Stringed instrument
OwnerJan Van Kelstinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a stringed instrument having two long-shaped parts (1, 2) with a first tail end (3) and a second tail end (4), which involves that on each of these parts (1, 2) between said tail ends (3, 4) strings are strung which extend at a small distance from the surface of the part concerned (1, 2) in a nearly parallel fashion to each other so that these can be subjected to a vibration, which involves said first tail end (3) of each of the parts (1, 2) to collaborate together with amplifying devices (6), and which involves that said first tail end (3) of a first of said parts (1) is located at a first side of the instrument, while said first tail end (3′) of a second of these parts (2) is located at an opposite side of the instrument.
Claims33
Stringed instrument with a long-shaped part (1) with a first tail end (3) and a second tail end (4), wherein between said tail ends (3,4) strings (5) are strung, which extend at a small distance from the surface of the part concerned (1) nearly parallel to each other so that they can be subjected to a vibration, wherein said first tail end (3) collaborates with amplifying devices (6), wherein the instrument contains a mute (11) with a muting organ (12) which can be shifted by means of control devices between a muting position, which involves this organ (12) to press against said strings (5) so as to mute vibrations in the latter, and a free position, wherein said muting organ (12) has muting elements (13) with which it presses in said muting position against said strings (5), characterized in that said control devices comprise a foot pedal collaborating with the muting organ such that the power, with which the muting organ presses on the strings (5), and therefore the muting of them, increases in function of the pressure on the foot pedal.
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