EP 0102379 B1 19870114 - IMPROVEMENTS IN PIANOS
Title (en)
IMPROVEMENTS IN PIANOS
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8205768 A 19820226
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO8303022A1] A piano in which a soundboard (30) connected to the strings (12) by a bridge (20) is constructed in the manner similar to the vibratable member of a loudspeaker. The piano may have separate soundboards for different frequency ranges. The soundboard may by connected to coils (70), (72) to act either as drives or as pick-ups. In this way background music may be played back through the piano or harmonics may be added by a processing circuit to vary the tone of the piano or achieve special effects.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G10C 3/04 (2006.01); G10C 3/06 (2006.01); G10C 3/16 (2006.01); G10H 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G10C 3/06 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 8303022 A1 19830901; DE 3369217 D1 19870219; EP 0102379 A1 19840314; EP 0102379 B1 19870114; JP S59500531 A 19840329
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 8300060 W 19830228; DE 3369217 T 19830228; EP 83900939 A 19830228; JP 50096683 A 19830228