JPH10116067A - Saxophone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To erase harmonic overtones, to enhance directivity and to enable the output of the tones themselves selected by a player by successively providing the other end of a middle joint formed by boring a metallic tube flared at one end to a bell-like form with plural toneholes with a neck and mounting a tuning member of a prescribed weight to this neck or middle joint. SOLUTION: The middle joint 10 is formed by boring the metallic tube flared at one end to the bell-like form with the plural toneholes. These toneholes are opened or closed by pads by operating keys 14. The one end of the neck 12 is inserted into the top end of the middle joint 10 and the neck 12 is fixed to the middle joint 10 by a holder member 16. A mouthpiece 13 is attachably and detachably inserted into the other end of the neck 12. The tuning member 19 of the prescribed weight for tuning the tones emitted from the saxophone is mounted by utilizing the cavity (the point to be inserted with a music rack of the case playing is performed outdoors) formed at the base part of the holder member 16 so that only the desired tones are emitted by changing the vibration state of the middle joint 10 and the neck 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a saxophone capable of tuning sound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of saxophones, from sopranoino saxophones for treble to contrabass saxophones for low-pitched sound. Generally, saxophones producing sounds below the alto are almost entirely as shown in FIG. It has a main pipe 10 made of a metal pipe curved in a J-shape.

[0003] One end of the main pipe 10 is provided with an opening 11 which is expanded in a bell shape, and a blow pipe 12 is connected to the other end. A mouthpiece 13 is detachably provided on the blowing tube 12, and a lead (not shown) is attached to the mouthpiece 13. And mouthpiece 1
The lead is vibrated by breathing into 3 and sound is emitted using this as a sound source.

The main pipe 10 is provided with 18 to 23 tone holes, and by selectively opening and closing the pads P provided in these tone holes by operating the key 14, the sound source is provided. The sound is amplified by the main pipe 10 while adjusting the pitch of the sound from the main pipe 10, and sound is output not only from the bell-shaped opening 11 but also from the entire main pipe 10.

[0005]

However, saxophones generally have a characteristic that bass sounds are hardly produced.
In particular, saxophones that emit sounds below the alto are
Is almost J-shaped, so that it is more difficult to produce bass. Further, since the sound is emitted from the entire main pipe 10, not only the selected sound but also harmonics and third harmonics are emitted, and there is an advantage that a sound with a broad sound is emitted. However, conversely, this means that there is no directivity and it is not possible to produce only the desired sound, and there is a problem that it is difficult to produce the sound selected by the player.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a saxophone capable of increasing directivity by eliminating harmonics and emitting a sound selected by a player. .

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of tone holes are opened in a metal tube whose one end is expanded in a bell shape. A main pipe configured to be opened and closed by a pad, a blow pipe connected to the other end of the main pipe, a mouthpiece detachably attached to the blow pipe, and a lead attached to the mouthpiece. In the above-mentioned saxophone, a tuning member having a predetermined weight is attached to the blowing pipe or the main pipe.

With this configuration, the tuning member having a predetermined weight eliminates harmonics out of the sound coming out of the blow-in pipe and the sound coming out of the entire main pipe, so that the sound itself becomes a clear sound. Since the listener can clearly hear the sound, the directivity of the sound is enhanced, and the player can feel that the selected sound itself is emitted. Also, when the sound is clear, when playing leg guard etc., the sound played earlier and the sound played later are clear,
The fact that the guard is applied can be clearly understood not only by the listener but also by the player, and as a result, the instrument is easy to play or easy to handle.

In the invention described in claim 2, the tuning member has an insertion portion which can be inserted into a space formed in a holder member which is attached by tightening a part of the blow pipe or the main pipe from the outer periphery. And a weight portion formed of a main body extending along the outer peripheral surface of the blow pipe or the main pipe.

Generally, saxophones are used for outdoor performances,
It has a holder member to which a music stand used for so-called marching is attached, and this holder member is usually attached to the tip of the main pipe in use. In this case, according to the structure described in claim 2, the tuning member can be mounted by utilizing the space of the holder member, which is more convenient than the case where the tuning member is separately mounted. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the tuning member is configured to surround a part of the blow pipe or the main pipe from the outer periphery, and each of the weight members includes a pair of weight pieces each having an arc shape. It is characterized by comprising a connecting member for removably connecting one end of the weight piece and a screw member for connecting the other end of the weight piece.

Tuning of the saxophone is not completed if a tuning member is attached to the blow-pipe portion. Depending on the saxophone, it is necessary to select an attachment place. With this configuration, since the mounting position is not limited, it can be mounted at various positions, so that tuning is easy and a desired sound can be produced.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holder member and a tuning member of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a tuning apparatus of another embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing a member. Members common to those shown in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 1, the saxophone of the present embodiment comprises a main pipe 10, a blowing pipe 12, and a mouthpiece 13.
have. The main tube 10 has a plurality of tone holes formed in a metal tube whose one end is expanded in a bell shape.
Is opened and closed. One end of a blowing pipe 12 is fitted into the upper end of the main pipe 1, and a mouthpiece 13 is detachably inserted into the other end of the blowing pipe 12.

The blow pipe 12 may be formed integrally with the main pipe 10. However, if the blow pipe 12 is formed separately as in this embodiment and can be inserted into and removed from the main pipe 10, Blow pipe 1
There is an advantage that the player, who is the user, can appropriately select the shape, size, and the like of No. 2 as desired. In addition, the surface of the blow-in tube 12 can be coated with gold plating, silver plating, clear lacquer, gold lacquer, or the like, and there is an advantage that a delicate difference in tone can be produced depending on the type of these coatings.

The blow pipe 12 is fixed to the main pipe 10 by twisting a screw 17 of a holder member 16, and a music stand is generally attached to the holder member 16. The saxophone uses a music stand when performing outdoors, so-called marching, and this music stand is attached by inserting it into a space 18 formed at the base of the holder member 16 as shown in FIG. It has become. However, the space 18 formed in the holder member 16 is not used for general performance.

In particular, in the present embodiment, a tuning member 19 that can tune the sound coming out of the saxophone by using the space 18 is attached, and the vibration state of the main pipe 10 and the blowing pipe 12 is changed to obtain a desired one. Only sound is output. There are two reasons for using this space 18.

The first reason is that the sound emitted from the saxophone goes out through the blow pipe 12 and the main pipe 10, so that it is preferable to tune as close to the sound source as possible. Only the sound tuned in the vicinity of the sound source is amplified by the blow pipe 12 and the main pipe 10 and goes out, so that it is difficult to generate extra sound and preferable tuning can be performed. Can be said to be an optimal place for mounting the tuning member 19.

The second reason is that the vacant space 18 of the holder member 16 is a so-called dead space which is not used for ordinary performance, but is used for tuning. Attachment of the tuning member 19 here does not require provision of a separate attachment of the tuning member 19, and the attachment can be made at the end of the tube, so that there is an effect of two birds per stone.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tuning member 19 includes an insertion portion 20 inserted into the space 18 of the holder member 16 and a weight portion extending along the outer peripheral surface of the blow pipe 12 or the main pipe 10. 21 and has a predetermined weight as a whole.

In general, saxophones include a soprano and a soprano having a straight tubular main pipe, and sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones, basses and contrabass, which are all curved substantially in a J-shape. For example, it has been found that good results can be expected for sopranos, altos, tenors and baritons, irrespective of whether they are straight or curved, if the total weight of the tuning member is 3-300 g.

Although no experiment was conducted, a tuning member lighter than the above range was used for soprano.
It can be easily analogized that a tuning member heavier than the above range may be attached to the bass and the contrabass.

The saxophone to which the tuning member 19 is attached in this manner has a sound from the blowing tube 12,
Of the sounds emitted from the entire main tube 10, the overtones are eliminated, the sound itself becomes clear, and the direction of the sound that the listener can hear clearly from a distance and the directivity of the sound is increased. The sound selected by the player can be realized, and the sound is clear, so even when applying a leg guard etc., the sound played first and the sound played later are clear, so the leg guard It is possible to clearly understand that the sound is applied, and to exhibit an excellent effect in terms of both performance and ease of handling.

What has been described above is one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the claims.

For example, in the above embodiment, the blow pipe 12
The tuning member 19 is attached to the connecting portion between the main pipe 10 and the main pipe 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

However, in this case, since the above-described holder member 16 cannot be used, for example, the third member
It is preferable to use a tuning member 19a as shown in the figure.

The tuning member 19a is configured so as to surround a part of the blow pipe 12 or the main pipe 10 from the outer periphery, and a weight portion 22 composed of a pair of weight pieces 22a and 22b each having an arc shape. A connecting member 23 for detachably connecting one end of each of the weight pieces 22a and 22b;
and a screw member 24 for connecting the other end of the screw member b.

The connecting member 23 has a gourd shape as a whole. One of the arc portions 23a is fitted into an arc-shaped concave portion formed on one of the weight pieces 22a, and is brazed and fixed. The arc portion 23b is detachably fitted into an arc-shaped recess 25 formed in the other weight piece 22b. In addition, weight piece 2
The center hole 26 formed by combining the 2a and 22b is opened somewhat eccentrically as shown in the figure, but this takes into consideration the ease of insertion of the screw member 24 and is relatively thick. There is no need to set up eccentrically for those that have something. With such a configuration, tuning can be easily performed because the screw member 24 can be easily attached to a desired position. It should be noted that the same tuning member 19a as shown in FIG. 2 may be selected for the weight of the tuning member 19a.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the tuning member having a predetermined weight eliminates overtones and enhances the directivity of sound, so that the musical instrument is easy to play and easy to handle. In addition, since the sound is clear, the performance is clear and easy for the listener and the performer to understand.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tuning member can be mounted using the holder member, which is more convenient than the case where the tuning member is separately mounted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, tuning can be performed by attaching to various positions without limiting the mounting position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holder member and a tuning member of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a tuning member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a general saxophone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main pipe, 12 ... Blowing pipe, 13 ... Mouthpiece, 16 ... Holder member, 18 ... Empty space, 19, 19a ... Tuning member, 20 ... Insertion part, 21, 22, ... Weight part, 22a, 22b ... Weightpiece , 23 ... connecting member, 24 ... screw member, P ... pad.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main pipe (10) in which a plurality of tone holes are opened in a metal pipe whose one end is expanded in a bell shape, and each of these tone holes is opened and closed by a pad (P). The blow pipe (12) connected to the other end of (10) and this blow pipe (1
In a saxophone constituted by a mouthpiece (13) detachably attached to 2) and a lead attached to the mouthpiece (13), a predetermined weight is tuned to the blowing pipe (12) or the main pipe (10). A saxophone to which members (19, 19a) are attached. 2. The tuning member (19) has a cavity (1) formed in a holder member (16) attached by tightening a part of the blowing pipe (12) or the main pipe (10) from the outer periphery.
8) and the blow-in pipe (1).
2. The saxophone according to claim 1, further comprising: a weight portion extending along an outer peripheral surface of the main tube. 3. 3. The tuning member (19a) is configured to surround a part of the blow pipe (12) or the main pipe (10) from the outer periphery, and each of the pair of weight pieces (22a, 22a, 22b), a connecting member (23) for detachably connecting one end of the weight piece (22a, 22b), and a screw connection of the other end of the weight piece (22a, 22b). 2. The saxophone according to claim 1, wherein the saxophone comprises a screw member (24).