JP3908322B2 - Saxophone Sam Rest - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a thumb rest that is a support member that supports a musical instrument with a finger of a performer during performance of a saxophone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A saxophone is a musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of a lead and resonates with a metal tubular resonator. The keys for changing the pitch of this instrument are all made of metal, but the thumb hook (hook-shaped member that hangs the right thumb) and the thumb rest (cylinder shape that holds the left thumb) are used to support the instrument body. Are usually made of plastic.
[0003]
It is also possible to use a metal thumb rest instead of the plastic thumb rest. This metal thumb rest has a mounting cylinder inside. The thumb rest is attached as follows. First, the plastic thumb rest is removed from the saxophone body, and a cylindrical pedestal made of the same metal as the body for fixing the thumb rest is exposed. Adhesive is applied to the inside of the tube portion of the thumb rest, and the thumb rest is crowned on the pedestal to be bonded and fixed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional example has the following problems.
(1) The adhesive used to attach the thumb rest prevents metal resonance. The effect of improving the sound quality was not sufficiently obtained.
(2) It is impossible to test before attaching the metal thumb rest. Therefore, whether or not the sound quality intended by the performer has been improved is determined only by the performance after installation. If the desired result was not obtained, it was difficult to remove the thumb rest that was bonded and fixed.
(3) In the case of fixing with an adhesive, the thumb rest mounting position cannot be finely adjusted. In the case of a conventional plastic thumb rest, the performer was able to devise it easily by operating the thumb rest, while in the case of a metal thumb rest, Since fine adjustment is not possible, the operability may deteriorate.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a thumb rest that can enhance the resonance effect and further improve the sound quality.
[0006]
It is another object of the present invention to provide a thumb rest that can be finely adjusted for trial playing and mounting and can improve operability.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the thumb rest of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
A metal thumb rest that can be attached to and removed from a saxophone.
A cylindrical recess having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the pedestal, which engages a saxophone thumb rest pedestal;
Meshed with a screw member for fixing the recess and the pedestal, and provided with a plurality of screw holes provided on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical recess spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction ;
The concave portion is attached to the pedestal, and fixed to the pedestal by a screw member that meshes with the plurality of screw holes, and the thumb rest is attached to the pedestal in the vertical and front / rear / right / left directions by inserting and removing the screw member. It is possible to finely adjust the position .
[0009]
Further, the thumb rest of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object, wherein the recess is fixed to the pedestal at a position facing the at least one of the plurality of screw holes on the inner wall of the recess. Protrusions are provided.
[0010]
Further, in the thumb rest of the present invention for achieving the above object, the thickness of the thumb rest is not less than 1 mm and not more than 5 mm.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the thumb rest and the mounting method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
Fig.1 (a) is a figure which shows the external appearance of the saxophone of this Embodiment. FIG.1 (b) is a figure which shows the thumb rest periphery in the back side of a saxophone main body. As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the actual operation of the musical instrument is performed by placing the vicinity of the first joint of the left thumb on the thumb rest and placing the fingertip on an octave key (oct.) For producing a sound one octave higher. I'm leaving it.
[0013]
FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a thumb rest according to the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the thumb rest main body 1 has four screw holes 2a to 2d and four screw members 3a to 3d, and is attached to a thumb rest fixing base (not shown) of the saxophone main body. . The screw members 3a to 3d can be taken in and out by the driver toward the inside or outside of the thumb rest in the screw holes 2a to 2d.
[0014]
In FIG. 2 (a), 4 indicates a portion with which the left thumb abuts, and 5 indicates a recess in which the thumb rest fixing base of the saxophone body is inserted. The thumb rest has a thickness of at least 1 mm and within 5 mm.
[0015]
Furthermore, since the conventional metal thumb rest is adhesively fixed to the base for fixing the thumb rest of the saxophone body, the inner diameter of the thumb rest has only been designed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the base. On the other hand, the inner diameter of the thumb rest main body 1 according to the present embodiment is designed to be 1-2 mm larger than the inner diameter of the conventional metal thumb rest so that the mounting position can be shifted.
[0016]
FIG. 2B is a view showing a method of attaching the thumb rest to the saxophone body according to the present embodiment. First, remove the plastic thumb rest from the saxophone body and expose the pedestal. Subsequently, the pedestal is inserted into the recess 5 of the thumb rest main body 1, the thumb rest is put on the pedestal, the screw members 3a to 3d are inserted into the screw holes 2a to 2d, and the thumb rest main body is used using a screwdriver. 1 is fixed to the base. At this time, the mounting position of the thumb rest main body 1 can be finely adjusted up and down, front and rear, left and right by inserting and removing the respective screw members for the convenience of the player's operation.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, at least one protrusion may be provided on the inner wall of the recess 5 of the thumb rest body 1 in place of the screw portion so that the thumb rest body 1 is fixed to the pedestal. Is possible.
[0018]
As described above, the thumb rest according to the present embodiment is fixed to the pedestal with a screw member using a screwdriver unlike the conventional adhesive fixing, so that the contact with the pedestal is small and the resonance effect is improved. .
[0019]
In addition, since each screw member can be easily attached and detached, the trial position can be repeated and the attachment position can be finely adjusted.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the resonance effect of saxophone can be further improved.
[0021]
Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to repeat the trial performance because it is easy to attach and detach by fixing the screw, and the desired mounting position can be determined by finely adjusting the mounting position of the thumb rest by inserting and removing the screw member. It is possible to secure. Thereby, operability can be improved.
[0022]
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Thumb rest body 2a to 2d Screw hole 3a to 3d Screw member [Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a saxophone body, and an enlarged view of a thumb rest and its surroundings.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the thumb rest, and a view for explaining a method of attaching the thumb rest to the saxophone body.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration in which a protruding portion is provided instead of a screw portion on the inner wall of the concave portion of the thumb rest main body.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Thumb rest body 2a to 2d Screw hole 3a to 3d Screw member

Claims (3)

A metal thumb rest that can be attached to and removed from a saxophone.
A cylindrical recess having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the pedestal, which engages a saxophone thumb rest pedestal;
Meshed with a screw member for fixing the recess and the pedestal, and provided with a plurality of screw holes provided on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical recess spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction ;
The concave portion is attached to the pedestal, and fixed to the pedestal by a screw member that meshes with the plurality of screw holes, and the thumb rest is attached to the pedestal in the vertical and front / rear / right / left directions by inserting and removing the screw member. A thumb rest that allows fine adjustment of the position . Further, the inner wall of the recess, at least one in opposing positions of the plurality of threaded holes, Sam according the recess to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a protruding portion for fixing to the pedestal Rest. The thumb rest according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the thickness of the thumb rest is not less than 1 mm and not more than 5 mm.

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