JP3248349U - Shakuhachi sound making aid - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shakuhachi sound producing aid that allows the shakuhachi to easily produce sound.
[Solution] The sound-producing aid 1 for the shakuhachi 20 is a V- or U-shaped sheet of thin resin, about the size of a postcard or 1mm thick, which is attached to the sloped part 18 of the shakuhachi's mouthpiece. When both ends are lightly held between the upper and lower lips and the upper and lower front teeth and breath is blown out, the breath is reliably blown onto the mouthpiece edge 7, making it easy to produce the shakuhachi sound.
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Description

This invention relates to an aid that enables beginners of the shakuhachi, who usually cannot produce a sound immediately, to easily produce a sound in a short time.

It is well known that traditionally it has been said that it takes three years to learn to turn the shakuhachi and eight years to learn to produce sound. It took a considerable amount of time before the instrument could produce a sound, and even though the shakuhachi was a good instrument, many people were unable to produce a good tone, which was one of the reasons for the decline in the number of shakuhachi players.

When first starting to learn the shakuhachi, even if an instructor teaches you how to make a sound, it can take one or two months before you can make the shakuhachi sound because of differences in the alignment of your teeth and the shape of your lips, so it can be difficult to make a sound from the beginning.

As has been widely known, the shakuhachi has traditionally been considered a difficult instrument that is difficult to play from the start, and this drawback has been one of the reasons why people have shunned it and also the cause of the decline in the number of Japanese music performers. Even if you purchase an expensive, branded shakuhachi, there are cases where you are unable to produce a beautiful tone if you are not playing it properly.

Even experienced players are usually able to produce the shakuhachi sounds described above, but in order to produce a good sound, further practice is required, so the goal was to create a device that could also serve as a corrective tool for producing a good tone.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, for example, a so-called wind noise is generated when breath is blown onto the edge of the mouthpiece of the shakuhachi through a gap between the upper and lower lips, the gap being about the thickness of a postcard.

In order to produce a better sound, a thickness about the same as a postcard is said to be optimal, but if it is too thin it will break easily, so for processing purposes a thin resin plate about 1 mm thick is attached in a V or U shape to the slope of the shakuhachi's mouthpiece, and when the end is lightly held between the upper and lower lips and the upper and lower front teeth and air is blown out, the air is blown reliably from the postcard-like thickness onto the edge of the mouthpiece, making it easy to produce the shakuhachi sound.

Furthermore, even experienced shakuhachi players were able to create a corrective tool that would improve the so-called raspy sound and produce a tone with less raspy sounds.

Now that the above issues have been resolved, the age at which people start learning the shakuhachi can be lowered. By making the finger holes on existing, inexpensive water pipe shakuhachi smaller, even elementary school children with thin fingers will be able to learn to play the shakuhachi, which will have the effect of expanding the number of shakuhachi players.

In addition, there are now videos on YouTube and other sites showing how to practice the shakuhachi, so it is now possible to learn on your own.

This shows one embodiment of the shape and installation method of the device, which has a V-shape. (A) is a front view of the device, (B) is a right side view showing the device in use, (C) is a plan view, (D) is a bottom view, and (E) is a perspective view. (A) shows a front view of the present invention, and (B) shows a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the present invention in use, with the thickness of the present invention exaggerated for the purpose of explaining the present invention. This shows another embodiment. FIG. 4 shows the front view with the hanging portion 9A of FIG. 4 removed, and FIG. 5 shows the rear view. Other embodiments can be made by narrowing the width of the V-shaped or U-shaped breath outlet passage or by making the outer shape itself U-shaped.

The usage and function of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. The main body 2 of the entire device 1 is formed of two V-shaped body plates 17 made of thin resin and a base 15. The bottom of the base 15 has a hanging piece 9 and is attached to the bottom of the sloping surface 18 of the mouthpiece of the shakuhachi 20 by a belt 4 (for example a double-sided fastener or rubber belt).

A double-sided adhesive sheet (not shown) that can be applied and peeled off is attached to the back surface 16 between the upper folded portion 5 and the lower folded portion 6 of the main body 2 to prevent misalignment.

The upper bent portion 5 is bent by an amount β shown in (B), and the lower bent portion 6 is bent by an amount α shown in (C).

The V-shaped upper gripping portions 11 of the main body 2 are lightly gripped by the upper and lower lips 21, 22 and the upper and lower front teeth 23, 24 as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG.

Between the mouthpiece 11 there is a guide inlet 3 for guiding the blowing direction X of the breath Z and a guide portion 13 which abuts against the mouthpiece edge 7 .

The upper part of the shakuhachi has a sloped portion 18 where the mouthpiece edge 7 is located, and a chin contact portion 29 at the chin joint 14.

As mentioned above, the thickness of the main body 2 is originally as thin as a postcard, but for the sake of explanation, it will be described as being thicker.

In the blowing of breath Z shown in Figure 3, it is shown to pass slightly above the mouthpiece edge 7 and blow out in the X and Y directions, but since the mouthpiece is actually about the thickness of a postcard, a good sound will be produced if the breath Z is actually blown onto the mouthpiece edge 7 in the X and Y directions in a proportion as shown in Figure 3 (C).

In order to produce a better sound depending on the shape of the lips and the alignment of the teeth of each person, the shakuhachi is closely attached to the chin contact part 19 and the angle of the shakuhachi (up and down, rotation, etc.) is slightly adjusted.

Even if one has experience playing the shakuhachi, and even if the shakuhachi is of good quality or expensive quality and made by a flute maker, if the sound is poor, this is usually due to poor breathing Z.

The important point in producing sound with the shakuhachi is to ensure that the gap G between the upper and lower lips 21, 22 shown in Figure 3 is firmly attached to the chin joint 14, and that the mouth is firmly attached to the chin contact part 29, and that this state is maintained when playing.

Breath Z travels from the lungs or stomach (not shown) through the oral cavity 26 and into the gap G between the upper and lower lips 21, 22 to produce sound. A good way to practice producing sound is to start by blowing breath Z weakly and gradually increasing the strength.

As shown in FIG. 3, the blowing direction X is outside the shakuhachi 20, and the direction Y is inside the shakuhachi 25, and this ratio is also an important point regarding sound production.

4 and 5 show an embodiment of the present invention 1, in which the passage for ventilating air Z is U-shaped.

The folds 5 and 5B of the main body 2A and the main body 2B are horizontal.

A double-sided adhesive sheet 16X is attached to the back surface of the front surface 16A of the main body 2B in FIG. 5, and is made of a removable material that can be attached and removed.

As described above, it became possible to produce sound from the shakuhachi in a short amount of time.

With this sound-producing aid for the shakuhachi, it is possible to easily produce sound from what is originally a difficult instrument, and by making the fingering holes smaller, it can be played by even elementary school children, which will lead to favorable sales of the shakuhachi as an alternative to the recorder.

Additionally, the shakuhachi is currently popular overseas, especially in China, so there is a possibility that the number of people playing the shakuhachi will further increase.

1... Entire sound-producing aid 2... Sound-producing aid main body 3... Breath-in opening 4... Fixing belt 5... Upper diagonally folded part 6... Lower folded part 7... Edge of mouthpiece 8... Rivet 9... Hanging part 10... Entire device 11... Holding part 12... Inner guide wall 13... Narrowed part of breath-in opening 14... Chin joint part 15... Lower part of V-shaped plate 16... Close contact part of mouthpiece slope 17... Both plates of the main body 18... Sloped surface of the mouthpiece 19... Chin contact part 20... Shakuhachi 21... Upper lip 22... Lower lip 23... Upper front teeth 24... Lower front teeth 25... Inside the shakuhachi barrel 26... Adhesive sheet G... Gap between upper and lower lips X... Direction of breath blowing out Y... Direction of breath blowing out Z... Direction of breath coming out of G α... Mouthpiece inclination angle β... Chin contact angle θ... Breath blowing inlet angle δ... Constriction angle

Claims (2)

This aid for producing sounds for the shakuhachi is characterized in that a thin V- or U-shaped plate (e.g., resin or paper) narrower than the width of the lips is attached and fixed to the sloping surface of the mouthpiece of the shakuhachi with removable fixing means (e.g., double-sided adhesive sheet, hook-and-loop fastener tape, etc.), and sound is easily produced when the thin plate is blown onto the mouthpiece through a small gap between the lips. The present invention relates to a shakuhachi sound-producing aid, characterized in that the blowing passage of the shakuhachi sound-producing aid of claim 1 is V-shaped or parallel.

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