US3916754A - Musical instrument for chord accompaniment - Google Patents
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- US3916754A US3916754A US537182A US53718274A US3916754A US 3916754 A US3916754 A US 3916754A US 537182 A US537182 A US 537182A US 53718274 A US53718274 A US 53718274A US 3916754 A US3916754 A US 3916754A
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- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10C—PIANOS, HARPSICHORDS, SPINETS OR SIMILAR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ONE OR MORE KEYBOARDS
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10C—PIANOS, HARPSICHORDS, SPINETS OR SIMILAR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ONE OR MORE KEYBOARDS
- G10C3/00—Details or accessories
- G10C3/30—Couplers, e.g. for playing octaves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
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- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
- G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H1/36—Accompaniment arrangements
- G10H1/38—Chord
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- This invention relates to a musical instrument for chord accompaniment having tone producing means arranged in two interleaved offset rows.
- German Patent (Patentschrift) No. 1,247,826 a double keyboard or keyboard in two rows for musical instruments is described which requires a third row of keys connected to the first row of keys in order to produce only twelve triad chords without changing the position of the fingers or the hammer used to actuate the keys. Therefore, that keyboard is not adequate for producing all the 65 traditional chords produced in a progression known as the circle of fifths from the fundamental tone by way of six sharps and six flats resulting in major chords, minor chords, sevenths, diminished sevenths and augmented triads.
- a musical instrument for chord accompaniment having tone producing means arranged in only two rows wherein the tone producing means are so disposed relative to one another that all the desired 65 chords or a smaller selection thereof can be produced with the position of the fingers unchanged and/or with the same type of hammer as where the invention is applied to chime like musical instruments similar to glockenspiels.
- pairs of tone producing means that form semi-tone steps are transversely offset relative to one another and alternately associated with one another in double whole tone steps (major thirds) and one and one-half tone steps (minor thirds) on an ascending musical scale.
- the pairs of tone producing means may contain the following tones: E, F; G sharp, A; B, C; D sharp, E; F sharp (G flat), G; B flat, B; D flat, D; F, F, sharp; A flat, A; C sharp, C; E flat, E; G, G sharp; B flat, B; D, D sharp; F, F sharp; A, B flat; C, C sharp; and E, F.
- the drawing shows 18 pairs of tone producing means which may be an organ keyboard or tone producing bars which are secured to a suitable base in the fashion of musical chimes such as glockenspiels.
- Each pair of tone producing means contains two tones which are one semi-tone apart from the other. Between the pairs of tone producing means the tone interval changes regularly between a double whole tone step (major third) and a one and one-half tone step (minor third).
- the pairs of tone producing means are disposed in a transverse offset relationship to one another. it could be said that there are two offset rows arranged in interleaved fashion.
- E, G sharp and C usually referred to as E, G sharp and B sharp, which is the augmented triad based on the root tone E.
- Seventh chords i.e., those having at least four tones, can also be produced with a quadruple headed hammer.
- the four tone producing means labeled C, E, G and B which is the major seventh chord based upon C.
- C, E flat, G and B which is the minor seventh chord based on C.
- the quadruple headed hammer turned at an angle, it is possible to strike the four tone producing means labeled C sharp, E, G and B flat which is the seventh diminished chord based upon C sharp.
- the above-described musical instrument for chord accompaniment makes it possible by arrangement of the tone producing means to produce any desired chord sound for the first time in the simplest manner with the aid of a hammer similar to that used in glockenspiel type musical instruments and/or without changing the finger position on keyboard instruments.
- a musical instrument for chord accompaniment comprising a plurality of tone producing means, said tone producing means arranged in axially aligned pairs which paired means produce tones one-half musical interval apart, a plurality of said pairs being transversely arranged in offset side by side relationship such that one member of each pair is adjacent both members of the flanking pairs, said transversely arranged pairs being in an ordered series so that the tone producing means are alternately arranged a double whole musical interval and one and one-half musical interval apart on an ascending scale.
- pairs of tone producing means are as follows: E, F; G sharp, A; B, C; D sharp, E; F sharp (G flat), G; B flat, B; D flat, D; F, F sharp; A flat, A; C, C sharp; E flat, E; G, G sharp; B flat, B; D, D sharp; F, F sharp; A, B flat; C, C sharp; and E, F.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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GB49303/74A GB1486574A (en) | 1974-10-23 | 1974-10-23 | Musical instrument |
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US3916754A true US3916754A (en) | 1975-11-04 |
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US537182A Expired - Lifetime US3916754A (en) | 1974-10-23 | 1974-12-30 | Musical instrument for chord accompaniment |
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US (1) | US3916754A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU7541574A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA1019173A (fr) |
CH (1) | CH576178A5 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2291568A1 (fr) |
GB (1) | GB1486574A (fr) |
NL (1) | NL7414645A (fr) |
SE (1) | SE390849B (fr) |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4217807A (en) * | 1978-07-21 | 1980-08-19 | Donald Nutting | Stemware musical instrument |
US4972752A (en) * | 1987-02-03 | 1990-11-27 | Duyne Scott A Van | Microtonal key module and system |
US5425297A (en) * | 1992-06-10 | 1995-06-20 | Conchord Expert Technologies, Inc. | Electronic musical instrument with direct translation between symbols, fingers and sensor areas |
US20080101621A1 (en) * | 2006-10-26 | 2008-05-01 | Clifford Neil Zimmerman | Harmonic And Overtone Audio Therapy For Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) And Regulated Emotional And Psychological Disorders |
US20100175539A1 (en) * | 2006-08-07 | 2010-07-15 | Silpor Music Ltd. | Automatic analysis and performance of music |
USD776192S1 (en) * | 2013-06-05 | 2017-01-10 | Memorial University Of Newfoundland | Musical instrument |
AT520051A1 (de) * | 2017-05-19 | 2018-12-15 | Dipl Ing Fh Bernhard Wallisch | Keytar |
Citations (6)
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US1202882A (en) * | 1915-05-26 | 1916-10-31 | Erik Thorsteinson Nordboe | Keyboard for pianos, organs, and the like. |
US2061364A (en) * | 1934-03-26 | 1936-11-17 | Luedtke Hans | Design of keyboards or fields of sounding bodies |
US2085363A (en) * | 1934-09-06 | 1937-06-29 | Conn Ltd C G | Percussion musical instrument |
US3012460A (en) * | 1958-06-25 | 1961-12-12 | Ervin M Wilson | Musical instrument |
US3067645A (en) * | 1960-07-05 | 1962-12-11 | Moschino Mario | Bass section for accordion or the like |
US3342094A (en) * | 1966-11-04 | 1967-09-19 | Ervin M Wilson | Musical instrument keyboard |
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- 1974-10-23 GB GB49303/74A patent/GB1486574A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-10-31 CH CH1470674A patent/CH576178A5/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1974-11-07 SE SE7413966A patent/SE390849B/xx unknown
- 1974-11-08 NL NL7414645A patent/NL7414645A/xx unknown
- 1974-11-13 FR FR7437365A patent/FR2291568A1/fr active Granted
- 1974-11-15 AU AU75415/74A patent/AU7541574A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-12-19 CA CA216,504A patent/CA1019173A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-12-30 US US537182A patent/US3916754A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1202882A (en) * | 1915-05-26 | 1916-10-31 | Erik Thorsteinson Nordboe | Keyboard for pianos, organs, and the like. |
US2061364A (en) * | 1934-03-26 | 1936-11-17 | Luedtke Hans | Design of keyboards or fields of sounding bodies |
US2085363A (en) * | 1934-09-06 | 1937-06-29 | Conn Ltd C G | Percussion musical instrument |
US3012460A (en) * | 1958-06-25 | 1961-12-12 | Ervin M Wilson | Musical instrument |
US3067645A (en) * | 1960-07-05 | 1962-12-11 | Moschino Mario | Bass section for accordion or the like |
US3342094A (en) * | 1966-11-04 | 1967-09-19 | Ervin M Wilson | Musical instrument keyboard |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4217807A (en) * | 1978-07-21 | 1980-08-19 | Donald Nutting | Stemware musical instrument |
US4972752A (en) * | 1987-02-03 | 1990-11-27 | Duyne Scott A Van | Microtonal key module and system |
US5425297A (en) * | 1992-06-10 | 1995-06-20 | Conchord Expert Technologies, Inc. | Electronic musical instrument with direct translation between symbols, fingers and sensor areas |
US20100175539A1 (en) * | 2006-08-07 | 2010-07-15 | Silpor Music Ltd. | Automatic analysis and performance of music |
US8101844B2 (en) * | 2006-08-07 | 2012-01-24 | Silpor Music Ltd. | Automatic analysis and performance of music |
US8399757B2 (en) | 2006-08-07 | 2013-03-19 | Silpor Music Ltd. | Automatic analysis and performance of music |
US20080101621A1 (en) * | 2006-10-26 | 2008-05-01 | Clifford Neil Zimmerman | Harmonic And Overtone Audio Therapy For Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) And Regulated Emotional And Psychological Disorders |
US8343030B2 (en) * | 2006-10-26 | 2013-01-01 | Clifford Neil Zimmerman | Harmonic and overtone audio therapy for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and regulated emotional and psychological disorders |
USD837875S1 (en) | 2012-12-05 | 2019-01-08 | Memorial University Of Newfoundland | Musical instrument |
USD776192S1 (en) * | 2013-06-05 | 2017-01-10 | Memorial University Of Newfoundland | Musical instrument |
AT520051A1 (de) * | 2017-05-19 | 2018-12-15 | Dipl Ing Fh Bernhard Wallisch | Keytar |
AT520051B1 (de) * | 2017-05-19 | 2019-09-15 | Dipl Ing Fh Bernhard Wallisch | Keytar |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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NL7414645A (nl) | 1976-05-11 |
FR2291568A1 (fr) | 1976-06-11 |
CH576178A5 (fr) | 1976-05-31 |
AU7541574A (en) | 1976-05-20 |
SE390849B (sv) | 1977-01-24 |
CA1019173A (en) | 1977-10-18 |
SE7413966L (sv) | 1976-05-10 |
FR2291568B3 (fr) | 1977-08-12 |
GB1486574A (en) | 1977-09-21 |
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