JPH11143469A - Handy musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply play rhythm similar to the stick playing and brush playing of a drum set with hands by fitting sound boards capable of generating percussional sound and frictional sound to the opening sections formed on a body, and arranging vibration sensors on the back faces of the sound boards. SOLUTION: Sound boards 3, 4 are fitted to a circular large-diameter opening section 7 and a trapezoidal small-diameter opening section 8 formed on a body 2 with initial tension applied on the inside, and vibration sensors 9, 10 are arranged at nearly the center sections of the back faces of the sound boards 3, 4 by sticking. When the surfaces of the frictional sound generating means 6 of the sound boards 3, 4 are lightly tapped with palms, finger tips or nails, bases 5 are mainly vibrated vertically. The vibration is picked up by the vibration sensors 9, 10 and amplified by an amplifier, and the percussional sound similar to the percussional sound at the time of the stick playing of a drum set can be generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can be used by holding it with both hands like a ukulele, or hanging it on a shoulder like a guitar. It belongs to the technical field of a new hand-held musical instrument that can be easily played by hand with a rhythm such as a tapping sound or a fricative sound similar to.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a drum set has been the main player of musical instruments for playing rhythms. This drum set has a bass drum, floor tom tom, tom tom, snare drum, hi-hat, high and low pitch cymbals, etc.From stick playing method to hit these with a stick, brush playing method to rub the skin of the snare drum with a brush stick, or Rhythm can be played by a wide range of playing techniques such as rim shot playing, which strikes frames such as snare drums with a stick.

[0003]

However, the drum set is large, has a large installation space, and cannot be easily carried anyway. In addition, no matter how the stick playing technique, the brush playing technique, or the rim shot playing technique is performed, a skilled technique for mastering a dedicated tool such as a stick or a brush stick is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is compact and lightweight, very convenient to carry and store, and has a special purpose such as a stick or a brush stick. It is an object of the present invention to provide a handy musical instrument capable of easily playing a rhythm similar to a stick playing technique, a brush playing technique, or the like of a drum set by hand without using any of the above tools.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handy musical instrument in which a sound board capable of generating at least a striking sound and a fricative sound is attached to an opening formed in a body. Is provided with a vibration sensor on the back surface.

In the handheld musical instrument of the present invention configured as described above, when the sound board is vibrated by hitting or rubbing the surface of the sound board with a palm, a fingertip, a nail, or the like, the vibration is picked up by a vibration sensor. As a result, a tapping sound and a fricative sound can be generated.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a hand-held musical instrument to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0008] The handheld musical instrument 1 of the present invention has a small and lightweight body 2, which is made of light metal such as wood, synthetic resin, aluminum and the like. The dimensions of the body 2 are, for example, width W = 300 mm or less, length L = 600 mm or less, and thickness T = 40 mm or less. The body 2 may have any shape of a solid shape or a hollow shape.

The body 2 is provided with one or more sound boards for generating at least a tapping sound and a frictional sound. In this embodiment,
An example is shown in which two sound boards 3 and 4 having different sizes and shapes for low-pitched sounds and high-pitched sounds are attached. At this time, the large-diameter sound board 3 for low-pitched sound is formed in a circular shape, and the small-diameter sound board 4 for high-pitched sound is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape.

The sound boards 3, 4
Is a synthetic resin board, wood board, metal board, natural leather, synthetic leather,
Alternatively, it is made of synthetic fiber or other tough material.
These sound boards 3 and 4 can be made of a single material capable of generating a hammering sound and a fricative sound by themselves, but more effectively generate a hammering sound and a fricative sound. If you try, synthetic resin board, wood board,
It is preferable to form a two-layer structure of a base 5 made of a tough material such as a metal plate, natural leather, or synthetic leather, and a friction sound generating means 6 attached to the surface of the base 5.

In this case, the friction sound generating means 6 has strong bristle feet, is tight and resistant to abrasion due to friction.
It is preferable to use a cloth made of synthetic fiber that is gentle on hands and fingers, and the cloth is formed by a method such as attaching the cloth to the surface of the base 5 by bonding or the like and directly implanting the hair on the surface of the base 5. it can.

The sound boards 3, 4
Are attached by applying initial tension to the inside of a circular large-diameter opening 7 and a trapezoidal small-diameter opening 8 formed in the body 2. Are provided with vibration sensors 9 and 10 by bonding or the like.

At this time, the sound board 3 on the body 2
As an example of the mounting method of 4, the outer peripheries of these sound boards 3 and 4 are attached via a perimeter supporting member 11 having a vibration absorbing property such as rubber, soft synthetic resin, felt, etc. It is fixed to the surface with adhesive or the like, and its mounting plate 1
2 can be easily attached to the openings 7 and 8 of the body 2 by screwing them from the inside with the plurality of wood screws 13 inserted from the back side.

The two vibration sensors 9 and 10 are connected to a connector 14 attached to an end of the body 2 via an output cord 15, and can be detachably connected to the connector 14 from the outside by a jack. The connected external cord is connected to an amplifier, a power supply, and a speaker (all not shown). At this time, it is also possible to incorporate a small amplifier in the body 2, connect the vibration sensors 9 and 10 to the small amplifier, and detachably connect a power supply and a connection cord to a speaker to the small amplifier. is there.

By the way, a sound board 3 having a large diameter
Has a circular large-diameter fricative sound generating means 6 corresponding to almost the entire area of the opening 7 attached to the surface of the base 5, and the trapezoidal small-diameter sound board 4 has substantially the center of the surface of the base 5. The part is provided with a circular and small-diameter friction noise generating means 6.

A rim shot sound generating means 16 is attached to one end of the surface of the base 5 on the outer periphery of the friction sound generating means 6 of the high sound board 4, and a wash board (washing board) is provided at the other end. ) Are formed. At this time, the rim shot sound generating means 16 fixes the base of the rim shot metal fitting 17 formed in a substantially T-shape or the like to a cushion 18 having elasticity such as rubber, soft synthetic resin, felt, or the like with screws 19, and 1
8 is detachably fixed on the base 5 of the sound board 4 by bonding or by squeezing screws 19 together. An approximately hemispherical small projection 20 that can directly hit the surface of the base 5 is formed at the center of the inside of the tip of the rim shot metal fitting 18.

If necessary, a strap (shoulder strap) 22 is detachably attached to the body 2 by a strap pin 23 or the like, and the body 2 can be used by being hung on the shoulder by the strap 22. Things. The back sides of the openings 7 and 8 of the body 2 are closed by a cover 25 detachably attached to the body 2 with a wood screw 24.

The handheld musical instrument 1 of the present invention is constructed as described above. The body 2 is held with both hands like a ukulele, or is hung on a shoulder with a strap 22 like a guitar. You can easily play the rhythm.

That is, if the surface of the friction sound generating means 6 of the sound boards 3 and 4 is lightly hit with a palm, a fingertip or a nail, the base 5 mainly vibrates (vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the base 5). Then, the vibration is picked up by the vibration sensors 9 and 10 and amplified by the amplifier, and through the speaker, a tapping sound similar to a tapping sound of a drum set and a low tone and a high tone is generated. can do. At this time, even if the surface of the base 5 is hit with the palm around the friction sound generating means 6 of the sound board 4, it is possible to generate a tapping sound having a different sound quality.

When the surface of the friction sound generating means 6 of the sound boards 3 and 4 is rubbed with a palm, a fingertip, a nail or the like, the lateral vibration (vibration in a direction parallel to the plane of the base 5) of the friction sound generating means 6 is mainly generated. It is picked up by the vibration sensors 9 and 10 through the base 5 and amplified by the amplifier in the same way, and through the speaker, a fricative sound similar to the fricative sound of brushing a drum set, and a low sound and a high sound called “shaka, shaka”. Can occur.

The rim shot sound generating means 1 is operated by a finger.
When the surface of the rim shot bracket 17 is hit, the impact sound at that time is picked up by the vibration sensor 10 through the base 5 and amplified in the same manner by the amplifier, and is similar to the impact sound at the time of the rim shot playing method of the drum set through the speaker. It can generate an impact sound called "Khan".

Further, when the surface of the uneven surface 21 resembling the wash board of the sound board 4 is rubbed in the vertical direction in FIG. 1 by a fingernail or a metal pick, the vertical and horizontal vibrations of the base 5 are detected by the vibration sensor 10. Picked up, amplified in the same way by an amplifier, and "Giraud" through speakers
Can produce a fricative sound similar to a musical instrument.

Therefore, according to the handy musical instrument 1, the above-described stick playing technique, brush playing technique, and the like can be performed by the palm, fingertips, nails, or the like without using a dedicated tool such as a drum set dedicated stick or a brush stick.
You can easily play rhythms similar to rim shot playing techniques, etc. If you have a rhythmic feeling of clapping, you can easily and demonstrate various techniques, from simple rhythm playing to advanced bands You can fully enjoy the sense of rhythm performance.

Since the rhythm performance can be easily enjoyed by hand, it is easy for the handicapped to handle, and since the sound can be amplified through an amplifier, an effector or the like can be used in combination to provide an oriental, western or southern style. Music of various genres.

Although the embodiment of the handheld musical instrument of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. is there.

[0026]

The handy musical instrument of the present invention having the above-described structure has the following effects.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, when the sound board attached to the opening of the body by applying initial tension is hit or rubbed with a palm, a fingertip, a nail, or the like to vibrate the sound board, the vibration is generated by the sound board. It can be picked up by a vibration sensor attached to the back side and generate a tapping sound called "pong, pong" and a friction sound called "shaka, shaka" without using dedicated tools such as sticks and brush sticks However, it is possible to easily perform a rhythm performance similar to the stick playing technique or the brush playing technique of the drum set. In addition, it has a very simple structure with a sound board and a vibration sensor attached to the body, and can be configured to be small and lightweight, making it easy to carry and store, and easy rhythm anytime and anywhere. You can enjoy playing.

Claim 2 is based on a sound board,
Since the friction sound generating means is provided on the surface of the base, it is possible to effectively and easily generate a striking sound similar to a stick playing method and a friction sound similar to a brush playing method.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, since the friction sound generating means of the sound board is made of synthetic fibers, it is resistant to abrasion due to friction, has high durability, and is gentle to hands and fingers, and can easily perform a rhythm performance similar to brush playing. Can be done.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the rim shot sound generating means is attached to a part of the base of the sound board so that the rim shot sound generating means can directly hit the surface of the base. A similar rhythm performance can be performed easily.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an uneven surface similar to a washboard is formed on the surface of the base of the sound board. Easy to play rhythms similar to musical instruments.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of openings having different sizes are formed in the body, and a plurality of sound boards having different sizes for generating at least a tapping sound and a fricative sound are attached to the openings. Rhythm performance similar to low and high pitch stick playing and brush playing can be performed freely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an embodiment of a handheld musical instrument to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing an enlarged view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing an enlarged view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handy musical instrument 2 Body 3, 4 Sound board 5 Base 6 Friction sound generating means 7, 8 Opening 9, 10 Sound sensor 16 Rim shot sound generating means 21 Uneven surface 22 Strap

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A body, an opening formed in the body, a sound board attached to the opening to generate at least a tapping sound and a fricative sound, and a vibration sensor attached to a back surface of the sound board. Handy musical instrument characterized by that. 2. A hand-held musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said sound board comprises a base and a fricative sound generating means attached to a surface of said base. 3. The sound board according to claim 1, wherein said friction sound generating means is made of synthetic resin fiber.
Or the handheld musical instrument according to claim 2. 4. A hand-held musical instrument according to claim 2, further comprising rim shot sound generating means attached to a part of a base of said sound board and capable of directly hitting the surface of said base. 5. The hand-held musical instrument according to claim 2, further comprising an uneven surface similar to a wash board formed on a surface of a base of the sound board. 6. A body, a plurality of openings formed in the body having different sizes, and a plurality of sounds attached to the plurality of openings and having different sizes for generating at least a tapping sound and a fricative sound. A handheld musical instrument comprising at least a board and a plurality of vibration sensors respectively attached to the back surfaces of the plurality of sound boards.