WO1999057709A1

WO1999057709A1 - Multi color guitar

Info

Publication number: WO1999057709A1
Application number: PCT/IT1999/000066
Authority: WO
Inventors: Pasquale Spagnoletti
Original assignee: Pasquale Spagnoletti
Priority date: 1998-05-07
Filing date: 1999-03-22
Publication date: 1999-11-11
Also published as: AU2956399A; ITBA980011U1

Abstract

My invention (model of utility) relates to the field of the musical tools and particularly of the guitar. The invention consists to attribute to each musical notes a correspondent color engraved on the keyboard of the guitar in correspondence of the varied keys to the purpose of recognizing the notes on the handle of the guitar. The technical methods with which the invention could be realized are: painting the varieties keys of the handle of the guitar; through the technique of the inlay; applying a strike of colored gummed-paper. I claim the exclusive on production of guitars or handles of guitar with any technical procedure that engrave colored signs to the purpose of distinguishing the musical notes and keys on the keyboard of the guitar.

Description

Description Multi-color Guitar Technical Field

My invention (model of utility) relates to the field of the musical tools and particularly of the guitar.

This invention or good, this model of utility, allowing especially to the beginners of play the guitar with better facility. Since is not easy recognize the notes on the handle of the guitar, it allows an express and easy recognition of the musical notes correspondents to the varieties keys of the guitar and, therefore a better musical performance and or an easier and rapid assimilation of the notes that compose the present keys on the handle of the guitar. It constitutes a new method for play and or learn to play the guitar.

Background Art For that one which he is about to learn to play the guitar, one of the principal problems consists of the recognize and assimilate the varied musical present notes on the keyboard of the guitar in fact, in first place the sequence of the notes and of the diverged musical positions are numerous (being different according to the varied present ropes on the handle of the guitar) , and in according to place as the handle of the guitar is all of the same color, they appear all peers and, therefore hardly distinguishable and assimilable only with notable mnemonic effort.

The only facilitation that the producers of guitars allow is that of insert, with the technique of the inlay, any mother- of-pearls of silvery color, that they countersign the head-keys. But that constitutes small thing, that doesn't allow well of resolve the problem above told, in as the handle of the guitar for the almost totality of his extension stays of the same color.

Disclosure of invention

The invention consists to attribute to each musical notes a correspondent color engraved on the keyboard of the guitar in correspondence of the varied keys that they mark the diverged present notes on the keys that they mark the diverged present notes on the keyboard of the guitar .To the whole tones we have, only conventionally (but can be attributed different color - the thing doesn't matter), attributed the followings color: Black for the "LA" or "A", Yellow for the *SI"or"B", hite for the "DO"or 'C"_; Brown for the "RE"or"D", Blue for the "MI"or"E", Green for the *FA"or"F', Red for the "^vSOL"or"G" . The half tones, instead, are marked with the colors resultant for the combination of the colors of the two near keys (half background -or field- of the color of the key that precedes and half background -or field- of the color of the key that follows; or a dot of the color of one of the two near keys on the background of the color of the other key; or other kind

of combinations) .

This invention, or good, model of utility, allows the beginners simply following the colors that represents the musical notes to play and learn to play the guitar more easily. It constitutes a good help for

the beginners. multi-color guitar, show the positions of the varied scales and of the varied accords, and finally with a particular type of * tableau" shows a series of musical scores, that allow to the beginner to play without know how to reed the music. (*Tableau" is a particular transposition graphic of the keyboard of the guitar without division; the lines of the score are six rather than five, and represent the ropes of the guitar; our tableau allows of use maximum three numbers for point out the varied keys, in as the numbers don't refer to the sequence of the Keys, but to the sequence of the colors of the same present type on the same rope of the keyboard of the guitar.) In according to place the variety colors confer the guitar an aestetichal embellishment.

Brief description of drawings

The first drawing shows the guitar in his entirety, while the second contains the section of the guitar interested from the modification that constitutes our invention or model of utility, that is the keyboard of the guitar. Mode for carrying out the invention and industrial

90 applicability

The technical methods with which the invention could

be realized are many, but they could be brought back

only two types.

The first involve the production necessarily of a new

95 type of guitar, the second, instead, allow to apply the

procedure to each type of guitar.

The first type include the following technical

procedure:

a) engrave the varieties different colors with a

100 particular lacquering on the keyboard of the

guitar;

b) paint the varieties keys of the handle of the

guitar ;

c) ready a particular predisposed die that applied on

105 the keyboard allows with simple payment of engrave

the colors on the keyboard in correspondence of the

varied keys ;

d) through the technique of the inlay, inserting in

the cracks previously practiced on the handle of

110 the guitar in correspondence of the keys, some strips of wood or of other material, or of mother- of-pearls.

The second technical procedure, that as we told before, allow to apply to each type of guitar our 115 invention, consist of the apply on the handle of the guitar, a strike of gummed- paper already prepared to the purpose of engrave on the keyboard the scheme that realizes the sequence of the varieties keys. The paper rubberized be apply before put the ropes of the guitar, 120 or under the ropes using special crossbars you insert to the beginning and at the end of the strip of gu med- paper .

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Claims

Multi-color GuitarClaims1) I claim the exclusive on any technical procedure that through most varied techniques (what for instance: the technique of the inlay that consists of the insert some colored strips of wood- or of other material- or of the mother-of pearls colored inside of cracks previously practiced on the handle of the guitar; the painting, lacquering the keyboard of the guitar; the application of gummed colored paper that allows of engrave on the keyboard of the guitar color or coloredsigns in correspondence of the varieties keys and musical notes; the application of strips of colored paper or of colored labels, that can be insert under the ropes or before put the ropes of the guitar; etc.) consists of the engrave in correspondence keys or musical notes , colors or colored signs of any type, that they somehow countersign it on the keyboard of the guitar and make easily recognizable . 2) I claim the exclusive on the production or construction of guitars or of handles of guitars, whose keyboard has realized through one or more than the technical procedures to the point one or through other procedures that consists of the engrave on the keyboard of the guitar colors or colored fit signs to distinguish the notes and the present keys on the keyboard of the guitar.3) I claim the exclusive on the new method for play or learn to play the guitar, that drift from the application of the colors and colored signs on the varied notes and keys of the keyboard of the guitar, and that allows following the sequence of the colored notes of recognize the position of the notes on the handle of the guitar easily, to the purpose of play scales, accords and musical scores in which the notes are distinguish from different colors 9AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 27 September 1999 (27.09.99) ; original claims 1 -3 amended ; (3 pages ) ]1) I claim the exclusive on any technical procedure that through most varied techniques [like the following: the technique of the inlay that consists of the insert some colored strips of wood- or of other material- or of the mother-of pearls colored inside of cracks (or slots) previously practiced on the neck (or handle) of the guitar; the painting, lacquering the finger-board (or keyboard) of the guitar; the application of gummed colored paper: the apphcation of strips of colored paper or of colored labels, that can be insert under the strings ( or ropes ) or before put the strings ( or ropes ) of the guitar; etc.] that allow to engrave on the finger-board of the guitar or of the others strines musical instruments in correspondence of the frets (or keys)(on the neck, beneath the strings), colored rectangles . squares, or dots of different shapes, that they somehow countersign the notes and musical position of the guitar and make it easily recognizable to the purpose of play more easily the musical scales and chords, and the musical scores (with particular kind of tablatura, in which the notes are colored). To the engraved colored rectangles, squares or dots, that countersigns the whole tones, are attributed the following colors: black for the "LA"-A, yellow for "SI"-B, white for the "DO"-C, brown for the "RJET-D, blue for the "MT-E, green for theTA"-F, red for the "SOL"-G like shown in the enclosed drawings (but this only conventionally or for instance, because you could attributed different colors - the things doesn't matter -) to each whole tones correspond only one color, while to the half tones are attributed two different colors, resultant from the 10 combination of the colors of the two adjoining frets ( for instance : green\red for the "FA#"-F# or "SOLb"-Gb, red\black for the"SOL#"- G# or "LAb"-Ab, black\yellow for the"LA#"-A# or"SIb"-Bb, white\brown for the "DO#"-C# or "Reb"-Db, brown\blu for the "RE#"-D# or "Mib"-Eb, like shown in the enclosed drawings ).(the combination of the colors of the two adjoining frets could be realized for instance with the following procedures: A)[ splitting the rectangles, squares or dots in two part and assigning: l)the upper part to one of the two color told above and the lower part to the other(if you divide the colored rectangles, squares or dots lengthwise), or 2)the left part to one of the two color and the right part to the other( if you divide the colored rectangles, squares or dots vertically), or 3)the upper triangle to one of the two color and the lower triangle to the other ( if you divide the colored rectangles, squares or dots transversally)];B)[ assigning the background to one of the two color told above and inserting in the middle of the rectangles, squares or dots a spot colored with the other color]). [Compared to the patents: GB 2312076 and US4712464 that talk about flexible sheet adhesive replaced by another sheet, or device attachable to and removable from the neck, the colored rectangles are engraved (through the techniques said before) permanently on the neck of the string instruments; furthermore the markings do not indicate any musical chord or scale, but only simply allow to recognize more easily the frets and musical notes on the neck of the guitar. With respect to patent FR 676514 that talks about non colored spots and numbers or patent FR 405452 that talks about a combination of colored strings, strips colored with the same colors of 1 1the strings and numbers, in our invention the twelve frets or musical notes of the chromatic scale engraved on the neck are indicated each one with one different color for the whole tone and a combination of the two colors of the two adjoining frets for the half-tones. The patent US 357168 talks only and generically of colored spots, without considering others colored markings. ]2) I claim the exclusive on the production or manufacture of guitars and of other string instruments or of necks (handles) of guitars (and other string instruments), whose finger-board (keyboard) has realized through one or more than the technical procedures to the point one or through other procedures that consists of the engrave permanently on the neck of the guitar, colors or colored rectangles, squares or dots, to distinguish the notes and the frets on the finger-board of the guitar and of the others strings musical instruments.3) I claim the exclusive on the new method for play or learn to play the guitar and the others strings musical instruments, that drift from the application of the colored rectangles, squares or dots on the varied notes and frets (keys) of the finger-board of the guitar, and that allows following the sequence of the colored notes of recognize the position of the notes on the neck of the guitar (and of the others stings musical instruments) easily to play scales, chords and musical scores (with a tablatura with colored notes) in which the musical notes are distinguish from different colors . 12Statement under art 19Relates to PCT/ IT 99/ 00066(applicant Spagnoletti Pasquale - file reference 19- 00187 ROMA) this statement accompany (under art. 19 of pet) the amendments of the claims of the told patent, that came out from the enclosed replacement sheet. (In fact the original claims 1 to 3 are replaced by the amended claims bearing the same numbers)The claims as amended are different respect to the original claim, only for the reason that have added some specifications, but there is not any substantial modification.In particular:

1. in the amended claim bearing number one, are specified the colored markings (signs), as appear in the drawings in reference to the colored rectangles, and as could appear relates to the colored squares and dots;

2. in the amended claim bearing number one, we have also added a specification about the combination of the colors attributed to the halftones as appear in the drawings in reference to the colored rectangles, and as could appear relates to the colored squares and dots;

3. in the amended claim bearing number one, there is a part dedicated to some comparisons between the our patent and some other patents send me from the international search report by the international search authority

4. the part that relates to the specifications of the colors attributed to the whole tones, has been cut by the claim number three as filed, and paste to the claim number one as amended