Musical device with undamped sound

Details Musical device with undamped sound Musical device with undamped sound

1997-06-11

1999-07-20

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Music

Instruments

Automatic

84404, 446336, 446418, G10F 108

Patent

active

059258381

ABSTRACT:
A musical device includes a mounting base, a plurality of sound producing bodies, and a plurality of striking mechanisms for striking the sound producing bodies to create a melody. Each striking mechanism includes two striking arms, each for striking a respective sound producing body at a striking position. Each striking mechanism includes a driving device for driving each striking arm from a rest position to a position intermediate the rest position and the striking position. The momentum of the striking arm carries the striking arm from the intermediate position to the striking position while the striking arm is not in contact with the driving device. This enables the musical device to recreate desired tones without any damping.

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