String type tone signal controlling device

A tone signal controlling apparatus comprising:

• a body having a neck and a string corresponding portion;
• a movable operation tool to be held by a player, capable of being disposed in facing relation to and moved relative to the string corresponding portion of said body, to achieve performance;
• relative motion detecting means for detecting relative motion of said string corresponding portion and said movable operation tool, and for generating a detection signal representing a manner of the relative motion;
• the pitch designating means provided in the front side of said neck, for designating a tone pitch of a musical tone to be generated;
• tone element controlling means provided in the back side of said neck, for controlling an element of a tone signal to be generated, except the tone pitch;
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• tone signal controlling means for controlling an element of a tone signal to be generated, based on said detection signal and outputs of said tone pitch designating means and said tone element controlling means.

A tone signal controlling apparatus comprising:

• a body having a neck and a string corresponding portion;
• a movable operation tool to be held by a player, disposed in facing relation to and moved relative to the string corresponding portion of said body, to achievce performance;
• mutual motion detecting means for detecting mutual motion of said string corresponding portion and said movable operation tool, and for generating a detection signal representing a manner of the mutual motion;
• tone pitch designating means provided in the front side of said neck, for designating a tone pitch of a musical tone to be generated;
• pitch tuning means provided at an end of said neck and having a variable element, for generating a pitch tuning quantity which modulates the pitch of an tone signal to be generated, in correspondence to a value of said variable element;
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• tone signal controlling means for controlling an element of a tone signal to be generated, based on said detection signal, and outputs of said tone pitch designating means and said pitch tuning means.

A tone signal controlling apparatus for an instrument capable of electronically simulating a stringed instrument, comprising:

• a body having a string corresponding portion including a pressure sensitive electronic means for designating a pitch;
• a movable operation tool separable from the body and adapted to be held by a player and to be moved in facing relation to said string corresponding portion;
• relative motion detecting means for detecting relative motion of said string corresponding portion and said movable operation tool and for generating an electronic detection signal representing at least one of the pressure, angle, direction, and speed components of the relative motion;
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• tone signal controlling means for controllinmg an element of a tone signal to be generated, based on said detection signal and said designated pitch.