EP 1285431 B1 20091007 - INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOUNDS
Title (en)
INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOUNDS
Title (de)
INSTRUMENT UND VERFAHREN ZUM ERZEUGEN VON KLÄNGEN
Title (fr)
INSTRUMENT ET METHODE POUR PRODUIRE DES SONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 0100323 W 20010523
- CH 10292000 A 20000523
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0191103A2] A novel musical instrument (101) comprises at least one tunable string (102), a holding device (130) for holding the at least one string (102), an electrically or electronically operated excitation device (116, 116') for contactlessly exciting the at least one string (102), a sound-producing body (108) for acoustically emitting the vibration of the string, and an interface (113) for delivering a signal for the excitation device (116, 116'), whereby the signal is produced independently from the at least one string (102). The excitation device (116, 116') permits the excitation of string vibrations with sufficiently large amplitudes so that the sound-producing body (108) can emit tones with sound levels located at least in the range of known acoustic string instruments. A bridge (112) is placed between the sound-producing body (108) and the at least one string (102) in order to transfer the vibrations of the string to the sound-producing body (108). The electroacoustic musical instrument (101) has the quality of resonance capability or of discrete overtones, and permits a synthesis of the acoustic sound beauty with electronic versatility.
IPC 8 full level
G10H 3/26 (2006.01); G10D 1/00 (2006.01); G10D 1/12 (2006.01); G10D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G10D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G10D 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G10H 3/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0191103 A2 20011129; WO 0191103 A3 20020228; AT E445213 T1 20091015; AU 5813401 A 20011203; DE 50115159 D1 20091119; EP 1285431 A2 20030226; EP 1285431 B1 20091007; US 2003136248 A1 20030724; US 7087828 B2 20060808
DOCDB simple family (application)
CH 0100323 W 20010523; AT 01931307 T 20010523; AU 5813401 A 20010523; DE 50115159 T 20010523; EP 01931307 A 20010523; US 27667602 A 20021115