Global Patent Index - EP 0102379 B1

EP 0102379 B1 19870114 - IMPROVEMENTS IN PIANOS

Title (en)

IMPROVEMENTS IN PIANOS

Publication

EP 0102379 B1 19870114 (EN)

Application

EP 83900939 A 19830228

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

G10C 3/06

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