Electronic musical instrument having plural component blocks

Details Electronic musical instrument having plural component blocks Electronic musical instrument having plural component blocks

1987-12-22

1990-06-26

Moses, R. L.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84644, 84647, 84653, 84659, 446 91, 446397, 446408, 200 52R, G10H 500, G10H 132, G10H 100

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049361856

ABSTRACT:
An electronic musical instrument comprises a plural number of component blocks capable of being coupled mechanically and electrically in succession and each having therein musical tone elements control means and at least one of the blocks having also musical tone signal generating means. Time range or tonal range of generated musical tones are changed according to how many blocks are connected consecutively in a predetermined or a selected order. The blocks can generate a series of musical tones in a sequence corresponding to a connecting sequence when a switch arranged on the leading block is operated, and a desired musical piece can be performed by operating performance operating means of each block. The electric musical instrument also can be used as an educational toy allowing infants to learn music while amusing and is convenient for transportation since it can be easily dismembered into each block.

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