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US 5,520,089 AGranted
Water organ
OwnerJohn G. Prentissinventor
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Abstract
A musical instrument wherein water is selectively injected into an array of resonant air columns, of varied resonant frequency. When the injected water impacts with the closed end of the air columns, vibrations are excited having a pitch resonant with the respective air column and possessing musical quality. By selectively controlling the flow stream, the user may play a musical composition having a distinctly aqueous character.
Claims1
A musical instrument for producing a plurality of tones comprising:
- a plurality of resonant air columns, each having an opening;
- water source means for providing a volume of flow of water;
- water distribution means for selectively directing the volume of flow of water from the water source means into the opening in each of said plurality of resonant air column members exciting said air columns to resonate;
- water outlet means for maintaining a constant water level within each of said plurality of resonant air column members while the volume of flow of water is directed therein by said water distribution means whereby each of the plurality of resonant air column members maintains a substantially constant pitch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.