Hybrid acoustic piano
OwnerSergey Gogolevinventor
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Abstract
A hybrid acoustic piano, specifically a piano the wires whereof are struck, of the type including a grouped wires, where of each group of three or of four wires associated with a key, one of these is tuned at a pitch different from the other two or three, which are tuned identically; and where the mechanism is such that when the pedal is in a resting state, that is, without depressing the pedal, on pressing the keys, the hammers strike at least two wires of the three or of the four wires of each group with the same tuning, and when the pedal is depressed, the mechanism displaces the hammers to the right and, on pressing the keys, three wires are struck, one of which is the wire tuned at a different pitch from the others.
Claims15
A hybrid acoustic piano comprising a plurality of wires grouped by means of fasteners (2) in groups of three wires (1a, 1b, 1c) or four wires (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) located on hammers (3) linked to keys of the piano, as well as a pedal actuated mechanism (4) the actuation of which moves the position of the hammers (3) with respect to the groups of wires, wherein within each group of three (1a, 1b, 1c) or four (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) wires associated with a key, one of the wires (1a) is tuned at a different pitch from the other two or three wires, which are tuned identically;
- and in that the mechanism (4) is such that:
- when the mechanism (4) is not actuated, on pressing the keys, the hammers (3) strike only the wires of each group with the same tuning, and
- when the mechanism (4) is actuated, the mechanism (4) displaces the hammers (3) to the right, and on pressing the keys, three wires of each group are struck, one of which is the wire (1a) tuned at a different pitch from the other wires in the group.
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