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6265647 Keyboard musical instrument having hammer stopper changed between free position and blocking position through turn on horizontal plane  
A keyboard musical instrument is a combination of an acoustic piano, a silent system and an electronic sound generating system, and the silent system includes a change-over mechanism and a shank...
6194649 Keyboard musical instrument equipped with partially repaireable change-over mechanism for changing hammer stopper  
An acoustic piano is equipped with a shank stopper moved into and out of trajectories of hammer assemblies and a change-over mechanism for changing the shank stopper, and the change-over mechanism...
6162980 Electronic upright piano and a method of manufacture thereof  
To provide an electronic upright piano providing a key touch of an acoustic upright piano. An action load simulation member (2) provided in the electronic upright piano is composed of a wippen (15)...
6011214 Keyboard instruments having hammer stopper outwardly extending from hammer shank and method of remodeling piano into the keyboard instrument  
A stopper, a driver unit, key and pedal sensors, a sound processing unit and a sound system are installed in an acoustic piano so as to remodel the acoustic piano into a keyboard musical instrument...
5945613 Combination acoustic and electronic piano in which the acoustic action is disabled when played in the electronic mode  
A combination acoustic mode and electronic mode grand piano is provided including a hammer shank stop rail that intercepts the hammer shank when operating in its electronic mode, so that the hammer...
5874687 Keyboard instrument having hammer stopper outwardly extending from hammer shank and method of remodeling piano into the keyboard instrument  
a stopper, a driver unit, key and pedal sensors, a sound processing unit and a sound system are installed in an acoustic piano so as to remodel the acoustic piano into a keyboard musical instrument...
5756911 Means and method for softening the sound generated by a piano having vertical strings  
A device for softening sounds generated by a piano includes a lifting rod assembly mounted on the frame of the piano and operatively connected with a soft pedal mounted on the frame. An elongated...
5741995 Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires  
In order to give piano-like key touch to a player in an electronically sound producing mode, a keyboard incorporated in a musical instrument is linked with key action mechanisms associated with...
5646359 Silencing method and apparatus for pianos  
A silencing apparatus is provided for pianos having an electronic sound source as well as the conventional acoustic sound mechanism. The silencing apparatus includes a plurality of arms, a stop...
5602351 Grand piano-like keyboard instrument for selectively producing acoustic sound and synthesized sound  
A piano-like keyboard instrument allowing a player to perform in either an acoustic sound mode and or an electronic sound producing mode. In the electronic sound producing mode, a stopper blocks...
5600077 Damper mechanism provided in a grand piano  
In a grand piano having an electronic sound source performance mode, a damper unit for stopping the movement of the hammer shanks in response to depression of the keys is provided. The damper unit...
5583306 Keyboard musical instrument having jacks changeable in escape speed between acoustic sound mode and silent mode  
A keyboard musical instrument selectively generates acoustic sounds and electronic sounds depending upon a mode selected by a player, and has a hammer stopper for interrupting hammers before...
5542328 Piano hammer rail stop assembly  
For use with a piano having key activated hammers, each hammer striking a selected string upon activation by the associated key, a rail stop assembly that comprises a rotational hammer stopping...
5539142 Combined acoustic and electronic piano in which the acoustic action is disabled when played in the electronic mode  
An improved combination acoustic-mode and electronic-mode piano is provided which includes a hammer shank stop rail that intercepts the hammer shank, when in the electronic mode, so that the hammer...
5528969 Damper unit for a piano  
A damper unit for a piano is provided in which the position of a hammer stop rail for contacting the hammer shanks before the hammers strike the strings can be changed from an inoperative retracted...
4970929 Muffler for pianos  
The present invention relates to a mechanism capable of simply making a low sound volume performance on the piano, and more particularly to a muffler for pianos, which includes a flat muffler...
4766796 Universal mute for vertical pianos  
A universal mute for vertical pianos that as a unit mounts to the tuning pins with adjustment capability to establish installability in existing vertical pianos of various size, age and origin.
4704931 Acoustic tone inhibiting means for keyboard musical instrument  
A keyboard musical instrument includes: a keyboard; an acoustic musical tone production mechanism for generating an acoustic musical tone; a tone generator for generating an electronic musical...
4633753 Muffler mechanism for a piano  
A muffler mechanism for a piano includes at least one axially rotatable muffler pipe arranged below and extending over an array of strings and a flexible muffler coupled to the muffler pipe and...
4450747 Muffler assembly for a piano  
In the construction of a muffler assembly for a piano, a muffler rail is supported for up and down movement along a substantially straight path slightly inclined sideways for unchanged correct...
3640171 TONE MODIFIER AND MUFFLER FOR PIANO  
An attachment for a grand piano has a flexible strip secured on a shaft which is mountable rotatably underneath the strings of the piano. The strip and shaft can be turned by a linkage means...
2826951 Piano attachment  
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