Percussion device and system for stringed instrument
AssigneeKaiden Instruments Ltd
InventorYaron Israel
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a percussion system to be attached to a stringed instrument in a way that allows a player to drum the percussion system while plucking the strings of the stringed instrument using a single hand. The percussion system includes a percussion device including: a body and at least one static percussion surface located over the body, the percussion surface having a batter side. The percussion system further includes a connecting element for connecting the percussion device to a stringed instrument such that when the percussion system is connected to the stringed instrument the percussion surface is substantially perpendicular to the stringed instrument's front side and is directed towards strings of the stringed instrument.
Claims20
A percussion system, comprising:
- a percussion device comprising:
- a body;
- and
- at least one static percussion surface located over the body, the percussion surface having a batter side, wherein the at least one static percussion surface is statically connected to the body in a way that does not allow the static percussion surface to substantially move with respect to the body;
- and
- a connecting element for connecting the percussion device to a stringed instrument such that when the percussion system is connected to the stringed instrument the percussion surface is substantially perpendicular to the stringed instrument's front side and is directed towards strings of the stringed instrument.
A percussion system, comprising:
- a percussion surface having a batter side;
- an actuator;
- a tapping element;
- a transmission unit;
- and
- a connecting element,
- wherein the actuator is configured to move along a first axis when the batter side of the percussion surface is hit,
- wherein the transmission unit is configured to transfer the actuator's movement along the first axis to a tapping element's movement in a direction towards a side panel of a stringed instrument along a second axis, when the percussion system is connected to the stringed instrument;
- wherein the first axis is different from the second axis;
- and
- wherein the connecting element is configured to connect the percussion system to the stringed instrument such that when the percussion system is connected to the stringed instrument the batter side of the percussion surface is substantially perpendicular to the stringed instrument's front panel and is directed towards strings of the stringed instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.