 4, la base superior (4) y la base inferior (5) están encoladas sobre el cuerpo troncocónico (1).As can be seen in figures 1, 3 and 4, the upper base (4) and lower base (5) are glued on the truncated conical body (1).

En último lugar, el cuerpo troncocónico (1), la base superior (4) y la base inferior (5) están fabricados en material de madera.Finally, the truncated conical body (1), the upper base (4) and lower base (5) are manufactured in wood material.

Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, así como los materiales empleados en la fabricación del instrumento musical de la invención podrán ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación.The details, the shapes, the dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the musical instrument of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention nor of the scope defined by the claims included in continuation.

Claims

1. Musical instrument, of the percussion type, comprising a substantially hollow internally hollow body (1) closed by an upper base (4) and a lower base (5), characterized by the fact that the lateral wall of the body is defined by a plurality of edges (2) defining a plurality of flat faces (3), having provided a minimum of eight edges, and by the fact that the side wall of the body is provided with a hole (6) through which The sound produced when hitting the bases (4 and 5) is output.

2. musical instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the bases (4 and 5) of the body (1) has an extension.

3. Musical instrument according to claim 2, characterized in that the extension has a height less than the height of the body (1).

4. Musical instrument according to claim 3, characterized in that the lower base (5) has a cylindrical extension (7).

5. Musical instrument according to claim 3, characterized in that the upper base (4) has an extended conical trunk extension (8).

6. musical instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that the hole (6) is oval section.

7. Musical instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that the hole (6) is of circular section.

8. Musical instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that the body (1) is made of wood.

9. Musical instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that the bases (4 and 5) are made of wood.

10. Musical instrument according to claim 9, characterized in that the wooden bases (4 and 5) are glued on the body (1).

11. Musical instrument according to claim 9, characterized in that the wooden bases (4 and 5) are screwed onto the body (1).