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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143505 | Pedal apparatus of electronic musical instrument A lever 40 is supported by a lever supporting portion 41. Through a first pivoting member 52, the lever 40 is urged by a reaction force stabilization spring 54, a first spring 55 and a second spring 56. The downward d... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7439426 | Actuation system for keyboard pedal lyre The present invention provides an actuation system for the pedal system of a keyboard instrument. The system includes an actuator with block of ferromagnetic material having a bore, a coil disposed in the bore, and a piston surrounded by the coil, the piston is in m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7405352 | Drum pedal A drum pedal, having a drive assembly supported by a pedestal, may include a drive shaft, a rotatably adjustable drive ring having an arm, and a rotatably adjustable beater ring. A link may connect a foot board with the arm. A beater may have a stem affixed to the b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7355109 | Separate automatic player driving keys and pedals of keyboard musical instrument A separate automatic player is independent of a piano, and stands in front of the piano for an automatic playing; the separate automatic player includes a key driver unit, a pedal driver unit and a framework on which the key driver unit and pedal driver unit is carr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7164071 | Keyboard instrument having pedal mechanism A keyboard instrument (e.g., an electronic piano) has a keyboard including numerous actions interlocked with numerous keys arranged on a keybed, and at least one pedal (e.g., damper pedal) arranged on a base board of a housing thereof, wherein it is equipped with a ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6696625 | Easily adjustable assistant pedal system for keyboard musical instrument An assistant pedal system is used for assisting a child in playing a piano, and includes a frame structure, an assistant pedal mechanisms movably supported by the frame structure; the assistant pedal mechanism has assistant pedals on a plate serving as a ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6528713 | Keyboard musical instrument having height controllable pedals A grand piano includes a pedal mechanism constituted by a lyre block attached to the lower surface of a piano case, pedal posts hung from the lyre block, a lyre box engaged with the pedal posts, pedals rotatably supported by the lyre box and pedal rods co... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6448481 | Pedal mechanisms assembled into unit and keyboard musical instrument equipped with the same A damper pedal mechanism, a sostenuto/muffler pedal mechanism and a damper pedal mechanism are incorporated in an acoustic piano for artistic expression, and are independently actuated by a pianist, wherein component parts are assembled into the pedal mec... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5905220 | Method and apparatus for sensing pedal motion and actuating pedals in player pianos A piano pedal optical sensor apparatus and method for accurately measuring, recording and reproducing the pedal expression generated during piano performances. A plurality of optical emitter/sensors are mounted on the pedal support assembly of a piano, an... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5892164 | Carbon steel powders and method of manufacturing powder metal components therefrom Fine powders of iron with less than 5% by weight graphite, copper, and an organic binder can be formed into shapes having a green density of up to about 7.4 g/cc and sintered in a hydrogen containing atmosphere to yield parts having minimum variations in ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5565635 | Automatic playing apparatus with pedal actuators supported by bracket independent of case of acoustic piano An automatic playing apparatus is provided for an acoustic piano for reproducing a music without fingering of a player on a keyboard, and has a pedal actuator unit directly supported by a floor so that a reaction of the pedal is never exerted to the piano... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5515759 | Hydraulic pedal mechanism for pianos A mechanism for hydraulically actuating a damper assembly in pianos. It includes first, second and third cylinder assemblies interconnected to permit a user to selectively play a piano or use a computer with a suitable interface. The pedal mechanism is co... | 05/14/1996 |
| 4945802 | Pneumatic return for foot pedals associated with percussion instruments A pneumatic foot pedal assembly for percussion instruments such as bass drums and hi-hat stands. The assembly permits adjustable mounting of a drum beater bar, foot pedal and drive chain while providing automatic return of the pedal to a neutral position ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4235146 | Base drum pedal assembly A base drum pedal assembly is disclosed and includes a foot pedal for operating a beater head, the foot pedal including a foot plate which is slidably mounted on a support coupled to the beater head and which is biased towards a rest position. In use, the... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4041829 | Piano pedal assembly In a piano pedal assembly adapted to control the duration and amplitude of musical tones or notes generated by a piano, the individual pedals of the assembly when attached to the piano, are maintained in their normal position under pressure and adapted wh... | 08/16/1977 |
