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Abstract

Symphonic pegbox castañophone, characterized in that it is made up of a series of fourteen castanets (1) on a diatonic scale. # 2. Symphonic pegbox castañophone, according to claim 1, essentially characterized by (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Pegbox Symphonic Castañophone

Technical sector

The present invention, as expressed in the wording of the present specification, deals with a percussion musical instrument technically called a pegbox symphonic castanophone that provides novelty and utility in the state of the art.

The present invention relates to a percussion music instrument with a symphonic sense, that is, a music instrument that can be used to play concerts. This instrument, among other things, provides the possibility of making "glissando" enriching much more the music and concerts that are made (in keyboard instruments it is called glissando to the diatonic or chromatic scale that is achieved by sliding the hand on diatonic or chromatic keys); what with normal castanets and the background could not be done.

The field of application of the present invention is framed within the sector of the industry dedicated to the manufacture of musical instruments, with a special focus on the field of castanets.

State of the art

The so-called castanet or chopsticks is a percussion musical instrument that some historians date to more than three thousand years old, made up of two pieces of wood or other material, joined by a cord or rope that collide causing a characteristic sound. In a traditional way, the castanet is attached to the thumb with the cord that connects its two halves, which are suspended between the palm of the hand and the fingers. To make them sound, both halves collide with the movement of the fingers and a turn of the wrist. Over time, other forms of castanets have been developed and their way of being played, for example we have a reference to an instrument formed by two castanets joined at their ends to a handle, which must be shaken or collided to obtain said sound.

Other registry antecedents appear, such as Utility Model No. 100484 from the year 1963, under the title "Special Castanets for Amateurs", whose object consisted of a simple device to mount and support a castanet, with the corresponding addition of a separating spring that allows that the two parts of the instrument are always open and allow the characteristic touch or tapping in a very simple way. Said castanet is located on a support with a wide base for its support when struck.

There are also other musical devices arranged horizontally on rectangular supports, where an indeterminate number of castanets appear (two, three, five, eight, etc.), held by their ears by knots made with their cords to small vertical tubes; presenting the disadvantage that when they are struck to achieve their sound or due to changes in temperature, their grip system is unstable, as the strings and knots continually loosen, causing this an inappropriate opening in the castanet and thus not obtaining the desired sound. This musical background also has other major drawbacks, such as the lack of a resonance box that modulates the sound and a speaker that adequately directs and stabilizes the sound.

The present utility model solves all the aforementioned drawbacks, as it is a musical instrument that allows a more rigorous and technically perfect execution, which solves the problems and drawbacks of its currently known antecedents.

Therefore, the present invention, as a pegbox symphonic castanophone, will mean a new way of interpreting the castanet, conceived as a symphonic percussion musical instrument that will allow new compositions and interpretations due to its structure and composition. It brings new features and obvious improvements such as the resonance box and its speaker; the sound damping system; the incorporation of individual stems that hold the castanets; Individual tuners that go into tapered shank holes.

Explanation of the invention

This utility model is made up of the following main parts: castanets, stems, tuners, tornavoz and resonance box.

Castanets: There is a series of fourteen castanets with special and different timbres, not in a diatonic form, but an anarchic one, as the interpreter or musician wants; there is a diatonic but whimsical scale; from major to minor, from severe to acute (this provision is new with respect to the antecedents). The timbre that is chosen in each of the fourteen castanets that make up the instrument depends on the depth of the casting of the castanets and the material that is manufactured.

Stems: Individual elements that serve to incorporate the castanets, which are inserted into some holes in the resonance box that makes up the castanophone. It incorporates some rubber shock absorbers so that the castanet's ear does not contact it, thus the pure sound of the castanet is heard and it is not interfered with by other unwanted vibrations.

Tuners: Pieces that serve to give the correct tension to castanets, in the style of guitars. With them the tension of the castanet is mastered, giving the tension that is wanted and getting all of them to have the same tension. The tuners are inserted into conical holes in the stem, and are conveniently operated from behind the instrument. The castanet is fastened with strings inserted through holes that it incorporates in its ear and that enter another hole in the pegbox which, when turned in one direction or another, tenses the string; All of this is new with respect to the antecedents in which the rope was loosened and the knot had to be continually removed from the rope or tightened, due to the stresses or temperature changes.

Tornavoz: Element placed in the upper part of the instrument, which serves to direct the sound and thus have stabilized sounds. It is covered on the inside with carpet, thereby achieving sound absorption. This item is also new from the background.

Resonance box: It is also a new element with respect to the previous ones, it is a surround box with holes in its fronts that allow the sound to be output in a modulated way.

The instrument has other useful features such as the easy change of stems and castanets in case of breakage or damage. As an auxiliary element and This instrument incorporates wedges or plastic pins that are inserted between the rods and the tornavoz, avoiding vibrations that the rod can transmit to the resonance box when the castanet is touched. In addition, the instrument is very easy to transport, it incorporates side handles for easy handling.

Brief description of the drawings

To complement the description and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of a practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, where for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows an elevation view of one of the sides of the present invention, where it is appreciated, apart from its structure and design, the location of the elements that comprise it (castanet, stem, speaker, pegbox and resonance box ).

Figure 2.- Shows an elevation view of the front part of the present invention where, apart from its structure and design, the location of the elements that comprise it (castanets, stems, tornavoz and resonance box with perforations for output) can be seen. Sound).

Figure 3.- Shows an elevation view of the back of the present invention where, apart from its structure and design, the location of the tuners can be seen, which makes it easy to move them to tension castanet strings.

Figure 4.- Shows an elevation view of the stem where the castanet is incorporated; where it is appreciated apart from its structure and design: the conical hole where the pegbox is inserted, the string to be tensioned inserted in both the castanet ear and pegbox piercings, the rubber damper to avoid vibrations and unwanted sounds between the castanet and the stem ; Also shown at the lower end of the stem is the recess made for its incorporation into the resonance box.

It should be noted that the object to be protected, obviously apart from the idea itself and its applications, are the modifications made to the antecedents; incorporating pieces created exclusively to make the utility model.

It must be borne in mind that since it is a utility model, most of the pieces that compose it already exist, but that the modifications that have been made to these and the new pieces created for the occasion all together, give rise to the invention in herself. And it is this union of modified pieces and new ones that make up the set of the pegbox symphonic castanophone, which is what we want to protect.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

In view of the outlined figures, the conformation of this invention can be observed, fourteen castanets (1) arranged not in a diatonic, but anarchic, as the interpreter or musician wants where there is a diatonic but capricious scale; from high to low, from low to high; These castanets (1) are incorporated into a resonance box (2) through rods (4), pieces that are recessed in their lower part (16) to insert into holes in the resonance box (2). Handles (14) are incorporated on its sides for easy transport, as well as legs or supports (13) that support the instrument.

In Figures 1 and 2, the resonance box (2) is shown, a surround box with holes (6) in its fronts that allow the sound to escape.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3; The tornavoz (3) is shown, an element placed in the upper part of the instrument, which serves to direct the sound and thus have the sounds stabilized. This is covered on the inside with carpet (7), thereby achieving perfect sound absorption.

In Figures 1, 3 and 4; tuners (5) are shown; pieces that serve to give the correct tension to castanets (1); These are inserted into conical holes in the stems (4) and operated comfortably behind the instrument. The castanets (1) are fastened with strings (11) inserted through holes that they incorporate in their ears (10) and that enter other holes of the tuners (5) that when turned in one direction or another, tension the string (11) . In Figures 1 and 2, some auxiliary plastic wedges or pins (8) are shown that are inserted between the rods (4) and the tornavoz (3), avoiding vibrations that the rods (1) can transmit when the castanets touch ( 4) to the resonance box (2).

In figures 1, 2 and 4, some rubber shock absorbers (9) are shown so that the ears (10) of the castanets (1) do not contact the stems (4), thus the pure sound of the castanets is heard (1) and is not interfered with by other unwanted vibrations.

Claims (6)

1. Symphonic pegbox castañophone, characterized in that it is made up of a series of fourteen castanets (1) on a diatonic scale. 2. Pegbox symphonic castanet, according to claim 1, characterized essentially by incorporating stems (4), which serve to incorporate castanets (1). 3. Pegbox symphonic castanophone, according to claim 2, characterized by incorporating rubber buffers (9) between the ear (10) of the castanet (1) and the stem (4). 4. Pegbox symphonic castanet, according to claim 3 characterized by incorporating pegs (5) arranged on the stems (4), which serve to give the correct tension to the castanets (1), they are inserted into conical holes of the stem ( 4) and are operated from behind the instrument. 5. Pegbox symphonic castanophone, according to claim 1, characterized by incorporating a tornavoz (3), an element placed on the top of the instrument, which serves to direct the sound; inside covered with carpet (7) for sound absorption. 6. Pegbox symphonic castanophone, according to claim 1, characterized essentially by incorporating a resonance box (2), an envelope with holes (6) on its fronts that allow the sounds to be output in a modulated way.