EP0872825A2 - Procédé pour améliorer la résonance d'un instrument de musique instrument de musique fabriquer avec ce procédé - Google Patents

Procédé pour améliorer la résonance d'un instrument de musique instrument de musique fabriquer avec ce procédé Download PDF

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EP0872825A2
EP0872825A2 EP98302985A EP98302985A EP0872825A2 EP 0872825 A2 EP0872825 A2 EP 0872825A2 EP 98302985 A EP98302985 A EP 98302985A EP 98302985 A EP98302985 A EP 98302985A EP 0872825 A2 EP0872825 A2 EP 0872825A2
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musical instrument
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D9/00—Details of, or accessories for, wind musical instruments
    • G10D9/08—Material for manufacturing wind musical instruments; Treatment of the material
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
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  • This invention relates to a method of improving the resonance of a musical instrument, and the musical instrument made by the method.
  • the tone quality and the volume of a musical instrument depend on the material from which it is made and processing.
  • a player usually tries to improve his performance on a musical instrument by improving his technical skill as much as possible.
  • a wind instrument having a layer made of carbon fiber reinforced resin which is adhered to an inner periphery of its pipe has been proposed, see for example, the Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 65692 1987 (not examined).
  • volume may be increased due to the characteristics of carbon fiber.
  • carbon fiber reinforced resin is comparatively light and rigid, it is far more expensive than glass fiber so that the cost of making a musical instrument having a thick layer by laminating a plurality of carbon fiber reinforced resins is very high, and when the musical instrument is molded to have a thick layer, the cost of making the instrument increases inevitably as well.
  • the present invention provides a method of improving the resonance of a sounding board of a musical instrument by coating a surface of the sounding board with a lubricant wherein after application, said lubricant is dried on said surface to form a temporary or permanent resonance layer on said sounding board surface.
  • the present invention provides a musical instrument comprising a temporary or permanent resonance layer formed from a lubricant on an inner and/or outer surface of the sounding board of said instrument.
  • this invention provides a method of improving the resonance of a musical instrument whereby a temporary and/or permanent even resonance layer is formed easily on the sounding board of the musical instrument in order to change the propagation characteristics of the sounding board and also to diminish friction between the even sounding board and the air.
  • a method of improving resonance of a musical instrument whereby lubricant is sprayed onto the top and/or underside of a sounding board of the musical instrument and dried to form a temporary or permanent even resonance layer on top of and/or under the sounding board.
  • a method of improving the resonance of a musical instrument whereby the musical instrument is dipped into lubricant and dried to form a temporary or permanent even resonance layer on and/or under the sounding board of the musical instrument.
  • a method of improving the resonance of a musical instrument whereby lubricant is formed by brushing onto the top and/or underside of a sounding board of the musical instrument to form a temporary or permanent resonance layer on top of and/or under a sounding board of the musical instrument.
  • Figure 1 shows a flute 10 having a breath hole 10a.
  • lubricant of silicon solution (not shown) is sprayed at room temperature onto the top and bottom surfaces of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10, and the sprayed lubricant is subjected to drying to form integrally a pair of temporary or permanent resonance layers 14, 14 on top of and underneath the sounding board 12.
  • FIG. 3 an alternative embodiment of a flute produced by the method of the invention is shown, wherein silicon lubricant is sprayed at room temperature onto the top surface of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10, and the sprayed lubricant is subjected to drying to form integrally a temporary or permanent even resonance layer 14 on the sounding board 12.
  • FIG. 4 a still further embodiment of a flute produced by the method of the invention is shown, wherein silicon lubricant is sprayed at room temperature onto the bottom surface of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10, and the sprayed lubricant is subjected to drying to form integrally a temporary or permanent even resonance layer 14 under the sounding board 12.
  • lubricant of silicon solution is sprayed at room temperature onto the upper surface of a sounding board 22 of a violin 20, and the sprayed lubricant is subjected to drying to form integrally a temporary or permanent even resonance layer 24 on the sounding board 22 of the violin 20.
  • a musical instrument such as a flute 10 is immersed into a solution of silicon lubricant (not shown) to form a temporary or permanent even resonance layer 14 on top of and/or under the sounding board 12 of the flute 10.
  • silicon lubricant is brushed onto the sounding board 12 of the flute 10 to form a temporary or permanent even resonance layer 14 on top of and/or under the sounding board 12 of the flute 10.
  • molybdenum disulfide is either sprayed or brushed onto the top and/or underside of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10 at a temperature between 100 degree centigrade and 200 degree centigrade for a time between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
  • fluorine is either sprayed or brushed onto the top and/or underside of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10 at a temperature between 100 degree centigrade and 400 degree centigrade for a time between 30 minutes and 1 hour.
  • graphite is either sprayed or brushed onto the top and/or underneath surface of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10 at a temperature between 100 degree Centigrade and 200 degree centigrade for a time between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
  • carnauba wax is either sprayed or brushed onto the top and/or underneath surface of a sounding board 12 of a flute 10 at a temperature between 100 degree centigrade and 200 degree centigrade for a time between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
  • Sound waves produced by the flute 10 are in the form of compressional waves which are reflected off the sides of the flute and returned back to cause interference, thus generating a stationary wave.
  • the stationary wave produces a sound having a particular tonal quality.
  • the propagation characteristics of a sound wave (and hence the tone) produced by a flute 10 having an improved resonance layer 14 of carbon fiber reinforced resin on top of and/or underneath the sounding board 12 can be freely changed in comparison to a conventional flute having no improved resonance layer on top of and/or underneath the sounding board.
  • energy loss from the produced soundwave caused by friction between the sounding board 14 and the air can be remarkably decreased in order to avoid vibration attenuation and to achieve continuous and better vibration.
  • Sound dispersion and response are improved to increase sound volume, to achieve smooth sound linkage, to decrease a wind cutting sound and to obtain the changed propagation characteristic, thus producing better tonal quality.
  • the improved resonance layer 14 can be easily formed integrally on top of and/or underneath the sounding board 12 of the musical instrument 10 from an inexpensive lubricant.
  • this invention provides:

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EP98302985A 1997-04-18 1998-04-17 Procédé pour améliorer la résonance d'un instrument de musique instrument de musique fabriquer avec ce procédé Withdrawn EP0872825A3 (fr)

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JP9116145A JPH10293573A (ja) 1997-04-18 1997-04-18 楽器の共鳴壁処理法と、その処理法による楽器
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US5018422A (en) * 1990-05-17 1991-05-28 Coe Jr Mayne R Process for improvement of tone in violins and related instruments

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CN102486919A (zh) * 2010-12-01 2012-06-06 侯凌云 提琴的声学构型
CN110033747A (zh) * 2019-05-14 2019-07-19 张成平 一种笛箫

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