Percussive musical instrument

Claim 2

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: a sound block including a longitudinally elongated main body which internally defines an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile as viewed along a plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said main body; and a flat board coupled to said main body while leaving a slit elongated in said longitudinal direction and in communication with said resonator chamber.

Claim 3

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, in which said flat board is provided with a round striker head extending along an axis generally parallel to said longitudinal direction.

Claim 4

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, in which: said sound block includes a V-shaped main body opening sideways at longitudinal ends thereof and a pair of side boards coupled to both open longitudinal ends of said main body; and said flat board is arranged facing a rear open end of said main body.

Claim 5

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 2 in which the radius of curvature of said striker head is equal to one half of the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 6

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, in which: said sound block includes a main body made up of a pair of wall plates arranged at a predetermined angle relative to one another while leaving a second slit elongated in the longitudinal direction of said sound block, and a pair of side boards coupled to both longitudinal ends of said pair of wall plates; said flat board is arranged facing an open end of said resonator chamber while leaving said first slit and a third slit therebetween, said first and third slits being elongated in the longitudinal direction of said sound block.

Claim 7

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 5, in which said flat board is provided with a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 8

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 5, in which one of said wall plates is provided with a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said one of said wall plates.

Claim 9

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 1, in which: said sound block includes a main body in the shape of a rectangular prism and internally defining a resonator chamber which is of a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile and which locally opens in two adjacent faces of said main body; and one of said faces is closed by said flat board while leaving said slit in the other of said adjacent faces.

Claim 10

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 8, in which said flat board includes a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 11

An improved percussive musical instrument comprising: a sound block including a V-shaped main body which internally defines an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile, said main body opening sideways at longitudinal ends thereof and a pair of side walls coupled to both open longitudinal ends of said main body; and a flat board coupled to said main body and facing a rear open end of said main body while leaving a slit elongated in said longitudinal direction in communication with said resonator chamber.

Claim 12

An improved percussive musical instrument comprising: a sound block including a V-shaped main body which internally defines an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile, said main body opening sideways at longitudinal ends thereof and a pair of side walls coupled to both open longitudinal ends of said main body; and a flat board coupled to said main body and facing a rear open end of said main body while leaving a slit elongated in said longitudinal direction in communication with said resonator chamber.

Claim 13

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: a sound block including a main body which internally defines an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile; and a flat board coupled to said main body while leaving a slit elongated in a longitudinal direction of said sound block in communication with said resonator chamber, said flat board being provided with a round striker head extending along an axis generally parallel to said longitudinal direction and having a radius of curvature which is equal to one-half the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 14

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: a sound block including a main body which internally defines an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional profile; and a flat board coupled to said main body while leaving a slit elongated in a longitudinal direction of said sound block in communication with said resonator chamber, said flat board being provided with a round striker head extending along an axis generally parallel to said longitudinal direction and having a radius of curvature which is equal to one-half the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 15

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: (A) a sound block including: (1) a main body made up of a pair of wall plates arranged at a predetermined angle relative to one another while leaving a center slit elongated in the longitudinal direction of said sound block and a pair of side walls coupled to both longitudinal ends of said pair of wall plates, said pair of wall plates internally defining an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional prifile; and a flat board coupled to said main body and facing the open end of said resonator chamber while leaving second and third slits therebetween, said second and third slits being elongated in a longitudinal direction of said sound block.

Claim 16

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: (A) a sound block including: (1) a main body made up of a pair of wall plates arranged at a predetermined angle relative to one another while leaving a center slit elongated in the longitudinal direction of said sound block and a pair of side walls coupled to both longitudinal ends of said pair of wall plates, said pair of wall plates internally defining an elongated resonator chamber having a substantially triangular cross-sectional prifile; and a flat board coupled to said main body and facing the open end of said resonator chamber while leaving second and third slits therebetween, said second and third slits being elongated in a longitudinal direction of said sound block.

Claim 17

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 12, in which said flat board is provided with a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 18

An improved percussive musical instrument as claimed in claim 12, in which one of said wall plates is provided with a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said one of said wall plates.

Claim 19

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: a sound block including a main body in the shape of rectangular prism and internally defining a resonator chamber which is of substantially triangular cross-sectional profile and wich locally opens in two adjacent faces of said main body; and a flat board coupled to said main body while leaving a slit which is elongated in said longitudinal direction and in communication with said resonator chamber, said flat board closing one of said faces of said main body while leaving said slit in another of said adjacent faces, said flat board including a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said flat board.

Claim 20

An improved percussive musical instrument, comprising: a sound block including a main body in the shape of rectangular prism and internally defining a resonator chamber which is of substantially triangular cross-sectional profile and wich locally opens in two adjacent faces of said main body; and a flat board coupled to said main body while leaving a slit which is elongated in said longitudinal direction and in communication with said resonator chamber, said flat board closing one of said faces of said main body while leaving said slit in another of said adjacent faces, said flat board including a striker head whose radius of curvature is equal to one-half of the thickness of said flat board.