Hybrid wind instrument selectively producing acoustic tones and electric tones and electronic system used therein
US7049503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2250/465
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hybrid saxophone is a combination of an acoustic saxophone and an electronic system, and the electronic system includes key sensors for monitoring the keys and a tonguing sensor for detecting the position of the tongue together with a breath sensor and a lip sensor, and the pieces of playing data are brought to an electronic tone generator for producing electric tones; the mouthpiece of the acoustic saxophone is replaced with another mouthpiece, which does not supply the breath to the reed, and a rotary type air-flow regulator is provided in the mouthpiece so that the player feels the blowing same as that in the acoustic saxophone.
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