Device and method for damping of aliquot tones

Abstract

The object of the invention is a device and a method for damping of aliquot tones, which solve the technical problem of the damping of aliquot tones in instruments that have a large number of strings (6) mounted between two fastening points (7) of the string, wherein a musician does not touch the strings (6) with his fingers or with a hand-held accessory. Such instruments are for instance the piano and the upright piano. The invention is technically configured in a way that the string (6) proximal to one of both fastening points (7) of the string, via the actuator (4), is pressed with the pressing material (2) which is preferably an elastic material, wherein the pressing of the pressing material (2) causes the damping of aliquot tones. The device (1) for damping of aliquot tones comprises at least the pressing material (2), with which the pressure against the strings (6) is carried out by way of the pressing element (8), the movable element (3) which causes a pressing force, and the actuator (4) linked to the linkage (5), with which the pressure against the strings (6) is actuated, thus dampening the aliquot tones.

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