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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7977564 | Electronic keyboard musical instrument In normal mode or expansion mode, a normal load table 53 or an expansion load table 54 is selected, respectively, to store half area start position HS and half area end position HE as effect-switchable positions. The selected load table is referenced t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7402746 | Training apparatus for learning to play the guitar A training apparatus for guiding and independently teaching a user to quickly play a guitar by interpreting stored encoded MIDI music data to guide the user's hands by illuminating sequences of desired finger positions on the frets of a guitar to play the music.... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402738 | Wind musical instrument equipped with slide and supporting system for assisting player in performance A player changes the pitch of tones produced through a trombone by controlling the breath and a slide, and the control of slide is not easy for children, handicapped persons and old players; a supporting system is combined with the trombone, and includes a manipulat... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7151216 | Solid body electric guitar having the capability of producing acoustic guitar sound The invention is an electric guitar. In detail, the guitar includes a solid body and neck portions. A pressure sensor is mounted at the junction of the body and neck, the pressure sensor having the sensor element in direct contact with the guitar. An electric circui... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141731 | Music learning aid A music learning aid to assist musicians in learning and using music theory. The music learning aid includes a semicircular folding substrate and two circular and substantially concentric discs having progressively smaller diameters. The substrate and discs are secu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6525252 | Device for composing and arranging music A device for composing and arranging music comprising a sensor part and a plurality of blocks which may be releasably connected to the sensor part. A distribution of blocks, each belonging to one of a number of sub-populations of blocks on the sensor part... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6479741 | Musical device having multiple configurations and methods of using the same A musical device includes a body and at least one actuator mechanism. In one embodiment, the musical device can generate an audio output in response to activation by a user of the actuator mechanism. In one embodiment, the musical device body includes mul... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6376761 | Modular musical instrument amplification system A modular amplification system consisting of a plurality of pre-amplifying modules for allowing a user to select at will, a particular module as desired. The modular amplification system includes a chassis which houses a power supply for supplying low and... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6229082 | Musical database synthesizer An electronic musical synthesizer comprising a keyboard assembly including at least one main keyboard controller and one or more support keyboard controllers. The main keyboard controller includes ergonomically configured keypads each of which include two... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5973256 | Five key music generator A portable and self-contained device for generating melodies. The electronics and battery are contained within an ergonometrically designed housing. Five switches assemblies are also housed therein with the switch actuators protruding out from the housing... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5908996 | Device for controlling a musical performance A device which can be used to control a musical performance contains a sensor which outputs an electrical signal. The sensor may be formed by providing a fixed contact and a hollow contact, wherein movement of the device causes the contacts to meet. Other... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5661253 | Control apparatus and electronic musical instrument using the same A control apparatus comprises a rod-like member having a gripping portion at its distal end, a support member for supporting the rod-like member, the gripping portion being movable along an axial direction of the rod-like member, and moving amount detecto... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5648626 | Musical tone controller responsive to playing action of a performer A musical tone controlling apparatus includes a tone generation instruction device, a detection device, tonal parameter generation device and a tone signal forming device. The tone generation instruction device outputs a tone generation start signal in ac... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5610355 | Electrical musical instrument using a time interval determined by a linear scraper operator to adjust musical parameters An electronic musical instrument including: a scraper operator having a predetermined operation length in a predetermined operation direction, for detecting at least one of access, contact, and push of an operating member, and generating a plurality of si... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5589654 | Electronic dance floor system An electronic dance floor system (10) that consists of a dance floor (12) having at least two dancing sections (14) with each section further having at least four composite pad assemblies (16). Each of the assemblies (16) is connected through a musical in... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5338891 | Musical tone control device with performing glove The electronic musical instrument is constructed such as to detect key-on/key-off performed by physical flexion movements of fingers through a pair of performing gloves 1 and 2 so as to effect generation and erase of musical tones in real timings practica... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5290964 | Musical tone control apparatus using a detector A musical tone control apparatus controls a musical tone corresponding to a movement itself of an object and the like which is detected by a detector Such detector detects also a moving speed, a moving force, a moving angle or an intensity of given impuls... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5260512 | Sound-signal generator having ball-shaped housing with keyboard incorporated therein Sound signal generator, comprising a housing (1,2) containing a microcontroller for the storage and control of reproduction of several sound messages, and a loudspeaker for reproducing the said sound messages connected to the in lieu thereof microcontroll... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5227575 | Musical tone control apparatus in electronic musical instrument A musical tone control apparatus in an electronic musical instrument having a hollow body portion for controlling a musical tone or musical tone factors to be generated in accordance with operation of the player. The control apparatus includes a flexible ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5214231 | Apparatus for electronic teaching accompaniment and practice of music, which is independent of a played musical instrument The invention relates to an electronic teaching, accompaniment and practice music apparatus which is independent of a played musical instrument. The apparatus includes devices for digital sound production, tempo setting, accompaniment, operation and input... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5194685 | Keyboard musical instrument hammer movement detection apparatus A hammer movement detection device for detecting the movement of a hammer which strikes strings provided for each key of a keyboard musical instrument. The hammer movement detection device radiates light onto a hammer shank which moves with the hammer and... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5170002 | Motion-controlled musical tone control apparatus Musical instruments usually require a high level of skill on the part of the operator. In the case of electronic instruments, playing an instrument often involves the depressing of keys on a keyboard. In the present invention, an apparatus for the generat... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5151553 | Musical tone control apparatus employing palmar member A musical-tone-control apparatus having digit members worn along the fingers and contracting and expanding in the longitudinal directions of the digit members in response to the bending and straightening of the fingers. The bending of the digit members is... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5127301 | Wear for controlling a musical tone The wear for controlling a musical tone consists of a wear worn by a player, a main body and at least one detector for detecting a certain movement of the player. The main body is mounted at a player's waist, and the detector is mounted at a player's join... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5065661 | Hand held electronic keyboard instrument A keyboard instrument is provided, comprising a keyboard housing having a top and a bottom; a handle attached to and extending from the bottom of the keyboard housing; a keyboard having a plurality of keys operatively attached to the top of the housing; a... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5014587 | Electronic piano tone circuit Apparatus for generating an enveloped tone signal includes a digital portion for generating an alternating logical wave form at the desired frequency, and a start pulse for initiating the tone; and an analog portion responsive to the alternating logical w... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5010800 | Electronic musical instrument capable of selecting between fret and fretless modes An electronic muscial instrument for use in a stringed instrument such as a guitar, a guitar synthesizer or a violin. Two modes can be selectively set by a mode setting operation conducted on a mode setting section. Even if the same fingering operation is... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4936185 | Electronic musical instrument having plural component blocks 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 musi... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4932304 | Control device for the manual playing of electronic musical instruments A manually played control device mounted on the playing board of an electronic keyboard instrument, to be played by one hand of a player while the other hand plays the main keys. The main keys produce usual control signals whereas the control device produ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920848 | Musical wear A finger switch is mounted at a player's finger so as to detect bending and stretching actions of a player's finger. Such finger switch at least consists of a thin plate made of plastic materials which is mounted on the back of the player's finger, a push... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4777856 | Dancing-musical instrument A new type of musical instrument and performance apparatus is disclosed and is used with the special performing art called "Instrument dance", "instrument exercise" or "instrument boxing" etc. The instrument comprises a floor keyboard, on which the perfor... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4640173 | Electronic musical instrument An electrically-keyed musical instrument has a double-row keyboard in which back digitals alternate with front digitals throughout the keyboard. The keyboard is provided with two sets of landmarks to assist playing from either the traditional notation or ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633752 | Operating panel device in electronic musical instrument In an operating panel device for an electronic musical instrument, in order to provide easy mode-changeover operation and to enable the user to easily catch the relationship between respective operating knobs and the functions selected by the operating kn... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4606255 | Guitar for guitar synthesizer A guitar synthesizer has a guitar body (10) and a synthesizer portion (20). The body (1) of the guitar extends toward a head (3) in a direction so that an end (11) serving as a first vibratory member in the body base to which a neck (2) is connected, inte... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4601361 | Structure for mounting loudspeaker on electronic musical instrument On an electronic musical instrument, a loudspeaker is fitted to a space through a bellows. Therefore, it can be freely pulled out and push into the space. Further, the use of the bellows contribute to making the space smaller and an acoustic effect easily... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4570521 | Electronic musical instrument with string-simulating switches An electronic musical instrument includes a fingerboard having a plurality of switches which are player-actuated to produce musical tones through electronic tone-generating means. The fingerboard, which is on an elongate neck, has, underneath its exterior... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4562764 | Electronic musical performance A keyboard for an electronic music instrument is made to have a "piano key feel" by bracketing an end of each key with the legs of a weighted A-shaped action arm which pivots about a single point and actuates a leaf spring switch.... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4526079 | Automatic rhythm performance device for electronic musical instruments An automatic rhythm performance device of an electronic musical instrument having an expression pedal is constructed of an operation amount detector, a rhythm selector, and a rhythm tone generator. The operation amount detector detects the operation amoun... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4475428 | Pedal capture keyer system The present invention relates to a keyer capture system for an electronic keyboard musical instrument, such as an electronic organ. The system is particularly adapted for the situation wherein a relatively low number of notes are required to be captured a... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4472992 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument wherein a function for automatically detecting the musical performance mode is provided by the condition of a hand keyboard, a foot keyboard, and a chord type specifying circuit for one finger use, etc. so as to simplify t... | 09/25/1984 |
