JP2009186946A - Shoulder pad for stringed instruments - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to hold a musical instrument at performance time, by filling a gap between a musical instrument and a shoulder, by pinching a pad including magnet from front and back sides near a shoulder part of a clothing. <P>SOLUTION: The shoulder pad for stringed instruments for supporting a stringed instrument on a player's shoulder includes: an inner buffer member which is inserted between the player's shoulder and the clothing of the player; an outer buffer member placed between the player's clothing and the stringed instrument; an inner magnet which is unified with the inner buffer member; and an outer magnet which is unified with the outer buffer member. The outer buffer member is fixed on the clothing and the stringed instrument is placed on the outer buffer member, by attaching the outer magnet to the inner magnet via the clothing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to shoulder pads for stringed instruments such as violins and violas.

There are two types of shoulder rests: a bridge-type clamp-shaped part that passes a bridge-girder-shaped member away from the instrument, and a cushion-type part that is a small futon, such as a cushion-type, that is fixed to the instrument with a string or the like.

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The shoulder rest is a device that is worn to ensure the support of the instrument when playing a violin, viola, etc., and stabilizes the instrument by friction with the left shoulder.

Many violinists use a shoulder pad to suppress the vibration of the instrument, making it difficult to generate overtone components, which is considered to have an adverse effect. However, there are many useful things such as using both hands freely at the time of tuning, so many players use it, but the effect of shoulder rest is great especially in the case of a lean physique.

The violin is a lightweight instrument, but if it is held in a vertical straight line between the jaws and shoulders, it takes a considerable amount of force, and the shoulder rest may come off and the instrument may be dropped. The instrument can be in direct contact and leave scratches, so you can't be careful when using it.
Even if you put it in the instrument case, you may not be able to get lost because it may come into contact with the instrument due to vibrations and damage it while you are moving. Many of the violin professors are very concerned about the occurrence of such accidents because they sometimes use expensive instruments.

The reason why many professional musicians own expensive instruments is because they pursue good sound, but even if they use expensive instruments, the sound quality can be greatly affected by the shoulder rest, so that choice Is very nervous.

The violin viola is held between the shoulder and chin when playing, and the left hand that takes the pitch can be moved almost freely, but it can not be completely suppressed by the jaw due to the lack of instrument thickness difficult. There is an example in which a patch is held between the shoulder and chin, but this is not sufficient to compensate for the lack of thickness. This method is cumbersome because the position of the batter must be corrected each time the instrument is lowered.

In addition, it is desirable that the shoulder pad is fixed to the body more securely when the hands must be used for instruction while holding the instrument in a lesson or when turning the page of the score. The former, the bridge type, is superior to this performance, and it is often used now.

However, it is known that the cushion type does not suppress the harmonic component of the musical instrument as compared with the bridge type, but an easy-to-use design has not been developed and is almost not manufactured and distributed as a product. Among students, there is a case where a kitchen sponge is put into the clothes from the collar as a substitute for the shoulder pad, but since the clothes swell, the freedom of the left arm is limited, it looks bad and inconvenient, this method However, since the clothes and the instrument are in direct contact, sufficient frictional force to fix the instrument cannot be obtained.

The cushion type material is made of rubber, sponge, or leather, and the bridge type is made of wood, plastic molding, or metal.

To solve this problem, the shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to the invention described in claim 1 (hereinafter referred to as “shoulder rest of claim 1” as appropriate) is used as a stringed instrument for supporting the stringed instrument on the shoulder of the player. Shoulder pad.
This stringed instrument shoulder rest is integrated with the inner cushioning member inserted between the player's shoulder and the player's clothing, the outer cushioning member disposed between the player's clothing and the stringed instrument, and the inner cushioning member. An inner magnet and an outer magnet integrated with the outer member are included, and the outer buffer member is placed on the clothing by adsorbing the outer magnet to the inner magnet through the clothing. It is comprised so that fixation is possible, It has comprised so that the stringed instrument can be mounted on the said outer shock absorbing member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The shoulder rest according to claim 1 is positioned between the shoulder (the shoulder part of the clothes) and the stringed instrument when the stringed instrument is placed on the player's shoulder. The inner cushioning member is positioned between the player's shoulder and the clothes worn by the player (one or two or more. For example, a tuxedo jacket, a jacket and a shirt overlaid). The outer shock-absorbing member is positioned between the stringed instrument and the clothes of the player. That is, the inner cushioning member and the outer cushioning member are opposed to each other with the clothing in between. Thus, the inner buffer member and outer buffer member which oppose each other are held on the clothing by the attractive force between the inner magnet and the outer magnet. That is, since the inner cushioning member is sandwiched between the clothing and the player's body (shoulder), the inner cushioning member cannot move relative to the player's body, while the outer cushioning member attracted and fixed to the inner cushioning member is also the player's body ( Cannot move against (clothing). Thereby, it fixes so that a shoulder pad (outer buffer member) may not slip down. The fixed shoulder rest is in a state in which a stringed instrument can be placed thereon.

A stringed instrument shoulder pad according to a second aspect of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “shoulder pad according to the second aspect” as appropriate) is the shoulder pad of the first aspect, and is provided between the inner buffer member and the outer buffer member. Middle shock absorbing member disposed on the middle shock absorbing member, and a middle magnet integrated with the middle shock absorbing member. The middle shock absorbing member is arranged outside or inside the player's clothes, so that the middle magnet is arranged. The outer buffer and the inner magnet are attracted to each other so that the middle buffer member and the outer buffer member and the inner buffer member are integrated.

  According to the shoulder pad of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the shoulder pad of the first aspect, the middle buffer member is disposed between the inner buffer member and the outer buffer member, thereby Raising can be performed. That is, the thickness of the inner buffer member or the outer buffer member can be increased by the thickness of the middle buffer member. The middle buffer member is fixed by the attractive force between the middle magnet, the inner magnet, and the outer magnet. The middle buffer member may be on the outer member side (outer side) of the clothing or on the inner member side (inner side). The middle cushioning member plays a role in supporting the stringed instrument at a position where it can be easily played by the player because the environment in which the stringed instrument is placed differs depending on the player's body shape, taste, number of clothes, thickness, etc. The main effect.

The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to the invention of claim 3 (hereinafter referred to as “shoulder rest of claim 3” as appropriate) is the shoulder rest of claim 2, wherein the middle cushioning member in which the middle magnet is integrated. However, it is characterized in that a plurality of middle buffer member pieces each of which middle magnet pieces are integrated are laminated in the thickness direction by adsorption of the middle magnet pieces.

According to the shoulder pad of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the shoulder pad of the second aspect, the thickness adjustment by the middle buffer member can be performed more finely by adjusting the middle buffer member piece. Unnecessary middle shock-absorbing member pieces may be removed from the shoulder rest without being used, and if not enough, they may be obtained separately and added to the shoulder rest.

The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to the invention of claim 4 (hereinafter referred to as “shoulder rest of claim 4” as appropriate) is the shoulder rest of claim 1, wherein the outer cushioning member includes a cushioning member main body, And a buffer cover member that covers the buffer member body, and the outer magnet is disposed between the buffer member body and the cover member.

According to the shoulder pad of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the shoulder pad of claim 1, by applying, for example, the material, shape, color, pattern, etc. of the cover member that covers the buffer member body, the outer cushion is provided. The member can be made easier to use and more decorative. When the cover member becomes dirty, it can be removed and washed, or replaced with another cover member.

The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to the invention of claim 5 (hereinafter referred to as “shoulder rest of claim 5” as appropriate) is the shoulder rest of claim 1 or 2, wherein the inner cushioning member, the outer cushioning member, A flexible connecting piece (for example, a string, a cloth belt, a resin band, a chain) is further included.

According to the shoulder pad of Claim 5, it is the shoulder pad of Claim 1 or 2, Comprising: By an effect | action of a flexible connection piece, an inner buffer member and an outer buffer member are integrated substantially, without affecting mounting | wearing. can do. In particular, it is effective in preventing loss.

Since the present invention is a shoulder rest in which a magnet covered with a flexible material is attached with clothes placed near the shoulder, there is no fear of damaging the instrument, and the sound quality is bright because there is little suppression of overtone components. Even if you put it in the case with the instrument, you don't have to worry about damaging the instrument, and because the magnet is built in, it can be stacked and stored compactly.

(Shoulder pad structure)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. "FIG. 1" and "FIG. 2" relate to the embodiment of the present invention. "FIG. 1" is a perspective view during performance, and "FIG. 2" is a longitudinal section thereof.

“FIG. 3” is composed of a magnetic body 1 including a magnet, a neodymium magnet, a plastic magnet, a rubber magnet, and rubber, sponge, wool, chemical fiber buffer materials 2, 3, and 4.

In the present invention, for example, three types of buffer portions are formed as shown in FIG. 3, and the buffer portion A is placed in clothes and the buffer portions B and C are stacked and adsorbed to the outside. Depending on the player's preference, it is possible to use only the buffer parts A and B.

(Modification of this embodiment)
As other means for solving the problem, the inner buffer member A and the outer buffer member B are connected by the flexible connecting piece Z, as shown in FIG. By connecting with the connecting piece Z, it becomes easy to take out the inner buffer member A, thereby preventing loss when not in use.

In this method, the inner buffer portion A, the outer buffer portion B, and the flexible connecting piece Z are formed. A connecting band is placed on the player's collar, and the inner buffer portion and the outer buffer portion are adsorbed and sandwiched. Y, this way, the connecting piece Z serves to protect the collar of the clothing from being damaged by friction with the instrument.

The buffer member A may be provided with ventilation holes for perspiration, "FIG. 6". This also reduces the weight.

1. Buffer members B, C, which can be worn on the clothing surface It is also possible to display the design of geometric patterns, flowers, animal faces, etc. on the surface of the player to decorate the shoulders of the performers, as shown in Fig. 7.

By using a sponge with a large bubble, soft urethane, and other similar cushioning members, the air permeability is improved by the amount of air bubbles, and the effect of efficiently evaporating sweat is the amount of improved air permeability. Second, due to the presence of bubbles, the contact area between the shoulder rest and the stringed instrument is small (the contact is mainly the fibrous part between the bubbles), so there is less suppression of vibration of the stringed instrument, and therefore the change in sound quality There is an effect to reduce. “FIG. 8”.

It is a perspective perspective view of the present invention at the time of performance. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view at the time of A, inner buffer part B, and middle buffer part use. It is a buffer part cross section and a magnetic adhesion direction. It is a buffer part top view cross section. It is the implementation sectional drawing and the magnetizing direction of the modification 1. It is the plane perspective view with the modification 2 and an evaporation hole. Modification 3 Modification 4

Explanation of symbols

1, magnet 2, outer buffer member 3, middle buffer member 4, inner buffer member A, inner buffer portion B, middle buffer portion C, outer buffer portion S, shoulder V, stringed instrument WO, upper garment portion WI, lower garment portion Y, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a first modification when the buffer member is magnetically attached.
Z, flexible connecting piece

Claims (5)

A stringer shoulder rest for supporting a stringed instrument on the player's shoulder,
An inner cushion member inserted between the player's shoulder and the player's clothing;
An outer cushioning member disposed between the player's clothes and the stringed instrument;
An inner magnet integrated with the inner cushioning member;
And an outer magnet integrated with the outer cushioning member.
By adsorbing the outer magnet through clothing on the inner magnet,
The outer cushioning member is configured to be fixable on the clothing,
A stringed instrument shoulder rest, wherein a stringed instrument can be placed on the outer cushioning member. A middle shock absorbing member disposed between the inner shock absorbing member and the outer shock absorbing member; and a middle magnet integrated with the middle shock absorbing member;
By arranging the middle buffer member outside or inside the player's clothes, the outer magnet and the inner magnet are attracted to the mid magnet, and the middle buffer member, the outer buffer member, and the inner buffer member are integrated. The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder rest is configured as described above. The middle buffer member in which the middle magnets are integrated is configured by laminating a plurality of middle buffer member pieces in which middle magnet pieces are integrated in the thickness direction by adsorption of the middle magnet pieces. The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to claim 2. The outer buffer member includes a buffer member main body and a buffer cover member that covers the buffer member main body, and the outer magnet is disposed between the buffer member main body and the cover member. The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to claim 1, wherein the shoulder rest is provided. The shoulder rest for stringed instruments according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a flexible connecting piece for connecting the inner buffer member and the outer buffer member.

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