WO2001059752A1 - Flügelmechanik mit drehbar gelagerter hammerrolle - Google Patents
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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
- G10C3/16—Actions
- G10C3/22—Actions specially adapted for grand pianos
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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
- G10C3/16—Actions
- G10C3/18—Hammers
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- the invention relates to a wing mechanism with a jack, an independent repeater arm and a hammer roller arranged on a hammer handle, which is in contact with the jack and the repeater arm.
- the mechanics of modern wings i.e. the tongue mechanics are based essentially on the inventions of Bartolomeo Christofori in 1726, John Broadwood in 1777, Robert Stoddart in 1777 (patented for John Gilb in 1786) and Sebastien Erard in 1808 (patented in an improved form in 1821) ).
- the latter mechanism enables so-called repetition, in which after a key is struck, it is struck again without it having returned completely to its starting position, which allows faster play.
- the hammer roller is a critical design component in terms of the force that a pianist must exert to strike a key of a grand piano. It must first be taken into account that under the term “role” the person skilled in the field of wing mechanics is always immobile Component understands that is accordingly not rotatable. The term “roll” simply came from the external shape of this component, on which a curved surface is desired. The easiest way to achieve this is to manufacture the component in the form of a small cylinder. In practice, the hammer roller has been attached to the hammer handle since the beginnings of jack mechanics up to the present day in such a way that the hammer roller was installed as an immovable, non-rotatable cylinder.
- the type of wing mechanics is related to the position of the jack to the hammer roller. If the position is too upright, the jack will slide slightly and thus produce an easier game, but without any force. If, on the other hand, it is too inclined, the force increases when the key is struck, but the jack will not come out easily and will make itself felt through an unpleasant way of playing. "
- the fixed hammer roller has the inevitable disadvantage that the surface of the fixed hammer roller, which is subject to sliding friction, is subject to wear due to the playing of the wing over time.
- the surface of these known hammer rollers are generally made of leather.
- sliding friction on the surface of the hammer roller often leads to very disturbing noises, e.g. to a squeak, and a difficult game.
- auxiliary materials such as talcum powder, so-called “dry-lube”, or powder made of polytetrafluoroethylene (trade name “Teflon) temporarily reduces sliding friction.
- a wing mechanism is known from US-A-5239907 which corresponds to the current state of the art. There is a role provided that is in contact with the repeating leg. From the various drawing figures of the publication, a fastening can be seen for the roll, which obviously does not allow it to be rotated. The publication also contains no other reference to the possible rotatability of the roll.
- DE-1163123 relates to a wing mechanism in which the butt is provided with a movable or rotatable roller which moves up and down in a rolling manner on the repeating arm, as specified in claim 3 therein.
- this construction is ineffective in reducing the force required to hit the key. The reason is that the known role only has contact with the repeating leg, but not with the jack. The result is that the roller has no function when the button is pressed. Rather, it only comes into action when the hammer falls back after striking the string.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a grand piano mechanism of the type mentioned at the outset, with the aid of which the force required to depress the key is reduced and the pianist is thus able to play a lighter variety which significantly reduces the risk of damage to health.
- Another object of the invention is to avoid, by reducing the force required to depress the key, that the surface of the hammer roller must be provided with a lubricant again and again in frequently used wings.
- the invention solves these problems by a wing mechanism according to claim 1.
- the usual distance between the hammer roller and the jack is preferably about 0.2 mm.
- the sliding friction used up to the present time between the repeating leg and the jack as well as the fixed roller is replaced by a roller friction by means of a hammer roller that can be rotated about its own axis.
- the reduction in the force required to depress the button which can be achieved by the invention, is from the following table. It gives the measured force values in g for the case of the conventional fixed roller and the case of the rotatable roller according to the invention, and the associated saving in force. In both cases, the same wing mechanism was used with the exception of the roller.
- the measured values are average values of all keys on a grand piano keyboard from bass to treble.
- the effort was measured for three different phases of the keystroke.
- the low weight corresponds to the force required to move the hammer upwards.
- the weight corresponds to the force to hold the button down after the stop.
- the release weight corresponds to the force required for repeating.
- Another significant advantage of the invention is that existing custom wing mechanics in a very simple and therefore inexpensive manner rotatable hammer roller according to the invention can be converted. Due to the unchanged hammer weight, the dynamic of the stroke from pianissimo to fortissimo is fully preserved. Because of the simple implementation of the invention, the conversion can be carried out not only by wing manufacturers and factories specializing in the production of wing mechanics, but also by manual repairers.
- a hammer roller with a surface made of an elastic material, which reduces the noise of the stop and the rolling of the hammer roller on the repeating leg and the jack.
- a particularly suitable material for this is a felt material. This has an isotropic structure in the form of strands or tubes, thus ensuring constant stress on the surfaces in contact. A change in the force required for the stop over time is practically impossible, and the use of lubricants on the roller and its counter surface is unnecessary.
- the invention not only has the advantage that the effort required for the pianist when playing is significantly less than with known mechanisms.
- One consequence of this is an expansion of his musical expression. For example, better because it is easier to repeat.
- a plurality of these can also be used instead of a single rotatable hammer roller.
- Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment of a wing mechanism, as described in the prior art.
- Fig. 2 is a photograph of part of a second embodiment of a wing mechanism, as is commercially available and belongs to the prior art;
- FIG. 3a shows a schematic side view of the most important parts of a wing mechanism according to the invention
- 3b is an enlarged schematic side view of a rotatable hammer roller in its bracket
- 3c shows a schematic side view of the hammer roller according to FIG. 3b, but rotated through 90 ° about the vertical central axis;
- FIG. 4 shows a photograph of part of a wing mechanism similar to FIG. 2, but with the rotatable hammer roller according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic side view of a first embodiment of a grand piano mechanism, as is known in printed form from Uchdorf, "Handbuch für Klavierbauer”, Wilhelmshaven (1985), page 78.
- the mechanism has a button 1, a pilot screw 2 protruding upward therefrom, a lifting member 3 lying thereover and also pivotally attached thereto a jack 4 and a repeating leg 5 extending obliquely upwards.
- a hammer handle 6 is arranged approximately parallel to the repeating leg 5.
- a non-rotatable hammer roller 8 is fastened by means of a connecting element 7, which rests on the upper side of the repeating leg 5 where the upper end of the jack 4 is at a distance of 0.2 mm from the hammer roller 8 on its underside.
- Fig. 2 shows a photograph of part of a second embodiment of a wing mechanism, as it is currently commercially available and belongs to the prior art. From this it can be seen that the hammer roller 8 is fastened to the hammer handle 6 by means of the connecting element 7, which extends into the hammer handle 6 on the one hand and into the hammer roller 8 on the other hand, in a manner which prevents rotation of the hammer roller 8.
- FIG. 3a shows a schematic side view of the most important parts of a wing mechanism according to the invention.
- Their structure 1 and 2 essentially corresponds to the embodiments of the known mechanism according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the wing mechanism according to the invention has a jack 4, a repeater arm 5 independent of it and a rotatable hammer roller 8a arranged on a hammer handle 6, which is connected to the repeater arm 5 in Contact is there.
- the upper free end 4a of the jack 4 projects through an elongate, continuous recess 5b in the repeating leg 5 and is freely movable therein.
- the rotatable hammer roller 8a rests on the repeating leg 5.
- the upper free end 4a of the jack 4 projecting through it is located approximately 0.2 mm below the upper edge of the repeating leg 5.
- the hammer roller 8a is rotatably mounted in the invention.
- it is rotatably angeo in a bracket 9 which is attached to the hammer handle 6.
- 3b shows an enlarged schematic side view of the rotatable hammer roller 8a in the holding bracket 9.
- 3c shows a schematic side view of the hammer roller according to FIG. 3b, but rotated through 90 ° about the vertical central axis.
- FIG. 4 is a photograph of part of a wing mechanism similar to FIG. 2, but with the rotatable hammer roller 8a according to the invention instead of the non-rotatable hammer roller 8.
- FIGS. 5a to 5c show the starting position (rest position) of the mechanics.
- the rotatable hammer roller 8a rests on the surface 5a of the repeating arm 5 and is spaced approximately 0.2 mm from the upper free end 4a (FIG. 3a) of the jack 4 which is passed through the repeating arm 5.
- the starting position of the rotatable hammer roller 8a is marked by a pin 10 which is laterally inserted into the felt material of the hammer roller 8a.
- the hammer handle 6 assumes a position approximately parallel to the repeating leg 5 (sloping to the left).
- Fig. 5b shows the position of the mechanics at half gear. That is, the position of the hammer handle 6 is almost horizontal. At the same time, the rotatable hammer roller 8a has performed a small rolling movement (to the left in FIG. 5b) on the repeating arm 5. This can be seen in FIG. 5b from the position of the pin 10 offset to the right relative to its position in FIG. 5a.
- Fig. 5c shows the position of the mechanism after the hammer strikes the string.
- the hammer handle 6 is in a substantially horizontal position.
- the rotatable hammer roller 8a on the repeating arm 5 has been rolled a further distance (to the left in FIG. 5c), which shows the position of the pin 10 in FIG. 5c in comparison to that in FIG. 5b.
- the jack 4 was rotated within the elongated recess 5b in the repeating leg 5 by the rotatable hammer roller 8a pivoted away (to the right in Fig. 5c) and then protrudes with its upper free end 4a out of the above-mentioned recess 5b. That is, even with this pivoting movement of the jack 4, it rolled off between its upper free end 4a and the rotatable hammer roller 8a.
- the rotatable hammer roller 8a thus executes a rolling movement on counter surfaces of the repeating leg 5 and the jack 4 when the key is struck.
- a sliding movement of the non-rotatable hammer roller 8 is possible, which is necessarily associated with a higher friction. This does not apply to the invention and therefore reduces the effort of the pianist. This means that there is also a lower risk of health damage.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP01915229A EP1266373A1 (de) | 2000-02-14 | 2001-02-12 | Flügelmechanik mit drehbar gelagerter hammerrolle |
AU2001242384A AU2001242384A1 (en) | 2000-02-14 | 2001-02-12 | Grand piano action comprising a rotatably mounted hammer roller |
JP2001558991A JP2003526809A (ja) | 2000-02-14 | 2001-02-12 | 回転式に軸受支持されたハンマーローラーを備えたグランドピアノ打弦機構 |
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DE10006418A DE10006418C2 (de) | 2000-02-14 | 2000-02-14 | Flügelmechanik |
DE10006418.3 | 2000-02-14 |
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EP1505569A2 (de) * | 2003-08-07 | 2005-02-09 | Musikhaus Kliemann, Inh. Meingast OHG | Reibungsarme und präzise auslösende Flügelmechanik |
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JP2008129309A (ja) * | 2006-11-21 | 2008-06-05 | Kawai Musical Instr Mfg Co Ltd | グランドピアノのハンマー装置 |
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US2195721A (en) * | 1938-02-07 | 1940-04-02 | Vaughn Gilbert | Piano action |
US2466498A (en) * | 1947-01-10 | 1949-04-05 | Charles F Smith | Piano action |
DE1163123B (de) * | 1962-06-26 | 1964-02-13 | Franz Schneider | Fluegel-Mechanik |
US5811702A (en) * | 1995-09-25 | 1998-09-22 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard musical instrument having hammer heads formed of metallic powder containing synthetic resin and process of fabricating hammer assembly |
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DE38810C (de) * | W. NEUHAUS in Berlin, Skalitzerstrafse 5 | Neuerung an der Mechanik von Pianinos |
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US2195721A (en) * | 1938-02-07 | 1940-04-02 | Vaughn Gilbert | Piano action |
US2466498A (en) * | 1947-01-10 | 1949-04-05 | Charles F Smith | Piano action |
DE1163123B (de) * | 1962-06-26 | 1964-02-13 | Franz Schneider | Fluegel-Mechanik |
US5811702A (en) * | 1995-09-25 | 1998-09-22 | Yamaha Corporation | Keyboard musical instrument having hammer heads formed of metallic powder containing synthetic resin and process of fabricating hammer assembly |
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EP1505569A2 (de) * | 2003-08-07 | 2005-02-09 | Musikhaus Kliemann, Inh. Meingast OHG | Reibungsarme und präzise auslösende Flügelmechanik |
EP1505569A3 (de) * | 2003-08-07 | 2008-03-26 | Musikhaus Kliemann, Inh. Meingast OHG | Reibungsarme und präzise auslösende Flügelmechanik |
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RU2238594C2 (ru) | 2004-10-20 |
JP2003526809A (ja) | 2003-09-09 |
RU2002124597A (ru) | 2004-03-20 |
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