FR2533344A1 - Plectrum for stringed instruments - Google Patents

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FR2533344A1
FR2533344A1 FR8215724A FR8215724A FR2533344A1 FR 2533344 A1 FR2533344 A1 FR 2533344A1 FR 8215724 A FR8215724 A FR 8215724A FR 8215724 A FR8215724 A FR 8215724A FR 2533344 A1 FR2533344 A1 FR 2533344A1
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    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10DSTRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract

This plectrum 1 of the rounded triangular type is made from wood having a relative density of between 0.85 and 1.30, selected preferably from the group comprising olive wood, ebony, boxwood, Pernambuco wood, violet wood, Ceylon citron wood, sasswood, ekki lephira and lignum vitae. This plectrum comprises on each of its two faces a ready-formed impression 4, 5 corresponding to the positions of the thumb and index finger on the plectrum.

Description

Nédiator pour instruments à cordes. Nediator for stringed instruments.

L'invention concerne un médiator pour instruments à cordes, et notamment un médiator du type triangulaire curviligne pour guitares. The invention relates to a pick for string instruments, and in particular a pick of the curved triangular type for guitars.

Les média tors usuels sont en plastique. I1 a été constaté par les exécutants que llattaque des cordes de guitare avec ces média tors rendait un son métallique désagréable. The usual tors media are plastic. It has been found by performers that attacking guitar strings with these twisted media makes an unpleasant metallic sound.

Par ailleurs, un autre défaut de ces média tors conventionnels est qu'ils risquent de glisser ou de se déplacer sous les doigts de l'exécutant-en raison de l'humidité qui se développe, après un temps de jeu plus ou moins long, au niveau du contact médiator-doigts. In addition, another defect of these conventional tors media is that they risk slipping or moving under the fingers of the performer - due to the humidity which develops, after a more or less long playing time, at the pick and finger contact.

L'invention a pour but de proposer un médiator ne présentant pas les inconvénients précités. The object of the invention is to propose a pick which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks.

Ce but est atteint selon l'invention par le fait que le médiator est en bois. En effet, l'inventeur a découvert que le bois améliore notablement les qualités de l'émission sonore par la suppression du timbre métallique et, par ailleurs, absorbe l'humidité de contact des doigts sur le médiator, si bien qu'il en résulte une adhérence parfaite des doigts sur le médiator. Cette adhérence est d'autant plus favorable à la bonne tenue du médiator qu'elle permet, à la suite de l'usure légère due au frottement des doigts au meme endroit du médiator, de marquer véritablement l'emplacement naturel des doigts et de conserver toujours cette position. This object is achieved according to the invention by the fact that the pick is made of wood. Indeed, the inventor has discovered that wood significantly improves the qualities of the sound emission by eliminating the metallic timbre and, moreover, absorbs the contact moisture of the fingers on the pick, so that it results perfect finger grip on the pick. This adhesion is all the more favorable to the good resistance of the pick because it allows, following light wear due to the friction of the fingers at the same place of the pick, to truly mark the natural location of the fingers and to preserve always this position.

On peut encore améliorer la tenue du médiator en prévoyant sur chacune de ses deux faces, conformément à l'invention, une préempreinte en creux correspondant à l'emplacement du pouce et de l'index sur le médiator. The holding of the pick can be further improved by providing on each of its two faces, in accordance with the invention, a hollow pre-impression corresponding to the location of the thumb and forefinger on the pick.

Les bois qui conviennent à la fabrication doivent réaliser un compromis entre les exigences parfois contradictoires pour la réalisation simultanée des objectifs suivants : éviter une usure prématurée du médiator, obtenir une bonne qualité de son, absorber correctement l'humidité. Woods that are suitable for manufacturing must achieve a compromise between the sometimes contradictory requirements for the simultaneous achievement of the following objectives: avoid premature wear of the pick, obtain good sound quality, absorb moisture properly.

Les expériences menées par l'inventeur ont montré que les bois qui conviennent le mieux sont les bois de densité d comprise entre 0,85 et 1,30
Parmi ces bois, il faut citer le groupe comprenant l'ébène (Diaspyros, d # 0,95 à 1,25), le buis (Buxus sempervirens, d~0,90), le pernambouc (Guilandina echinata ou caesalpina, d ~1,10), l'amarante (Peltogyre, d O, 95 à 1), le citronnier de Ceylan (Chloroxylon swietenia, de0,8 à 1), le tali (Erythrophleum ivorense ou guineense, dus 0,8 à 1,1,), l'azobé (Lophira alata, du 0,95 à 1,1), le gaïac (Guaiacum officinale, d#1,15 à 1,30).
The experiments carried out by the inventor have shown that the most suitable woods are woods with a density d of between 0.85 and 1.30
Among these woods, we must mention the group comprising ebony (Diaspyros, d # 0.95 to 1.25), boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, d ~ 0.90), pernambuco (Guilandina echinata or caesalpina, d ~ 1.10), amaranth (Peltogyre, d O, 95 to 1), Ceylon lemon tree (Chloroxylon swietenia, de 0.8 to 1), tali (Erythrophleum ivorense or guineense, due 0.8 to 1.1 ,), azobé (Lophira alata, from 0.95 to 1.1), guaiac (Guaiacum officinale, d # 1.15 to 1.30).

brais un bois encore préféré, notamment sous le rapport de son absorption de l'humidité et des facilités d'approvisionnement, est l'olivier (Olea europea, drY0,85 à 1,12). braised a still preferred wood, particularly in terms of its absorption of moisture and ease of supply, is the olive tree (Olea europea, drY0.85 to 1.12).

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, en référence au dessin annexé sur lequel
- la figure 1 est une vue de dessus d'un médiator conforme à l'invention;
- la figure 2 est une vue de l'avant du médiator de la figure 1.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge from the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, with reference to the attached drawing in which
- Figure 1 is a top view of a pick according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a front view of the pick of Figure 1.

Le médiator 1 a la forme d'un triangle ABC curviligne taillé dans une lame d'environ 4 ma d'épaisseur e. Le long de son périmètre, les bords sont d'une façon générale arrondis (cf. figure 2, sommet A) et, dans la région du sommet C servant à l'attaque de la corde, taillés en bec (cf. figure 2, sommet C). The pick 1 has the shape of a curvilinear triangle ABC cut from a blade about 4 m thick e. Along its perimeter, the edges are generally rounded (cf. figure 2, vertex A) and, in the region of vertex C used to attack the cord, cut into beaks (cf. figure 2, vertex C).

Selon l'invention, les faces supérieure 2 et inférieure 3 du médiator 1 portent des préempreintes pour l'emplacement du pouce et de l'index sur le médiator. Ces préempreintes sont réalisées sous forme de dépressions allongées 4 et 5 aux bords adoucis généralement parallèles à l'un des côtés du triangle curviligne ABC. La dépres- sion 4 (représentée sur la figure 1 par des pointillés allongés) est sensiblement parallèle au cOté AB et la dépression 5 (représentée sur la figure 1 par des pointillés courts) est sensiblement parallèle au c8té AC. L'emplacement exact des dépressions ainsi que leur largeur peuvent etre choisis en fonction de l'exécutant. According to the invention, the upper 2 and lower 3 faces of the pick 1 carry pre-impressions for the location of the thumb and forefinger on the pick. These pre-impressions are made in the form of elongated depressions 4 and 5 with softened edges generally parallel to one of the sides of the curvilinear triangle ABC. The depression 4 (shown in Figure 1 by elongated dotted lines) is substantially parallel to the side AB and the depression 5 (shown in Figure 1 by short dotted lines) is substantially parallel to the side AC. The exact location of the depressions as well as their width can be chosen according to the operator.

La forme spéciale donnée au médiator de l'invention permet à l'exécutant de l'avoir bien en main et de le garder constamment dans sa position de jeu idéale.  The special shape given to the pick of the invention allows the performer to have it well in hand and to keep it constantly in its ideal playing position.

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R E V E N D I C A T I O N S  R E V E N D I C A T I O N S en cé qu'il est fabriqué en bois. because it is made of wood. 1. Médiator du type triangulaire çurviligne, caractérisé 1. Mediator of the triangular çurviligne type, characterized 2. Médiator selon la revendication 17 caractérisé en -ce  2. Pick according to claim 17 characterized in -ce que le bois est de densité comprise entre 0,85 et 1,30. that the wood has a density between 0.85 and 1.30. 3. Médiator selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce 3. Pick according to claim 2, characterized in that que le bois est choisi dans le groupe comprenant l'olivier, l'ébene, that the wood is chosen from the group comprising the olive tree, ebony, le buis, le pernambouc, l'amarante, ie. citronnier -de Ceylan, le tali, boxwood, pernambuco, amaranth, ie. lemon tree - from Ceylon, tali, l'azobé le gaïac. the azobé the guaiac. 4. Médiator selon l'uné quelconque des revendications. d à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte sur chacune de ses deux faces une pré empreinte en creux correspondant à l'emplacement du pouce et de 4. Pick according to any one of the claims. d to 3, characterized in that it has on each of its two faces a hollow pre-impression corresponding to the location of the thumb and l'index sur. le mediator. index on. the pick. caractérisé en-ce qu'il est formé dans une lame d'environ 4 d'epaisseur.-  characterized in that it is formed in a blade about 4 thick. 5. 5. Mébiator selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, 5. 5. mebiator according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
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US4625615A (en) * 1985-09-03 1986-12-02 Lukehart Donald W Pick for stringed instruments
US4711150A (en) * 1984-12-04 1987-12-08 Hyduck Steven J Pick for stringed instruments
WO1998010410A1 (en) * 1996-09-05 1998-03-12 Tero Juhani Turunen Ecological pick
DE102006047831A1 (en) * 2006-10-10 2008-04-17 Gerhard Lehrke Plectrum for playing e.g. mandolin, has elongated recessed grips arranged on respective surfaces of plectrum, where longitudinal axes of grips are arranged in plane of surfaces at angle of specified degrees to one another

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US2170179A (en) * 1938-04-07 1939-08-22 Hollis W Wolcott Pick or plectrum
FR2276650A1 (en) * 1974-06-27 1976-01-23 Chmatko Jean Michel Plectrum for strumming string instruments e.g. guitar - has hole to facilitate holding plectrum
US4253372A (en) * 1979-05-14 1981-03-03 Filipetti David E T-3.Triple thick triple tip pick

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US2170179A (en) * 1938-04-07 1939-08-22 Hollis W Wolcott Pick or plectrum
FR2276650A1 (en) * 1974-06-27 1976-01-23 Chmatko Jean Michel Plectrum for strumming string instruments e.g. guitar - has hole to facilitate holding plectrum
US4253372A (en) * 1979-05-14 1981-03-03 Filipetti David E T-3.Triple thick triple tip pick

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US4711150A (en) * 1984-12-04 1987-12-08 Hyduck Steven J Pick for stringed instruments
US4625615A (en) * 1985-09-03 1986-12-02 Lukehart Donald W Pick for stringed instruments
WO1998010410A1 (en) * 1996-09-05 1998-03-12 Tero Juhani Turunen Ecological pick
DE102006047831A1 (en) * 2006-10-10 2008-04-17 Gerhard Lehrke Plectrum for playing e.g. mandolin, has elongated recessed grips arranged on respective surfaces of plectrum, where longitudinal axes of grips are arranged in plane of surfaces at angle of specified degrees to one another

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