EP0457055A2 - Guitar with strings - Google Patents

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EP0457055A2
EP0457055A2 EP91106375A EP91106375A EP0457055A2 EP 0457055 A2 EP0457055 A2 EP 0457055A2 EP 91106375 A EP91106375 A EP 91106375A EP 91106375 A EP91106375 A EP 91106375A EP 0457055 A2 EP0457055 A2 EP 0457055A2
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  • the invention relates to a guitar with strings which are attached over a fingerboard and of which three strings (E 1 H G) are bare, i.e. are unspun and consist of at least one monofilament plastic.
  • Another aspect of the invention relates to such a set of strings, which is put together for guitars and which comprises three bare strings (E 1 H G) made of at least one monofilament plastic.
  • Acoustic guitars are known to be strung with six strings, one of which is an E1 string, an H string and a G string made from a bare monofilament plastic, e.g. Polyamide.
  • the D-string, A-string and E6-string belonging to the set of strings are made of a multifilament synthetic fiber spun or wrapped with metal wires.
  • the material of the multifilament plastic fiber can, apart from the spinning, also be polyamide.
  • the three bare strings (E 1 H G) are always made of the same material as e.g. Are made of polyamide and therefore must have different, namely increasing diameters for the intended pitches. This results in considerable differences in the thickness of the bare strings.
  • the G string can be 44% thicker than the E1 string.
  • the relatively thick G-string is stiff and not very satisfactory in high positions.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of creating a guitar with strings or combinations of string sets for guitars in which there are large differences in diameter the bare strings can be avoided.
  • the G string should not be too stiff and thus sound better in high positions.
  • At least one of the bare strings can be made of polyamide and at least one other of the bare strings can be made of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride).
  • a fingerboard 1 is a set of strings with three unspun, i.e. bare strings E1 H G and three spun multifilament synthetic fiber strings D A E6. It can be seen that the G string has a 44% larger diameter than the E 1 string and is therefore much thicker than the adjacent H string and D string.
  • a G string 2 consists of a plastic of higher density than the adjacent H string 3 and E 1 string 4.
  • the H string 3 and the E 1 string 4 can be made from one and the same plastic consist of the H string and the E 1 string of the well-known combination of the string set from Fig. 1. From Fig. 2 it can be seen that by the different material selection of the plastic from which the G string 2 is made, its diameter largely depends on the diameter of the adjacent H string 3 and also on the diameter of the other Side adjacent D string 5 is approximated.
  • the G string 2 is only 17% thicker in the composition of the set of strings on the guitar according to FIG. 2 than the diameter of the E 1 string 4.
  • the plastics are selected in such a way that the density of the plastics increases from an E 1 string 7 through an H string 8 to a G string 9 that the strings 7,8,9 have practically the same diameter.
  • the H string 8 consists of the same plastic as the H string 3 in the first variant according to FIG. 2 or the H string according to the prior art according to FIG. 1.
  • a plastic of substantially higher density is selected, for example PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride).
  • the plastic of the E 1 string 7 in the embodiment according to FIG. 3, on the other hand has a lower density than the plastic of the H string 8, which can be made of polyamide, for example.

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Abstract

In a guitar with strings fitted over a fingerboard, three strings (E1 B G) are bare, i.e. uncovered. They consist of at least one monofil plastic. To avoid large differences in the diameters of the bare strings, these strings (2, 3, 4), differently from one another, consist of at least two different plastics whose density increases with decreasing pitch of the strings. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Gitarre mit Saiten, die über einem Griffbrett angebracht sind und von denen drei Saiten (E₁ H G) blank, d.h. unbesponnen sind und aus wenigstens einem monofilen Kunststoff bestehen.The invention relates to a guitar with strings which are attached over a fingerboard and of which three strings (E 1 H G) are bare, i.e. are unspun and consist of at least one monofilament plastic.

Ein weiterer Aspekt der Erfindung betrifft einen derartigen Saitensatz, der für Gitarren zusammengestellt ist und der drei blanke Saiten (E₁ H G) aus wenigstens einem monofilen Kunststoff umfaßt.Another aspect of the invention relates to such a set of strings, which is put together for guitars and which comprises three bare strings (E 1 H G) made of at least one monofilament plastic.

Akustische Gitarren sind bekanntermaßen mit sechs Saiten besaitet, von denen eine E₁-Saite, eine H-Saite und eine G-Saite aus einem blanken monofilen Kunststoff, z.B. Polyamid, bestehen. Hingegen sind die zu dem Saitensatz gehörende D-Saite, A-Saite und E₆-Saite aus einer besponnenen bzw. mit Metalldrähten umwickelten multifilen Kunststoffaser hergestellt. Das Material der multifilen Kunststoffaser kann, abgesehen von der Umspinnung, ebenfalls Polyamid sein.Acoustic guitars are known to be strung with six strings, one of which is an E₁ string, an H string and a G string made from a bare monofilament plastic, e.g. Polyamide. In contrast, the D-string, A-string and E₆-string belonging to the set of strings are made of a multifilament synthetic fiber spun or wrapped with metal wires. The material of the multifilament plastic fiber can, apart from the spinning, also be polyamide.

Wesentlich ist bei den bekannten Gitarren mit Saiten bzw. Zusammenstellungen von Saitensätzen für Gitarren, daß die drei blanken Saiten (E₁ H G) stets nur aus dem gleichen Material wie z.B. Polyamid hergestellt sind und deswegen für die vorgesehenen Tonhöhen unterschiedliche, nämlich steigende Durchmesser aufweisen müssen. Dies hat beträchtliche Unterschiede der Dicke der blanken Saiten zur Folge. Im einzelnen kann die G-Saite so um 44 % dicker als die E₁-Saite sein. Die relativ dicke G-Saite ist steif und in hohen Lagen klanglich nicht ganz befriedigend.It is essential in the known guitars with strings or combinations of string sets for guitars that the three bare strings (E 1 H G) are always made of the same material as e.g. Are made of polyamide and therefore must have different, namely increasing diameters for the intended pitches. This results in considerable differences in the thickness of the bare strings. Specifically, the G string can be 44% thicker than the E₁ string. The relatively thick G-string is stiff and not very satisfactory in high positions.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Gitarre mit Saiten bzw. Zusammenstellungen von Saitensätzen für Gitarren zu schaffen, bei denen große Durchmesserunterschiede der blanken Saiten vermieden werden. Insbesondere soll die G-Saite nicht zu steif sein und damit in hohen Lagen besser klingen.The invention is therefore based on the object of creating a guitar with strings or combinations of string sets for guitars in which there are large differences in diameter the bare strings can be avoided. In particular, the G string should not be too stiff and thus sound better in high positions.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die blanken Saiten unterschiedlich aus wenigstens zwei verschiedenen Kunststoffen bestehen, deren Dichte mit fallender Tonhöhe ansteigt.This object is achieved in that the bare strings are made differently from at least two different plastics, the density of which increases with falling pitch.

Damit können die blanken Saiten mit einem geringfügig und stetig mit der Tonhöhe fallenden Durchmesser ausgebildet sein, unter der üblichen Voraussetzung, daß der Musiker die gleiche Saitenspannung einstellt. Dieser Vorteil wird erreicht, obwohl bei den blanken Saiten naturgemäß nicht wie bei den besponnenen Saiten mehrere Parameter zur Einstellung der Frequenz bzw. Tonhöhe zur Verfügung stehen.This allows the bare strings to be designed with a diameter that decreases slightly and continuously with the pitch, provided that the musician sets the same string tension. This advantage is achieved, although with the bare strings there are naturally not several parameters available for setting the frequency or pitch as with the spun strings.

Bei einer geeigneten Auswahl der verschiedenen Kunststoffe, deren Dichte mit fallender Tonhöhe der Saiten ansteigt, können, wenn für jede der Saiten ein unterschiedlicher Kunststoff eingesetzt wird, sogar gleiche Durchmesser aller blanken Saiten erreicht werden. Letzteres gilt also für die Gitarre bzw. den Saitensatz nach den Ansprüchen 3 und 7.With a suitable selection of the different plastics, the density of which increases with the pitch of the strings, if each of the strings uses a different plastic, the same diameter of all bare strings can even be achieved. The latter therefore applies to the guitar or the set of strings according to claims 3 and 7.

Bei einer Gitarre bzw. einem Saitensatz, bei dem nur zwei unterschiedliche Kunststoffe eingesetzt werden, kann nach Anspruch 2 bzw. 6 wenigstens eine der blanken Saiten aus Polyamid bestehen und wenigstens eine andere der blanken Saiten aus PVDF (Polyvinylidenfluorid).In the case of a guitar or a set of strings in which only two different plastics are used, at least one of the bare strings can be made of polyamide and at least one other of the bare strings can be made of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride).

Bei allen Varianten der Erfindung, bei denen die Durchmesser der blanken Saiten mit steigender Tonhöhe nur geringfügig stetig fallen bzw. sogar annähernd gleich sein können,dergestalt, daß insbesondere die G-Saite nur eine verhältnismäßig geringe Dicke aufweist, wird eine ausgezeichnete Spielbarkeit in hohen Lagen erreicht. Die blanken Saiten, insbesondere die G-Saite, wirken in keiner Lage zu steif bei sehr guten Klangeigenschaften.In all variants of the invention, in which the diameter of the bare strings only slightly steadily decrease with increasing pitch or can even be approximately the same, in such a way that in particular the G string has only a relatively small thickness, excellent playability becomes reached in high altitudes. The bare strings, especially the G string, do not appear too stiff in any position with very good sound properties.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand einer Zeichnung mit drei Figuren näher erläutert.The invention is explained below with reference to a drawing with three figures.

Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen auf einer Gitarre angebrachten Saitensatz mit herkömmlichen blanken Saiten,
Fig. 2
einen entsprechenden Saitensatz auf einer Gitarre, wobei jedoch die blanken Saiten erfindungsgemäß aus unterschiedlichen Materialien bestehen, und
Fig. 3
einen Saitensatz auf einer Gitarre, wobei die Materialien der blanken Saiten gegenüber der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 2 variiert sind.
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Fig. 1
a set of strings attached to a guitar with conventional bare strings,
Fig. 2
a corresponding set of strings on a guitar, but the bare strings according to the invention consist of different materials, and
Fig. 3
a set of strings on a guitar, the materials of the bare strings are varied compared to the embodiment of FIG. 2.

In sämtlichen Figuren sind innerhalb der kreisringförmigen Querschnitte der Saiten deren Durchmesser angegeben.In all figures, the diameters of the strings are given within the circular cross sections.

In Fig. 1 ist über einem Griffbrett 1 ein Saitensatz mit drei aus dem gleichen Kunststoff bestehenden unbesponnenen, d.h. blanken Saiten E₁ H G sowie mit drei besponnenen multifilen Kunststoffaser-Saiten D A E₆ aufgespannt. Es ist ersichtlich, daß die G-Saite einen um 44 % größeren Durchmesser als die E₁-Saite aufweist und somit wesentlich dicker als die benachbarte H-Saite und D-Saite ist.In Fig. 1, above a fingerboard 1 is a set of strings with three unspun, i.e. bare strings E₁ H G and three spun multifilament synthetic fiber strings D A E₆. It can be seen that the G string has a 44% larger diameter than the E 1 string and is therefore much thicker than the adjacent H string and D string.

In der Gitarre mit dem erfindungsgemäß zusammengestellten Saitensatz nach Fig. 2 besteht eine G-Saite 2 aus einem Kunststoff höherer Dichte als die benachbarte H-Saite 3 sowie E₁-Saite 4. Die H-Saite 3 und die E₁-Saite 4 können dabei aus ein- und demselben Kunststoff bestehen wie die H-Saite und die E₁-Saite der bekannten Zusammenstellung des Saitensatzes nach Fig. 1. Aus Fig. 2 ist ersichtlich, daß durch die andere Materialauswahl des Kunststoffes, aus dem die G-Saite 2 besteht, deren Durchmesser weitgehend an den Durchmesser der benachbarten H-Saite 3 und auch an den Durchmesser der auf der anderen Seite benachbarten D-Saite 5 angenähert ist. Die G-Saite 2 ist in der Zusammenstellung des Saitensatzes auf der Gitarre nach Fig. 2 nur noch um 17 % dicker als der Durchmesser der E₁-Saite 4.In the guitar with the string set according to the invention according to FIG. 2, a G string 2 consists of a plastic of higher density than the adjacent H string 3 and E 1 string 4. The H string 3 and the E 1 string 4 can be made from one and the same plastic consist of the H string and the E 1 string of the well-known combination of the string set from Fig. 1. From Fig. 2 it can be seen that by the different material selection of the plastic from which the G string 2 is made, its diameter largely depends on the diameter of the adjacent H string 3 and also on the diameter of the other Side adjacent D string 5 is approximated. The G string 2 is only 17% thicker in the composition of the set of strings on the guitar according to FIG. 2 than the diameter of the E 1 string 4.

In der Ausführungsform des zusammengestellten Saitensatzes auf der Gitarre nach Fig. 3 ist durch geeignete Auswahl der Kunststoffe in der Weise, daß die Dichte der Kunststoffe von einer E₁-Saite 7 über eine H-Saite 8 bis zur einer G-Saite 9 ansteigt, erreicht, daß die genannten Saiten 7,8,9 praktisch den gleichen Durchmesser aufweisen. Die H-Saite 8 besteht dabei aus dem gleichen Kunststoff wie die H-Saite 3 in der ersten Variante nach Fig. 2 bzw. die H-Saite nach dem Stand der Technik gemäß Fig. 1. Für die G-Saite 9 der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 3 ist ein Kunststoff wesentlich höherer Dichte ausgewählt, beispielsweise PVDF (Polyvinylidenfluorid). Der Kunststoff der E₁-Saite 7 weist in der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 3 hingegen eine geringere Dichte als der Kunststoff der H-Saite 8 auf, die beispielsweise aus Polyamid bestehen kann.In the embodiment of the set of strings on the guitar according to FIG. 3, the plastics are selected in such a way that the density of the plastics increases from an E 1 string 7 through an H string 8 to a G string 9 that the strings 7,8,9 have practically the same diameter. The H string 8 consists of the same plastic as the H string 3 in the first variant according to FIG. 2 or the H string according to the prior art according to FIG. 1. For the G string 9 according to the embodiment 3, a plastic of substantially higher density is selected, for example PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride). The plastic of the E 1 string 7 in the embodiment according to FIG. 3, on the other hand, has a lower density than the plastic of the H string 8, which can be made of polyamide, for example.

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Gitarre mit Saiten, die über einem Griffbrett angebracht sind und von denen drei Saiten (E₁ H G) blank, d.h. unbesponnen sind und aus wenigstens einem monofilen Kunststoff bestehen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die blanken Saiten (2,3,4; 7,8,9) unterschiedlich aus wenigstens zwei verschiedenen Kunststoffen bestehen, deren Dichte mit fallender Tonhöhe der Saite ansteigt.Guitar with strings that are attached over a fingerboard and of which three strings (E₁ HG) are bare, that is to say unspun and consist of at least one monofilament plastic,
characterized,
that the bare strings (2,3,4; 7,8,9) are made of at least two different plastics, the density of which increases with the pitch of the string. Gitarre nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß wenigstens eine der blanken Saiten (3;8) aus Polyamid besteht und wenigstens eine andere der blanken Saiten aus PVDF (Polyvinylidenfluorid) besteht.Guitar according to claim 1,
characterized,
that at least one of the bare strings (3; 8) consists of polyamide and at least one other of the bare strings consists of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride). Gitarre nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß jede der drei blanken Saiten (7,8,9) aus einem unterschiedlichen Kunststoff besteht.Guitar according to claim 1,
characterized,
that each of the three bare strings (7,8,9) consists of a different plastic. Gitarre nach Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die drei blanken Saiten (7,8,9) gleiche Durchmesser aufweisen.Guitar according to claim 3,
characterized,
that the three bare strings (7,8,9) have the same diameter. Saitensatz für Gitarren, der drei blanke Saiten (E₁ H G) aus wenigstens einem monofilen Kunststoff umfaßt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die blanken Saiten (2,3,4; 7,8,9) unterschiedlich aus wenigstens zwei verschiedenen Kunststoffen bestehen, deren Dichte mit fallender Tonhöhe der Saite ansteigt.String set for guitars, which comprises three bare strings (E₁ HG) made of at least one monofilament plastic,
characterized,
that the bare strings (2, 3, 4; 7, 8, 9) consist differently of at least two different plastics, the density of which increases with the pitch of the string. Saitensatz nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß wenigstens eine der blanken Saiten (3;8) aus Polyamid besteht und wenigstens eine andere der blanken Saiten aus PVDF (Polyvinylidenfluorid) besteht.String set according to claim 5,
characterized,
that at least one of the bare strings (3; 8) consists of polyamide and at least one other of the bare strings consists of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride). Saitensatz nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß jede der drei blanken Saiten (7,8,9) aus einem unterschiedlichen Kunststoff besteht.String set according to claim 5,
characterized,
that each of the three bare strings (7,8,9) consists of a different plastic. Saitensatz nach Anspruch 7,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die drei blanken Saiten (7,8,9) gleiche Durchmesser aufweisen.String set according to claim 7,
characterized,
that the three bare strings (7,8,9) have the same diameter.
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