US 10,366,683 B2 · Percussion instrument playing device

Abstract

A percussion-instrument playing apparatus for playing a percussion instrument having a striking surface. The apparatus includes: a main body to be mounted on the percussion instrument 100 to face the striking surface of the percussion instrument with a predetermined space from the striking surface; an arm supporter attached to the main body; an arm that has, at a distal end, an arm head, and is rotatably supported by the arm supporter; a drive device that allows the arm to be rotationally displaced between a state where the arm head pushes the striking surface of the percussion instrument and a state where the arm head is separated from the striking surface; a control device that controls the drive device in accordance with a control program; and an operation device that outputs a drive instruction signal to the control device in response to an operation by a user.

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Dependent claims

A percussion-instrument playing apparatus comprising:

a main body to be detachably fixed in front of or above a percussion instrument having, in a front surface or an upper surface, a striking surface, the main body including two fixing portions to be detachably fixed to both sides of the striking surface of the percussion instrument and an arm attachment member that bridges a space between the two fixing portions, and the arm attachment member facing the striking surface with a predetermined space from the striking surface when the two fixing portions are respectively fixed to both sides of the striking surface of the percussion instrument;
an arm supporter fixed to the arm attachment member;
one or more arms each having one end fixed to the arm supporter;
an arm head detachably fixed to the other end of the arm;
and
a drive unit for driving the one or more arms under electronic control,
wherein the arm head of each of the one or more arms strikes the same striking surface of the percussion instrument to cause sounds to be emitted from the percussion instrument.

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