JP2019159289A - Ligature for musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adapt to a wide variety of combinations of leads and mouthpieces, abutting the leads at three or four contact points to fix the mouthpiece in a stable state, and abutting the leads and tightening. Provide a ligature that can freely adjust the contact position and tightening pressure. SOLUTION: A female thread 6 is provided on a surface 8 of the ligature 3 which comes into contact with the lead, and a screw 5 which comes into contact with the lead incorporated in the ligature is attached thereto. The lead 2 is moved and brought into contact with the lead 2 by adjusting the contact state, and then the lead tightening bolt 4 is rotated to fasten and fix the lead 2 to the mouthpiece 1. Alternatively, the nut 9 may be attached to the tip 7 of the screw that comes into contact with the lead, and the nut 9 may be rotated to move the tip of the nut 9 up and down to adjust the contact state and make contact with the lead 2. [Selection diagram] Fig. 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a ligature which is an instrument for fixing a lead of a single lead musical instrument in a woodwind instrument to a mouthpiece.

  A single lead musical instrument in a woodwind instrument is sounded by a mouthpiece by the vibration of a single strip-shaped lead at a singer, and the sound is transmitted to the instrument body.

  The singer is composed of a reed, a mouthpiece and a ligature, and the reed is fastened to the mouthpiece with the ligature.

  The lead that is fastened and fixed to the mouthpiece with a ligature is vibrated in the mouthpiece as the lead vibrates due to the breath blown from the performer. The state in which the reed vibrates greatly affects the sound produced by the mouthpiece, and affects the loudness and quality of the sound emitted from the instrument.

  It is generally known that the state in which the lead vibrates in the foregoing has a great influence on the state in which the lead vibrates depending on the material, shape and fixing method of the ligature that fastens and fixes the lead to the mouthpiece.

  As a contact method for fixing the lead by the ligature, the lead is contacted and fixed to the lead by a surface, a line or a point. The contact method for fixing the lead is considered to be one of the factors that determine the characteristics of the ligature, and the smaller the area in contact with the lead, the more the vibration of the lead is not hindered. While obtaining a large volume, the stability of fixing the lead to the mouthpiece deteriorates.

  The position of the contact point with the ligature for fixing the lead and the pressure to press the lead to fix the lead at the contact point affects the vibration state of the lead and affects the sound generation in the mouthpiece, and is emitted from the instrument. It affects the volume and quality of sound.

  The ligature requires an inner diameter ligature that matches the outer diameter when the lead is properly in contact with the mouthpiece in order to fix the lead to the mouthpiece so as to efficiently generate vibration of the lead. A type of ligature corresponding to the inner diameter with the outer diameter as an allowable range is required.

  The ligature provides the player with different characteristics of volume and sound quality from the musical instruments by changing the vibration of the lead depending on the shape, material and finishing method.

  Since the performer searches for the desired sound, the lead, mouthpiece, or ligature is selected and used in combination, so there are a wide variety of leads, mouthpieces, and ligatures. It has become difficult to select.

  Regarding the invention of the ligature, the ligature that can produce a desired sound without touching the edge portion of the lead as in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 or the wind instrument having a single lead as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are parallel. There is also an invention aimed at producing a pure sound due to vibration of the lead, such as a ligature that has a set of contact parts with the lead and is fixed in contact with the mouthpiece only by no more than two crimping members Has been made.

Japanese Patent No. 4695225 Published Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-64542

  The present invention is a ligature that provides and accommodates a wide range of inner diameter tolerances with respect to the outer diameter formed by a wide variety of lead and mouthpiece combinations, and efficiently generates without inhibiting lead vibration. Therefore, it is a ligature that comes into contact with the lead at three or four contact points and is fixed to the mouthpiece in a stable and complete state. A ligature that can adjust the pressure freely is provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is provided with three or four ligature contacts that contact the leads. A screw is attached to each of the contacts, and the lead is fixed by pressing the surface that contacts the ligature of the lead at the tip of the screw.

  Each of the aforementioned screws is provided with a female screw on a plate-like member arranged on the lead side that is a surface in contact with the lead of the ligature, and is attached so that the tip of each screw comes into contact with the lead. The contact state at the contact point with the lead can be adjusted at each contact point by rotating the screw to move the tip of each screw up and down.

  In the present invention, a nut may be attached to the tip of the screw attached as described above, and the contact state at each contact with the lead may be adjusted by rotating the nut and moving the tip of the nut up and down. .

  The material used for the screw and nut described above is any one of iron, gold, silver, white, copper, brass, titanium, platinum, aluminum, stainless steel, plastic resin, wood, or an alloy thereof. And

  For finishing the materials used for the screws and nuts described above, any one of a base polishing process, a plating process, or a painted one is employed.

  In the present invention, the contact of the ligature that contacts the lead is installed at three or four points, and the surface that contacts the ligature of the lead is pressed at each of the contacts to fix the lead with the minimum number of contacts. It provides an effect that a high volume can be obtained by generating an efficient vibration without hindering.

  In the present invention, the contact point of the ligature that contacts the lead is installed at three or four contact points, and the surface that contacts the ligature of the lead is pressed to fix the lead, thus preventing the lead from shifting in each direction. And providing the effect of maintaining the stability of the lead.

  In the present invention, a screw is attached to each of the above-mentioned contacts, and the lead is fixed by pressing the surface in contact with the lead ligature at the tip of the screw. By rotating each of the screws or nuts and moving their tips up and down, the distance of the contact with the lead is adjusted, and the corresponding area of the inner diameter of the ligature with respect to the outer diameter combining the lead and the mouthpiece is expanded. In this way, ligatures that correspond to a wide range of combinations of leads and mouthpieces selected by the performer are provided.

  In the present invention, expanding the corresponding area of the inner diameter of the ligature with respect to the outer shape of the lead and mouthpiece described above also enables the area of the fixed position of each contact with the lead of the ligature to be expanded, which is desired by the player. It is possible to adjust and fix each contact point at a fixed position of each contact point with the lead of the ligature that can obtain the volume and sound quality of the musical instrument.

  In the present invention, the contact point that contacts the lead of the ligature is moved up and down by rotating each screw or each nut incorporated in the position facing the lead of the ligature in the fixed position described above. It is possible to adjust and fix the pressure applied to the mouthpiece at each contact point that comes into contact, and to provide a change in the volume and sound quality of the instrument desired by the performer.

  The material used for the screw and nut described above in the present invention is any one of iron, gold, silver, white, copper, brass, titanium, platinum, aluminum, stainless steel, plastic resin, wood, or an alloy thereof. This provides a change in the volume and sound quality of the instrument due to the difference in material.

  In the finishing of the material used for the screw and nut described above in the present invention, the volume and tone of the musical instrument according to the finishing is adopted by adopting any one of the ground polishing and plating, or the painted one. Provide change.

The top view which looked at the Example of the ligature which presses and fixes a lead to a mouthpiece with a bolt using the present invention from the front The top view which looked at the Example of the ligature which presses and fixes a lead to a mouthpiece with a bolt using the present invention from the side The top view which looked at the Example which shrunk and fixed the inner diameter of the belt which wound the lead and mouthpiece using the present invention from the front The top view which looked at the Example which pulled up and fastened and fixed the belt which wound the lead and mouthpiece using the present invention from the front. The top view which looked at the Example which pushed and fixed the ring which wound the lead and mouthpiece into the taper of the mouthpiece using the present invention from the front

  Exemplary embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the components shown in the following description are merely examples, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention as illustrated.

  The configuration of the present invention as an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a ligature that uses the present invention to fix a lead to a mouthpiece by pressing it with a fastening bolt. FIG. 2 is a plan view of an embodiment of a ligature that uses the present invention to fix a lead to a mouthpiece by pressing it with a tightening bolt.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the back surface of the lead 2 with which the ligature 3 abuts is rounded. A female screw 6 is provided on the surface 8 in contact with the lead of the ligature toward the lead 2, a screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature is attached, and the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead is rotated up and down by rotating the screw. The contact state where the lead 2 is brought into contact with the lead 2 is adjusted, and the rounded back surface of the lead 2 is brought into contact with the four points so that the above-described effect of the present invention can be obtained. Further, the lead tightening bolt 4 of the ligature 3 is rotated, and the lead 2 is brought into contact with the four contact points of the tip 7 of the screw that comes into contact with the lead, and is fastened and fixed to the mouthpiece 1.

  The present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is provided with four contact points, which are the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead of the screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature of the ligature 3 that contacts the lead 2, Because the lead 2 is fixed by pressing the surface that contacts the ligature of the lead 2 at the contact that is the tip 7 of the screw that contacts each lead of the lead, the lead can be stably fixed with the minimum number of contacts, so that the vibration of the lead This provides an effect of generating a high sound volume by generating efficient vibration without disturbing the sound.

  In the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, four contact points of the ligature that contact the lead 2 are installed as described above, and the lead 2 is fixed by pressing the surface that contacts the ligature of the lead 2 at each contact point. The lead 2 is prevented from shifting in each direction, and the effect of maintaining the stability of the lead 2 to the mouthpiece 1 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the mouthpiece 1 is generally tapered, and the shape varies depending on the manufacturer. There are a wide variety of ligatures 3 for fixing 2. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, by adjusting the height by rotating the screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature 3 that contacts the lead 2, the screw tip 7 that contacts the lead 4 By changing the height of the screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the front and rear ligatures installed in the place, the lead 2 is contacted accurately at four points of contact, and the lead tightening bolt 4 is further rotated. Is fixed to the mouthpiece 1 by tightening the lead tightening bolt 4 attached to the ligature 3 with the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead of the four contact points. In the present invention, the inner diameter of the ligature 3 can be freely adjusted at four contact points by adjusting the multiple screws of the screw 5 that abuts on the lead incorporated in the ligature and the lead tightening bolt 4. Thus, a ligature having an inner diameter tolerance range that can be widely used for a combination of a lead and a mouthpiece selected by a player by fixing the lead is provided.

  In the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inner diameter of the ligature 3 can be freely adjusted at four contact points by adjusting the multiple screws of the screw 5 and the lead tightening bolt 4 that are in contact with the lead incorporated in the ligature 3 described above. By doing so, it is also possible to expand the area of the fixed position of each contact point with the lead 2 of the ligature 3, and the performer can connect the ligature lead to the fixed position at which the volume and sound quality of the desired instrument can be obtained. It is possible to adjust and fix the contact state at each contact.

  The present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 adjusts and fixes the contact state of each contact point with the lead 2 of the ligature 3 described above to the lead incorporated in the ligature with the tip 7 of the screw contacting the lead. By adjusting the height by rotating the abutting screw 5, the pressure for tightening the lead 2 can be freely adjusted to the contact state at each contact by the rotation of the screw 5 abutting on the lead incorporated in the ligature. The lead is fixed at the required tightening pressure to provide the performer's desired volume and sound quality.

  The present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is the lead 2 by rotating the nut 9 by attaching the nut 9 to the tip 7 of the screw abutting against the lead as illustrated in FIGS. This facilitates the operation of adjusting the height of the contact point in contact with the contact point, and improves the operability.

  The present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a screw that contacts a lead incorporated in a ligature by attaching a nut 9 to the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead as shown in the examples of FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In addition to adjusting the multiple screws of the bolt 5 and the lead tightening bolt 4, the nut is further rotated to change the height, thereby adding a movable range of the nut at each contact, and freely expanding the height adjustment range of each contact. Thereby, the tolerance | permissible_range of the internal diameter of the ligature 3 can be expanded.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the present invention is applied to a ligature 3 that fastens and fixes the mouthpiece 1 and the lead 2 by rotating the lead fastening bolt 4 to shrink the inner diameter of the belt around which the lead 2 and the mouthpiece 1 are wound. It is the top view which looked at the used Example from the front. In the present invention shown in FIG. 3, a female screw 6 is provided toward the lead 2 on the surface 8 that contacts the lead in the ligature 3, and a screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature is attached to the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead. The nut 9 is attached, and the nut 9 is rotated to move the tip of the nut that is in contact with the lead up and down, so that the above-described effect of the present invention is brought into contact with the lead 2. The lead tightening bolt 4 is rotated to contract the inner diameter of the ligature 3, and the lead 2 is brought into contact with the nuts 9 as the four contact points to be fastened and fixed to the mouthpiece 1.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the belt in which the lead 2 and the mouthpiece 1 are wound using the present invention is rotated by rotating the lead tightening bolt 4 attached to the upper portion of the mouthpiece 1 to press the mouthpiece 1 and the belt. It is the top view which looked at the Example which used this invention for the ligature 3 which clamps and fixes the mouthpiece 1 and the lead 2 by pulling up from the front. In the ligature 3, four female screws 6 are provided on the surface 8 in contact with the lead toward the lead 2, and four screws 5 that are in contact with the lead incorporated in the ligature are attached to the female screw 6 and nuts are attached to the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead. 9 and rotating the nut 9 to move the tip of the nut that contacts the lead up and down to adjust the contact state, thereby contacting the lead 2 in a state where the above-described effects of the present invention can be obtained, Further, the lead tightening bolt 4 of the ligature 3 is rotated to pull up the belt around which the mouthpiece 1 is wound, whereby the lead 2 is brought into contact with the nuts 9 as the four contact points to be fastened and fixed to the mouthpiece 1.

  The illustration shown in FIG. 5 is a plan view of an embodiment in which the lead 2 and the mouthpiece 1 are inserted and fixed to a ring around which the lead 2 and the mouthpiece 1 are wound using the present invention. The present invention shown in FIG. 5 is a metal plate according to the size of the lead on the surface 8 in contact with the lead in the ligature 3 that forms a ring formed by winding a taper formed with the lead 2 set on the mouthpiece 1. And a female screw 6 is provided on the metal plate toward the lead 2, a screw 5 that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature is mounted, and a nut 9 is mounted on the tip 7 of the screw that contacts the lead, By rotating the nut 9 and moving the tip of the nut 9 that contacts the lead 2 up and down to adjust the contact state, the lead 2 is brought into contact with the lead 2 in a state where the effects of the present invention described above can be obtained. The lead 2 and the ligature 3 forming the ring on the taper of the mouthpiece 1 are inserted into the ring around which the mouthpiece 1 is wound and fixed.

  The materials of the screw 5 and the nut 9 that contact the lead incorporated in the ligature used in the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are iron, gold, silver, white, copper, brass, titanium, platinum, aluminum, and stainless steel. In addition, any one of plastic resin, wood, or an alloy thereof may be further plated. Changes in volume and sound quality are provided by changing the material and finish that abuts the lead 2 that is the basis for sound generation.

  It can be used for single-lead instruments in woodwind instruments.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mouthpiece 2 Lead 3 Legature 4 Lead tightening bolt 5 Screw that contacts the lead incorporated in the ligature 6 Female screw 7 Tip of the screw that contacts the lead 8 Surface that contacts the lead of the ligature 9 Nut

Claims (3)

  A ligature for fixing a lead to a mouthpiece of a single-lead instrument in a woodwind instrument, and a plate-like member arranged on the lead side of the ligature is provided with three or four female screws, A function that adjusts the contact state of the contact with the lead by attaching the screw to the female screw so that the tip of the screw comes into contact with the lead, and rotating each screw to move the tip of each screw up and down A ligature that abuts the lead at the tip of each screw and fixes the lead.   A function that adjusts the contact state of the contact with the lead by attaching a nut to the tip of each screw attached to the ligature described above, and moving the tip of the nut up and down by rotating the nut. 2. The ligature according to claim 1, wherein the lead is fixed by coming into contact with a surface contacting the ligature of the lead at the tip of each nut.   The ligature described above is characterized by using any one of iron, gold, silver, white, copper, brass, titanium, platinum, aluminum, stainless steel, plastic resin, wood, or an alloy thereof. 3. The ligature according to claim 1, wherein the material is polished, plated, or painted.

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