WO1993007610A1 - Musical instrument - Google Patents

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WO1993007610A1
WO1993007610A1 PCT/GB1991/001778 GB9101778W WO9307610A1 WO 1993007610 A1 WO1993007610 A1 WO 1993007610A1 GB 9101778 W GB9101778 W GB 9101778W WO 9307610 A1 WO9307610 A1 WO 9307610A1
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musical instrument
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Tymon Stephen Murray
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D1/00—General design of stringed musical instruments
    • G10D1/04—Plucked or strummed string instruments, e.g. harps or lyres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/12—Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins

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  • the present invention relates to a musical instrument of the stringed kind, and more particularly to harps.
  • a musical instrument which comprises a tetrahedral frame defining a triangular base and three triangular faces, each triangular face being strung as a harp and a tetrahedral sound box positioned within the tetrahedral frame with the base of the sound box contacting the triangular base of the tetrahedral frame.
  • Figure 1 Illustrates the tetrahedral framework of a musical instrument according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 Shows the tetrahedral soundbox located within the framework of Figure 1.
  • a tetrahedral sound box 8 is shown positioned within the tetrahedral frame with the sides of the tetrahedral sound box 8 contacting the members 4. 5. and 6 defining the base of the tetrahedral harp.
  • Figure 3 shows one face of a tetrahedral harp according to the present invention with the strings tuned to a diatonic scale.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a tetrahedral frame comprising members 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and 6 defining three triangular faces and a triangular base.
  • Figure 1 shows the triangular face defined by members 2. 3. and 6 with strings 7 tuned in chords.
  • the present invention can be made of wooden tetrahedral frame for strings, with a wooden tetrahedrafll sound box.
  • the present invention can be made of a metal tetrahedral frame for the strings with a metal tetrahedral sound box.
  • the present invention can be made of a wooden tetrahedral frame for the strings, and a metal tetrahedral sound box.
  • the present invention can be made with a metal tetrahedral frame for the strings, with a wooden tetrahedral sound box.
  • the present invention can be also made from fibregla ⁇ s or any other suitable man made substance.
  • the present invention can be strung with metal strings or gut strings according to the sound required.
  • the ammount of strings each side of the tetrahedral harp has depends on the size and use of the tetrahedral harp.
  • a further developement of the tetrahedral harp is the fitting of wooden, metal, bone or any man made substance bridges between the tetrahedral sound box and the strings for a different or louder sound
  • a further developement of the tetrahedral harp is to attach a harmonium to the base as in Figure 4. where 10 shows this can have a chromatic keyboard or a selection of harmonium reeds, that can be set for continuous drones.
  • the attachment can be built into the base of the tetrahedral harp and powered by hand bellows or an electric pump.
  • the tetrahedral harp can be an electric multisided harp using magnetic pick-ups or contact microphones placed at the base of the frame, or on or in the sound box.
  • the present invention can be an electrical musical instrument, with light beams passing through the frame from the base to the vertical sides.
  • the space and shape where the tetrahedral sound box can be a synthesiser module. By breaking the light beams the notes are sounded.

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Abstract

A multisided harp is formed from a tetrahedral frame (1-6) defining three harp faces and a tetrahedral sound box (8), located within the tetrahedral frame (1-6) and contacting the triangular base thereof.

Description

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The present invention relates to a musical instrument of the stringed kind, and more particularly to harps.
According to the present invention there is provided a musical instrument which comprises a tetrahedral frame defining a triangular base and three triangular faces, each triangular face being strung as a harp and a tetrahedral sound box positioned within the tetrahedral frame with the base of the sound box contacting the triangular base of the tetrahedral frame.
The present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof which is made, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:-
Figure 1. Illustrates the tetrahedral framework of a musical instrument according to the present invention.
Figure 2. Shows the tetrahedral soundbox located within the framework of Figure 1.
In Figure 2 a tetrahedral sound box 8 is shown positioned within the tetrahedral frame with the sides of the tetrahedral sound box 8 contacting the members 4. 5. and 6 defining the base of the tetrahedral harp.
Figure 3 shows one face of a tetrahedral harp according to the present invention with the strings tuned to a diatonic scale.
Referring to Figure 1. there is shown a tetrahedral frame comprising members 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and 6 defining three triangular faces and a triangular base.
Figure 1 shows the triangular face defined by members 2. 3. and 6 with strings 7 tuned in chords.
Many different sizes of the tetrahedral harp can be made, all apply to the present invention.
The present invention can be made of wooden tetrahedral frame for strings, with a wooden tetrahedrafll sound box. The present invention can be made of a metal tetrahedral frame for the strings with a metal tetrahedral sound box. The present invention can be made of a wooden tetrahedral frame for the strings, and a metal tetrahedral sound box. The present invention can be made with a metal tetrahedral frame for the strings, with a wooden tetrahedral sound box.
The present invention can be also made from fibreglaεs or any other suitable man made substance.
The present invention can be strung with metal strings or gut strings according to the sound required.
Many different tunings of the three tetrahedral faces can apply, diatonic, pentatonic and chromatic.
The ammount of strings each side of the tetrahedral harp has depends on the size and use of the tetrahedral harp.
A further developement of the tetrahedral harp is the fitting of wooden, metal, bone or any man made substance bridges between the tetrahedral sound box and the strings for a different or louder sound
A further develolpement iis to attach another sound box to the base.
A further developement of the tetrahedral harp is to attach a harmonium to the base as in Figure 4. where 10 shows this can have a chromatic keyboard or a selection of harmonium reeds, that can be set for continuous drones. The attachment can be built into the base of the tetrahedral harp and powered by hand bellows or an electric pump. The tetrahedral harp can be an electric multisided harp using magnetic pick-ups or contact microphones placed at the base of the frame, or on or in the sound box. The present invention can be an electrical musical instrument, with light beams passing through the frame from the base to the vertical sides.
The space and shape where the tetrahedral sound box can be a synthesiser module. By breaking the light beams the notes are sounded.

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MUSICAL I NSTRUMENT CLAIMS
1. A musical instrument which comprises of a tetrahedral frame defining a triangular base and three triangular faces, each triangular face being strung as a harp and a tetrahedral sound box positioned within the tetrahedral frame with the base of the sound box contacting the triangular base of the tetrahedral frame.
2. A musical instrument according to Claim 1 in which the tetrahedral frame has bridges over which the harps are strung.
3. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. in which the srtingε of each triangular face are tuned in chords.
4. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. in which the strings of each triangular face are tuned chromatically.
5. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. in which one face is tuned chromatically and the other triangular faces are tuned in a variety of chords.
6. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2, in which the strings of one triangular face is tuned in chords and the other triangular faces ate tuned chromatically or diatonically.
7. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. in which the triangular faces are tuned to a diatonic scale or a pentatonic scale.
8. A tetrahedral harp substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
9. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. without using a sound box.
10. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. with the sound box beneath the base or elsewhere not necesεarilly tetrahedral in frame or tuuching the frame.
11. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. with only one or two sides strung.
12. A musical instrument according to Claim 1. or Claim 2. with more than three sides for example a pyramid or more sides.
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US1747459A (en) * 1927-03-04 1930-02-18 Schlitz Thomas Triple piano
US1773133A (en) * 1928-12-17 1930-08-19 Faccaro John Stringed musical instrument
GB459066A (en) * 1934-12-01 1937-01-01 Evanghelos Tsamourtzis New harp-like musical instrument
US4953434A (en) * 1989-08-29 1990-09-04 Guss Paul A Stringed musical instrument that can be played by two musicians simultaneously

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US1747459A (en) * 1927-03-04 1930-02-18 Schlitz Thomas Triple piano
US1773133A (en) * 1928-12-17 1930-08-19 Faccaro John Stringed musical instrument
GB459066A (en) * 1934-12-01 1937-01-01 Evanghelos Tsamourtzis New harp-like musical instrument
US4953434A (en) * 1989-08-29 1990-09-04 Guss Paul A Stringed musical instrument that can be played by two musicians simultaneously

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