JPS5853594Y2 - mallet head - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention relates to a mallet that is suitable for use with percussion instruments such as drums and timpani, or tone plate percussion instruments such as syllables, and in particular, the first mallet is capable of producing multiple tones. It concerns mallet heads.

When hitting a tone plate or drum head to produce sound, the tone will inevitably change depending on the hardness, weight, material, etc. of the mallet head, so it is necessary to use the mallet that is most suitable for each instrument and song style.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, a conventional mallet head has a spherical core 1 made of a hard elastic material made of wood, rubber, plastic, metal, etc., and a winding thread coated on the outer periphery of the core 1. There are various types of drums with a surface layer 2 made of a soft elastic material such as leather or felt, and these are selectively replaced depending on the musical instrument and performance effect.

Furthermore, in musical instruments such as vibraphones, it is necessary to use different mallets for the treble and bass parts.

However, although conventional mallet heads of this type differ in hardness, size, weight, material, etc., the surface layer 2 is usually formed with a uniform thickness, so it is difficult to hit the mallet head from any angle. However, the same tone and volume can only be obtained by playing the same tone, so the tone and volume are changed depending on the strength of the striking force, but obtaining a delicate tone requires a highly skilled playing technique, and When hitting strongly to create overtones called harmonics to make one note stand out from other phrases, using a mallet with a hard head can easily play the above harmonics, but other phrases The contrast with the head becomes unclear, and when a soft head is used, there are disadvantages such as difficulty in producing the harmonics effect itself.

As a solution to this inconvenience, a mallet head that allows multiple tones to be obtained with one mallet by varying the thickness of the surface layer has already been proposed by Mr. 53-9512).

However, since the core of this product is formed into a spherical shape, it is difficult to determine the thickness of the surface layer, so it is necessary to color the head surface to color code the parts with different thicknesses. In addition, the coloring tends to come off on surfaces that are frequently hit, making it inconvenient to distinguish between them.

This idea was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances.The core is made of a hard elastic material and is formed in the shape of a cylinder or an inverted truncated cone, and the surface layer is made of a soft elastic material with a partial thickness. With the extremely simple structure of coating differently, you can obtain multiple tones with one mallet.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a mallet head in which the thickness of the surface layer can be easily determined.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing one embodiment of the mallet according to this invention.

In the figure, what is indicated by the reference numeral 10 is a mallet head, which includes a substantially cylindrical core 11 made of a hard elastic material such as wood, rubber, plastic, metal, etc., and a felt covering the entire outer periphery of the core 11. It is composed of a surface layer 12 made of a soft elastic material such as wound thread or leather.

In this case, the thickness of the surface layer 12 varies depending on each part of the core part 11, and the thickest part a is formed at the center part of the upper surface 13a and the periphery 13b of the core part 11,
The thinnest part is formed at C and 13d.

The mallet head 10 configured in this manner has a hole 14 formed in the center of the lower surface of the core 11.
The tip of the handle 15 is press-fitted into the handle.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of this invention, in which the core 16
is formed of a hard elastic material into a substantially inverted truncated conical shape, and its upper surface 17
a is curved upward to draw a gentle curve, and the entire surface is covered with a surface layer 18 made of a soft elastic material as in the above embodiment.
It is coated with

Therefore, the upper surface 17a and the peripheral surface 17 of the core portion 16
A thick portion a of the surface layer 18 is formed at the center of b, and thin portions are formed at the ridge portions 19 a and 19 b.

Thus, according to the mallet head configured as described above, since the thickness of the surface layer 12.18 is different in each part of the core portion 11° 16, it is possible to use several types of tones, from hard to soft tones. I can do it.

That is, for example, when it is desired to obtain a hard tone, the surface layer 12
．． If the drum head surface or tone plate is strongly hit at the thin wall portion 18, the impact force exceeds the range of elastic deformation of the thin wall portion, and the angular rear portions 13C, 19a of the core portions 11, 16.
Since the material of the core parts 11 and 16 produces a hard and loud sound, the material of the core parts 11 and 16 produces a hard and loud sound.
．． A soft and small tone can be obtained using 18 materials.

In this way, by changing the impact surface of the mallet head against the drum head or tone plate with one mallet,
Since multiple types of tones can be used, it is suitable for use with musical instruments that must be played at a fast tempo, such as vibraphones, etc., which must be played at a fast tempo, with the sound shifting from a low range to a high range during performance.

Moreover, the surface layer 12.18 is the upper surface 13 of the core part 11.16.
a, 17 a and the peripheral surfaces 13b, 17b form a thick wall portion a at the center thereof, and the ridge portions 13C913d and 19
Since thin portions are formed in a and 19 b, these can be easily distinguished, and color separation by coloring etc. is not necessary.

As explained above, the Mullen head according to this invention has a core formed of a hard elastic material into a substantially cylindrical or inverted truncated conical shape, and the outer periphery of the core is covered with a soft elastic material of different thickness to form a surface layer. Because of this structure, multiple types of tones can be used with one mallet.

Therefore, unlike conventional methods, there is no need to change the mallet depending on the instrument or the song, and you can obtain the desired tone simply by changing the striking surface of the mallet head or changing the striking force.
Moreover, since the core has a ridge number, the thickness of the surface layer can be easily determined, which has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of a conventional mallet;
FIGS. 2 and 3 are partially cutaway front views showing one embodiment of a mallet equipped with a mallet head according to this invention, respectively. 10...Mullen), 11.16...Core part, 12.18...Surface layer, a...Thick part, b...・Thin part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mallet head comprising a substantially cylindrical or inverted truncated conical core made of a hard elastic material, and a surface layer made of a soft elastic material coated on the outer periphery of the core with varying thicknesses. .