US4151777A
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Piano sound pickup method and device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-11-18
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Granted: 1979-05-01
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Expires: 1996-11-18
Abstract
Abstract A method and a device for picking up sounds from a piano by a microphone placed between a wall of a piano case in opposed relation with a sounding board and a surface located in opposed relation with the sounding board of a sound-absorbing member. The sound-absorbing member consists of a planar body or a hollow body having an anechoic enclosure with bidirectivity and with both open ends cut away at angles relative to the axis of the enclosure, and the microphone is placed between the planar body and the wall or in the anechoic enclosure.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Sugiyama
- 👤 Ikuo Nosaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:22
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H3/00; G10H3/12; G10H3/14; G10H3/18; G10H3/181; G10C; G10C3/00; G10C3/02; G10C3/06; G10C9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An arrangement for picking up sounds from a piano case having a sounding board and a wall parallel to said sounding board, comprising: a microphone; a first hollow cylindrical sound-absorbing member with open ends disposed within said case adjacent said wall and extending in a direction parallel to said wall; sound-absorbing means between said first member and said wall and parallel to said wall; means for supporting said first sound-absorbing member from said sound-absorbing means; and sound-absorbing suspension means comprising a second cylindrical member for suspending said microphone within said first sound-absorbing member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An arrangement for picking up sounds from a piano case having a sounding board and a wall parallel to said sounding board, comprising: a microphone; a first hollow cylindrical sound-absorbing member with open ends disposed within said case adjacent said wall and extending in a direction parallel to said wall; sound-absorbing means between said first member and said wall and parallel to said wall; means for supporting said first sound-absorbing member from said sound-absorbing means; and sound-absorbing suspension means comprising a second cylindrical member for suspending said microphone within said first sound-absorbing member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said first member comprises perforated coaxial inner and outer cylinders with a sound-absorbing material therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The arrangement according to claim 2, wherein said first member includes a transverse partition disk having a central aperture therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
135 words
An arrangement for picking up sounds from a piano case having a sounding board and a wall parallel to said sounding board, comprising: an outer perforated hollow cylinder; an inner perforated hollow cylinder coaxial with said outer cylinder; a sound-absorbing material disposed between said cylinders; a transverse sound-isolating member disposed within said inner cylinder; a microphone disposed within said inner cylinder and supported by said transverse member; an aperture transverse partition disk disposed within said inner cylinder in juxtaposition with said transverse member; and a sound-isolating supporting member for securing said outer cylinder to said wall with the longitudinal axis of said cylinders substantially parallel to said wall, said cylinders having open ends, with at least one of said ends defining an end surface oriented at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
135 words
An arrangement for picking up sounds from a piano case having a sounding board and a wall parallel to said sounding board, comprising: an outer perforated hollow cylinder; an inner perforated hollow cylinder coaxial with said outer cylinder; a sound-absorbing material disposed between said cylinders; a transverse sound-isolating member disposed within said inner cylinder; a microphone disposed within said inner cylinder and supported by said transverse member; an aperture transverse partition disk disposed within said inner cylinder in juxtaposition with said transverse member; and a sound-isolating supporting member for securing said outer cylinder to said wall with the longitudinal axis of said cylinders substantially parallel to said wall, said cylinders having open ends, with at least one of said ends defining an end surface oriented at an oblique angle with respect to said longitudinal axis.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-04-30 | 1982-10-30 | 1983-05-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-04-30 | 1986-10-30 | 1987-05-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-04-30 | 1990-10-30 | 1991-05-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |