Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Patent
1990-10-31
1992-10-20
Grimley, A. T.
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
84626, 84644, 84658, 84723, 84735, 84DIG7, G10H 700
Patent
active
051572133
ABSTRACT:
A striker designed to strike or be swung for playing music is provided with a musical sound-initiating command signal-generating device including switching members. When the striker strikes or swings, the switching members perform a switching action which triggers the transmitting of a musical sound-initiating command signal from the musical sound-initiating command signal-generating device. A desired musical sound is produced by a musical sound producing unit in response to the musical sound-initiating command signal. A number of different timbres can be selectively used for a musical tone, by operating a timbre-selecting switch provided on the striker.
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Playtime's Rhythm Rods catalog (1990).
Nasta's Hit Stix catalog (1989).
Arai Yoneaki
Kashio Yukio
Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
Grimley A. T.
Smith Matthew S.
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