JP2005275207A - Ocarina and closing cap therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ocarina which even a beginner can play in stable timbre. <P>SOLUTION: The tenth finger hole 5j among the finger holes 5a to 5j formed in the body part 2 with a hollow resonance space formed inside is provided with a closing cap 7 to shut off air flow. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to ocarina, and more particularly, to ocarina that can be played with a stable tone even by a beginner.

  Ocarina is an unglazed earthen flute made by baking clay, and is a closed-pipe instrument played by operating 12 finger holes with both hands. In recent years, ocarina has been favored by the healing effect of the earthy flute's simple and warm tone, increasing the number of lovers, and those made of synthetic resin are also commercially available.

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the ocarina is composed of a body part in which a hollow resonance space is formed, and a flute part that is formed integrally with the body part and has an air outlet to which a player's mouth is applied. Thus, the torso is provided with a total of 12 finger holes, 10 on the front side and 2 on the back side.

  When operating this ocarina, first the fingers of both hands are placed at the predetermined positions of each finger hole and a sound is generated by blowing in from the player's mouth to the mouth, and each finger hole is opened and closed with the finger. Depending on the situation, it is possible to produce various musical scales such as de les mi fa.

  However, there are the following problems for beginners to operate ocarina. That is, one of the twelve finger holes of Ocarina has a finger hole called “tenth finger hole”. This tenth finger hole is a finger hole that is opened and closed by the little finger of the left hand, and is used to make sounds of “Mika” and “Fa” which are the highest sounds of Ocarina.

  However, many performances performed by beginners do not use the tenth finger hole, and the finger hole is always blocked by the little finger. For beginners, it is difficult to operate other fingers while the 10th finger hole is always closed with the little finger of the left hand, and during the performance, the little finger left the finger hole and air leaked and the sound sometimes went crazy .

JP 2001-215955 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ocarina that can be easily operated with a stable tone even by a beginner.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention has several features described below. First, in claim 1, it includes a trunk portion having a hollow resonance space formed therein, and a whistle portion that is integrally formed with the trunk portion and has a blower port through which air is blown into the tip. A large number of scale adjustment finger holes opened toward the resonance space are provided, and the finger holes are provided with plug-closing means for blocking the air flow of the finger holes. Yes.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the plug-closing means is provided in a “tenth finger hole” that is opened and closed by a left little finger among the finger holes.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the closing means is a closing cap that is detachably attached to the finger hole.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the cap cap is provided with a pseudo finger hole that allows the player to recognize the position of the finger hole.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the plug-closing means is characterized in that the finger hole is integrally closed by a thin portion in which a part of the body portion is thinned.

  In Claim 6, it has a cylindrical sleeve inserted along the finger hole of the ocarina, and a flange formed on one end side of the sleeve and having a diameter larger than that of the finger hole. It is characterized by blocking the air flow of the finger holes.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by closing the finger holes that are rarely used by beginners by the plugging means, it is possible to concentrate on the operation with other fingers, so that it is possible to perform easily.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the capping means is provided in the “tenth finger hole” that is difficult for a beginner to operate particularly, the beginner can more easily perform.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, by using the detachable closure cap, anyone can easily play the ocarina simply by attaching it to the ordinary ocarina.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, by providing the pseudo finger hole in the cap, the position of the finger hole can be recognized with a finger even when the cap is used. It will also be training for removal.

  According to the invention of claim 5, when forming ocarina with a synthetic resin such as plastic, it is not a state where the tenth finger hole is completely opened, but by forming a thinned film, If you are a beginner, you can play as it is, and when you improve, you can break the thin wall and make the tenth finger hole.

  The present invention also includes an ocarina cap for capping ocarina finger holes. That is, according to the invention described in claim 6, anyone can perform easily by attaching a cap to the commercially available ocarina.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a front view and a rear view of an ocarina according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The ocarina 1 includes a trunk portion 2 having a hollow resonance space formed therein, and a whistle portion 3 that is formed integrally with the trunk portion 2 and has an air outlet 4 to which a player's mouth is applied. In this embodiment, it consists of a molded product of synthetic resin.

  In this embodiment, the ocarina 1 is made of a synthetic resin, but may be a general clay pottery, or, in extreme terms, a metal. If the basic form as the ocarina 1 is provided, the material and shape thereof are arbitrary.

  The size of ocarina 1 varies depending on the sound range. In this example, the size of MC (middle C adjustment), which is the most common size, will be described as an example. It may be a tube.

  The whistle portion 3 is provided with an airway (not shown) that communicates the air outlet 4 and the resonance space inside, and a sound output window 6 is provided at the end of the airway, as shown in FIG. . In addition, about the shape of the sound window 6, it is arbitrary according to specifications, such as a round shape and a square shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a total of twelve finger holes 5 a to 5 l communicating with the internal resonance space are formed in the trunk portion 2. Of the finger holes 5a to 5l, the finger hole 5a is called a “first finger hole” and is operated by the right hand / little finger. The finger hole 5b is called a “second finger hole” and is operated by the right hand / ring finger. The finger hole 5c is called “third finger hole” and is operated by the right hand / middle finger, and the finger hole 5d is called “fourth finger hole” and is operated by the right hand / index finger.

  The finger hole 5e is called a “fifth finger hole” and is operated by the left hand / ring finger. The finger holes 5f are called “sixth finger holes” and are operated by the left hand and the middle finger. The finger hole 5g is called a “seventh finger hole” and is operated by the left hand / index finger.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the finger hole 5h is called an “eighth finger hole” and is operated by the left hand / thumb. The finger hole 5i is called a “ninth finger hole” and is operated by the right hand / thumb. Referring to FIG. 1 again, the finger hole 5j is called “tenth finger hole” and is operated by the left hand / little finger.

  The third finger hole 5c and the sixth finger hole 5f are respectively provided with first and second double holes 5k and 5l that are adjacent to each other for use in producing a low sound. The presence or absence of the double holes 5k and 5l is an optional component in the present invention, and is selectively used depending on the specification.

  The tenth finger hole 5j is provided with a closing cap 7 as a closing means for blocking the air flow of the tenth finger hole 5j. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the closing cap 7 is made of a molded product of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin, and has a sleeve portion 71 fitted along the tenth finger hole 5j, and a sleeve portion. 71 and a flange portion 72 formed at the upper end of 71.

  The sleeve portion 71 has an outer diameter slightly larger than the hole diameter of the tenth finger hole 5j and is inserted along the tenth finger hole 5j, thereby blocking the air flow in the tenth finger hole 5j.

  The flange portion 72 is formed to have a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the sleeve portion 22, and as shown in FIG. 3, the flange portion 72 abuts along the surface of the trunk portion 2 so as to close the tenth finger hole 5j. It has become.

  On the top end surface (upper end surface in FIG. 3) of the flange portion 72, a pseudo finger hole 73 is provided for allowing the player to recognize the position of the tenth finger hole 5j. The pseudo finger hole 73 has a substantially the same inner diameter as the tenth finger hole 5j and is formed of a recess formed one step lower than the top end surface of the flange portion 72. By playing the pseudo finger hole 73 while closing the pseudo finger hole 73 with a little finger, It is also training for brazing to close the tenth finger hole 5j.

  In this embodiment, the cap 7 is preferably made of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin, but the color is more preferably transparent. According to this, even if various patterns and colors are decorated on the ocarina, the capping cap 7 does not stand out and can be freely attached to the ocarina that he likes.

  By attaching the closure cap 7, the tenth finger hole 5j, which is difficult for a beginner to close, can be closed in advance by the closure cap 7, so that even a beginner can produce a clean tone, The position of the tenth finger hole 5j can be recognized by the hole 73.

  As another aspect in which the same effect as that of the cap cap 7 is obtained, as shown in FIG. 5, even if the tenth finger hole 5 j is integrally closed by a thin portion 8 in which a part of the body portion 2 is thinned. Good.

  The thin-walled portion 8 is formed at the same time when ocarina is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the thin-walled portion 8 is formed at a place one step lower than the surface of the body portion 2. According to this, the 10th finger hole 5j can be closed and the pseudo finger hole 81 can be formed at the same time, and a beginner can perform at the same time as purchasing ocarina. When it is improved, the tenth finger hole 5j appears by cutting off the thin portion 8 with a cutter or the like. In addition, you may attach the closure cap 7 mentioned above after separating the thin part 8 separately.

  In the embodiment described above, the capping cap 7 or the thin portion 8 is provided only in the tenth finger hole 5j. However, the capping means of the present invention is provided in other finger holes in addition to the tenth finger hole 5j. It may be done.

The front view of ocarina which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The rear view of ocarina of the said embodiment. AA sectional view taken on the line AA of FIG. The perspective view of a closure cap. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of a thin part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ocarina 2 Trunk part 3 Flute part 4 Air outlet 5a-5j Finger hole 7 Closing cap 8 Thin part

Claims (6)

  A body portion having a hollow resonance space formed therein, and a whistle portion formed integrally with the body portion and having a blowing port into which air is blown at a tip, the body portion being opened toward the resonance space An ocarina characterized in that a large number of finger holes for adjusting the scale are provided, and the finger holes are provided with plug-closing means for blocking the air flow of the finger holes.   The ocarina according to claim 1, wherein the plug-closing means is provided in a "tenth finger hole" that is opened and closed by a left little finger among the finger holes.   The ocarina according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the closing means is a closing cap that is detachably attached to the finger hole.   The ocarina according to claim 3, wherein the cap cap is provided with a pseudo finger hole that allows a player to recognize the position of the finger hole.   The ocarina according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plug-closing means is formed by integrally closing the finger hole with a thin-walled portion in which a part of the body portion is thinned.   A cylindrical sleeve inserted along the finger hole of the ocarina, and a flange formed on one end side of the sleeve and having a diameter larger than that of the finger hole. Ocarina cap, characterized by blocking the flow.

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