JP6028086B2 - Shoulder rest for musical instruments - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a musical instrument shoulder rest attached to a bowed musical instrument such as a violin or a viola held between a jaw and a shoulder of a performer.

  It is known to attach a shoulder pad for musical instruments to a bowed instrument held between a player's chin and shoulder (hereinafter collectively referred to as “violins” in this specification) such as a violin or a viola. ing. Some say that it is better not to use it to get the original sound of a violin, but the shoulder pads for musical instruments make it easier and more reliable to hold the instrument and reduce the physical burden on the performer, so the quality of the performance It is thought to improve.

  Musical instrument shoulder rests are roughly classified into a bridge type and a cushion type depending on the form. A bridge-type musical instrument shoulder rest includes clamps at both ends of a bridge girder-like member, and is used by being fixed to the body of the musical instrument with the clamp (for example, Patent Document 1). The bridge-type shoulder rest for musical instruments can hold the musical instrument stably, but its outer shape is large, which restricts the player's movement (for example, shoulder and arm movements associated with shift changes and shifts). Sometimes. A cushion-type shoulder rest for a musical instrument has a belt attached to a cushion member, and is used by hooking the end of the belt to the body of the musical instrument (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-64796 A

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  Cushion-type shoulder rests are less likely to limit the movement of the shoulders and arms compared to the bridge type, so you can play with a feeling that is relatively close to the state where you are not using the shoulder rest, but the entire cushion part is the back plate The problem of suppressing the sound of musical instruments has been pointed out. Of course, if the size of the cushion portion is reduced, the influence on the sound of the musical instrument is improved, but the stability of the musical instrument is impaired. That is, in this case, there arises a problem that the shoulder rest is easily detached from the performer's shoulder.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can be used for a musical instrument that can stably hold a musical instrument, rarely restricts the movement of shoulders and arms, and has little influence on the sound of the musical instrument. It provides a shoulder pad.

  A shoulder rest for a musical instrument according to the present invention includes a belt attached to the body of a musical instrument, a first member attached to the belt so as to be movable in a length direction of the belt, and the first member on one surface. And a second member that contacts the shoulder of the musical instrument player on the other surface, and magnets are incorporated in the first member and the second member, respectively. The first member and the second member are coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet, and a plate-like magnetic member substantially parallel to a surface of the second member that contacts the first member is the first member. It is built in the member of 2.

  The plate-like magnetic member may be provided with plasticity so as to freely deform in the out-of-plane direction and maintain the shape.

  A groove may be formed on a surface of the second member that contacts the first member, and at least a part of the first member may be fitted into the groove.

  In the shoulder rest for musical instruments according to the present invention, the second member has a sufficient size, and the magnet is incorporated in the second member in a movable state, and the second member is attached to the first member. In the connected state, it can move with respect to the first member. Moreover, the angle with respect to the 1st member of a 2nd member can be changed. The first member is attached to be movable in the belt length direction. Therefore, the second member can be fitted to the player's shoulder according to the player's body shape (for example, shoulder width, neck length, etc.), and the instrument can be stably held. Moreover, since the dimension of the 1st member contact | abutted to the back plate of a musical instrument is small, the influence on the sound of a musical instrument can be made small. Since it has the above characteristics, according to this invention, the effect of improving the quality of the performance of a musical instrument arises.

It is a figure explaining the usage point of the shoulder rest for musical instruments which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the musical instrument shoulder pad to the violin, (a) is a figure which shows the back surface of a violin, (b) is a right side surface, (c) is a figure which shows the back surface, respectively. It is a figure which shows the structure of a 1st cushion member, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is the sectional side view cut | disconnected by the A-A 'line | wire of (a). It is a figure which shows the structure of a 2nd cushion member, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is the side cross section cut | disconnected by the BB 'line | wire of (a) FIG. It is side sectional drawing explaining the effect | action of the shoulder rest for musical instruments, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows the movement of a 1st cushion member, (b) and (c) each show the bending deformation of a 2nd cushion member. It is. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the effect of the shoulder rest for musical instruments, (a) and (b) are the states which attached the shoulder rest for musical instruments which concerns on this invention to the violin, (c) is the shoulder rest for musical instruments which concerns on a prior art. Shows the state of attaching to the violin. It is a figure which shows the modification of a 2nd cushion member, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is a figure which shows the effect | action of the shoulder rest for musical instruments, (a) is rotation with respect to the violin of a 2nd cushion member, (b) is the movement of the length direction of a belt, (c) is the movement of the width direction of a belt. Are shown respectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The instrument shoulder rest 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an exemplification of the present invention, and is used by being attached to the violin 3 when the performer 2 plays the violin 3. As described above, the player 2 holds the violin 3 between his / her jaw and shoulder, and at this time, the instrument shoulder rest 1 is between the shoulder of the player 2 and the violin 3 and comes into contact with the shoulder of the player 2. .

  The musical instrument shoulder rest 1 includes a belt 4, and the belt 4 is fixed to the violin 3. A first cushion member 5 is attached to the belt 4, and a second cushion member 6 is connected to the first cushion member 5, and the second cushion member 6 contacts the shoulder of the player 2. . The first cushion member 5 is sandwiched between the belt 4 and the violin 3, and one surface of the first cushion member 5 contacts the back plate of the violin 3, and the other surface contacts the belt 4.

  Since the loop 5c is fixed to the surface of the first cushion member 5 that contacts the belt 4, and the belt 4 is inserted through the loop 5c, the first cushion member 5 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the belt 4 (arrows). (Indicated by X). In the state shown in FIG. 1, the moving direction of the first cushion member 5 (= longitudinal direction of the belt 4, arrow X) intersects with the longitudinal direction of the second cushion member 6 (indicated by arrow Y). The loop 5 c has a width that covers almost the entire width of the first cushion member 5, so that the first cushion member 5 does not rotate with respect to the belt 4.

  Next, a procedure for fixing the musical instrument shoulder rest 1 to the violin 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the second cushion member 6 is removed from the musical instrument shoulder rest 1.

  As described above, the first cushion member 5 is attached so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction (arrow X) of the belt 4. As shown in FIG. 2A, the belt 4 has a small hole 8 at one end, and an annular rubber string 9 is tied to the small hole 8. Then, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the rubber string 9 is hooked on the edge 10 of the body of the violin 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, an engagement hole 11 is provided at the other end of the belt 4, and the engagement hole 11 is engaged with the end pin 7. Thus, the belt 4 is stretched between the end pin 7 and the edge 10 of the violin 3 and fixed to the violin 3. The material of the belt 4 is not particularly limited, but a material that is flexible and obtains a desired strength is desirable.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first cushion member 5 has a flat cushion-like outer shape as a whole. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first cushion member 5 is configured by wrapping a cushion material 5a with an outer skin 5b. The aforementioned loop 5c is sewn on the outer skin 5b, and the belt 4 (not shown in FIG. 3) is inserted into the loop 5c. The material of the cushion material 5a is not particularly limited, but here, an artificial sponge obtained by foaming synthetic resin is used. Further, flexible synthetic leather is used for the outer skin 5b and the loop 5c.

  A first magnet 12 is built in the first cushion member 5, and a cushion material 5 a is filled around the first magnet 12. Therefore, the first magnet 12 cannot move in the first cushion member 5. The first magnet 12 is a permanent magnet, and the strength of the magnetic force will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c), the second cushion member 6 is a member having a flat shape curved in a broad bean shape or a slanted ball shape, and wraps the cushion material 6a with an outer skin 6b. Composed. Further, a second magnet 13 and a plate-like member 14 are built in the second cushion member 6. Further, a space 6c is formed around the second magnet 13, and the second magnet 13 can freely move in the space 6c. The second magnet 13 is also a permanent magnet, and the strength of the magnetic force will be described later. The plate-like member 14 is a magnetic member and may be a member that is held by the magnetic force of the second magnet 13. The plate member 14 itself does not need to have a magnetic force. The material of the cushion material 6a is not particularly limited, but here, an artificial sponge formed by foaming synthetic resin is used. The outer skin 6b is made of flexible synthetic leather.

  Since it is configured in this way, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the second cushion member 6 is brought into contact with the first cushion member 5, the first magnet 12 and the second magnet 13 are The first cushion member 5 and the second cushion member 6 are attracted to each other by the magnetic force acting between them. As a result, the first cushion member 5 is coupled to the second cushion member 6. Needless to say, the first magnet 12 and the second magnet 13 are arranged so that the opposing surfaces have different polarities so that an attractive force is generated between them. The magnetic forces of the first magnet 12 and the second magnet 13 are selected so that the first cushion member 5 and the second cushion member 6 are connected with a practically sufficient force.

  Further, when the first cushion member 5 moves in the arrow Y direction, the second magnet 13 follows the first cushion member 5 and moves in the second cushion member 6 (the space 6c). Therefore, even if the first cushion member 5 moves relative to the second cushion member 6, the first cushion member 5 maintains a state where it is coupled to the second cushion member 6. At this time, the second magnet 13 moves in the second cushion member 6 (space 6c) while maintaining the state of being attracted to the plate-like member 14, that is, the second magnet 13 is moved. Moves along the plate-like member 14 (following) in the second cushion member 6 (the space 6c). Therefore, the attractive force generated between the second magnet 13 and the plate-like member 14 is designed to be smaller than the magnetic force generated between the first magnet 12 and the second magnet 13.

  Further, as described above, the second cushion member 6 is used in contact with the shoulder of the player 2, but the physique and body shape of the player 2 are different from each other. Used to bend according to the physique and body shape of person 2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the second cushion member 6 is bent, the plate-like member 14 is bent, and the plate-like member 14 has a desired plasticity so that the bent state can be maintained. Material and dimensions are selected. In other words, the material and dimensions are selected such that the player 2 can bend in the out-of-plane direction (without using a machine or a tool) with his / her hand and the bent shape is maintained. The direction in which the second cushion member 6 is bent is not limited to the direction of “convex downward” as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5C, it can be bent so as to be “convex upward”. Since it is comprised in this way, the 2nd cushion member 6 can maintain the state bent according to the player's 2 physique and body shape.

  Returning to FIG. 1 again, the operation of the musical instrument shoulder rest 1 will be described. When the violin 3 moves in the direction of the arrow X during performance, the first cushion member 5 does not move away from the second cushion member 6 because the first cushion member 5 moves along the belt 4. When the violin 3 moves in the direction of the arrow Y, the first cushion member 5 moves in the direction of the arrow Y along the second cushion member 6 while maintaining the state of being coupled to the second cushion member 6. . Therefore, the first cushion member 5 does not come off the second cushion member 6 no matter what direction the violin 3 moves. In other words, the musical instrument shoulder rest 1 does not come off between the violin 3 and the performer 2 shoulder.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the first cushion member 5 (FIGS. 6A and 6B) is a conventional cushion-type shoulder rest regardless of which direction the second cushion member 6 is bent. Compared to 15 (FIG. 6 (c)), the size is small, so the area of contact with the back plate of the violin 3 is small. Therefore, the influence added to the sound of the violin 3 is small.

  The musical instrument shoulder rest 1 may be configured as shown in FIG. That is, the guide groove 6 d may be formed in the second cushion member 6 so that the first cushion member 5 is fitted into the guide groove 6 d of the second cushion member 6. In this way, the first cushion member 5 moves while being guided by the guide groove 6 d, so that the first cushion member 5 is further unlikely to be detached from the second cushion member 6. In addition, it is good to select the raw material which comprises the friction with the 1st cushion member 5 as the raw material which comprises the bottom of the guide groove 6d. This is because after the second cushion member 6 is moved to a desired position in the guide groove 6d, the second cushion member 6 remains in that position. That is, the second cushion member 6 is held in a desired position.

  Finally, with reference to FIG. 8, the operation of the musical instrument shoulder rest 1 will be described again. The second cushion member 6 is connected to the first cushion member 5 by the magnetic force acting between the first and second magnets 12 and 13, but the rotation is not constrained. The member 6 rotates freely with respect to the violin 3 as shown in FIG. Further, since the second magnet 13 can move inside the second cushion member 6, the second cushion member 6 remains connected to the first cushion member 5, and the first cushion member 5 is maintained. It can move relative to. Therefore, the second cushion member 6 freely moves in the width direction (Y) of the belt 4 as shown in FIG. Since the first cushion member 5 is attached to the loop 5c by inserting the belt 4, the first cushion member 5 freely moves in the length direction (X) of the belt 4 as shown in FIG.

  Conventionally, a handkerchief or the like has been sandwiched between the player 2 and the violin 3 so that the sweat of the player 2 does not adhere to the violin 3 during the performance and does not invade the varnish or glue. However, there is a risk of dropping handkerchiefs during performance. On the other hand, in the musical instrument shoulder rest 1, since the first cushion member 5 and the second cushion member 6 are coupled by magnetic force, the first cushion member 5 and the second cushion member 6 are connected. A handkerchief or the like can be sandwiched between the two. Therefore, the handkerchief or the like is not removed during the performance, and the psychological stress of the player 2 is reduced. In addition, when the performance of the part of the performer 2 is absent, the performer 2 removes the violin 3 and repositions it before the performance of the part is resumed, but it is necessary to reset the handkerchief etc. In this respect, the psychological stress of the player 2 is reduced.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the said embodiment is an illustration, Comprising: The technical scope of this invention is not limited by the said embodiment. The present invention can be freely applied, modified, or improved within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

  Violins and violas are exemplified as attachment targets for musical instrument shoulder pads, but musical instruments to which musical instrument shoulder pads are attached are not limited to violins and violas. A new instrument that will appear in the future, even if it is an existing instrument, as long as the instrument is played by holding the torso between the performer's chin and shoulders, holding a heel with one hand, and bowing with the bow in the other hand The present invention can be applied to any musical instrument.

  The shape and dimensions of the belt are matters that can be freely selected or determined according to the shape and dimensions of the musical instrument to be attached, and are not limited to the shapes and dimensions shown in the drawings attached to the present application. The means for fixing the belt to the musical instrument is not limited to the rubber cord 9 or the engagement hole 11. Needless to say, the material of the belt is not limited.

  The shape and dimensions of the first cushion member are examples, and are not limited to these. For example, it is freely selected according to the shape and size of the musical instrument to be attached. Needless to say, the material of the cushion material and the outer skin is not limited.

  The shape and dimensions of the second cushion member are also examples, and are not limited thereto. For example, it is freely selected according to the player's body shape and physique. Needless to say, the material of the cushion material and the outer skin is not limited.

  Since the first and second magnets only need to have a desired magnetic force, that is, a magnetic force that produces the above-described effect, the material thereof is not particularly limited. However, if a strong permanent magnet, such as a neodymium magnet, is used, it contributes to weight reduction of the shoulder rest for musical instruments.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a musical instrument shoulder rest attached to a bowed instrument held between a player's jaw and shoulder.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shoulder pad for musical instruments 2 Player 3 Violin 4 Belt 5 1st cushion member 5a Cushion material 5b Outer skin 5c Loop 6 2nd cushion member 6a Cushion material 6b Outer skin 6c Space 6d Guide groove 7 End pin 8 Small hole 9 Rubber string 10 Edge 11 Engagement hole 12 First magnet 13 Second magnet 14 Plate member 15 Conventional cushion-type shoulder rest

Claims (3)

A belt attached to the body of the instrument,
A first member attached to the belt movably in the length direction of the belt;
A second member that abuts the first member on one side and a shoulder of the instrument player on the other side;
A magnet is built in each of the first member and the second member,
The first member and the second member are coupled to each other by the magnetic force of the magnet,
A musical instrument shoulder rest, wherein a plate-like magnetic member substantially parallel to a surface of the second member that abuts on the first member is incorporated in the second member. The musical instrument shoulder rest according to claim 2, wherein the plate-like magnetic member is deformed freely in an out-of-plane direction and has plasticity so as to maintain the shape. The groove | channel is formed in the surface contact | abutted with the said 1st member of the said 2nd member, At least one part of the said 1st member fits with the said groove | channel. The shoulder pad for musical instruments of 3.

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