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Piano-like keyboard musical instrument for automatically playing music through feedback control with key acceleration and key velocity

US5530198A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1994
Grant dateJun 25, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10F1/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An automatic player piano is implemented by a combination of an acoustic piano and an automatic playing system, and a velocity feedback loop and an acceleration feedback loop control solenoid-operated key actuator units for reproducing a performance so that the acceleration feedback loop cancels the undesirable increment of the resistances of the solenoid coils and aged deterioration.

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