JP2022166887A - Saxophone performance auxiliary tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a saxophone performance auxiliary tool which eliminates burden of a weight of an instrument on a body of a saxophone player to allow the player to concentrate on performance and achieves long-time performance.SOLUTION: A saxophone performance auxiliary tool includes: a flat plate 100 on which a player stands; a main support part 200; a receiver support part 300; a seating plate 400; and a strap support part 500. The player plays the saxophone by standing on the flat plate or sitting on the seating plate. A strap 600 in which an instrument connection hook 601 is hung on a strap ring at the back of an instrument saxophone is hung on a strap support bar hook 503 of the performance auxiliary tool instead of generally hanging the strap on the neck of the player. An instrument body bottom is put on a receiver 305 of the performance auxiliary tool to hold the whole weight of the instrument by the performance auxiliary tool. Thus, the player is released from holding the instrument, can concentrate on performance and fatigue due to long-time performance is reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a playing aid that holds the weight of a musical instrument when played by a saxophonist.

In general, a saxophone player hangs a strap around his neck, hooks the hook attached to the tip of the strap to a strap ring provided on the back of the instrument, and hooks the thumb of the right hand on the thumb hook provided on the back of the instrument to play the instrument. hold and play.

However, the saxophone is quite heavy (approximately 3.5 kg for a tenor saxophone), and playing it for long periods of time can tire your neck, shoulders, and arms.

It is a big obstacle for children, women, and the elderly who have weak physical strength, and not only do they have to stop due to fatigue when practicing or playing for a long time, but it also causes stiff shoulders, muscle pain, and even back pain after playing. .

In order to reduce the burden on the player's body, improved straps and equipment that supports the weight of the saxophone have been devised.

Patent No. 4296228 Utility Model Registration No. 3053273

However, Patent Document 1 does not reduce the weight on the player by only distributing the weight burden.
Patent document 2 is limited to the case where the player sits down and performs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to eliminate the burden of supporting the weight of a saxophone on a player whether the player stands or sits down.

The saxophone playing aid of the present invention (Fig. 1) comprises a flat plate (100) on which the player rests, a main support (200) vertically fixed to the flat plate, and a saucer support connected to the main support. (300), a seat plate (400) horizontally connected to the upper end of the main support, and a strap support (500) vertically attached to the rear of the seat plate.

The main support has a base rod (201) and a telescopic rod (202), the base rod is cylindrical, and the telescopic rod is a gas spring telescopically rotatably inserted into the cylinder of the base rod. The telescopic rod has a seat plate support rod connecting fitting (203) and an extensible lever (204) at the top end of the telescopic rod, and the seat plate connects the seat plate supporting rod connecting fitting to the telescopic rod. It is possible to rotate horizontally and move up and down by operating the telescopic lever.

The saucer support part has a rectangular tube-shaped saucer support base plate (301) rotatably connected to the base rod at right angles and a saucer expansion/contraction plate (302) inserted into the saucer support base plate so as to expand and contract. , a cylindrical saucer base rod (303) with a height adjusting screw (306) vertically connected to the tip of the saucer expansion plate and a saucer expansion rod (304) telescopically inserted into the saucer base rod. and a receiving plate (305) is connected to the top end of the receiving plate telescopic rod. It is limited to either stance or horizontal stance.

The strap support part has a cylindrical strap support base bar (501) and a strap support telescoping bar (502), and the strap support base bar has a height adjustment screw (504), which is perpendicular to the seat plate. Fixed, the strap support telescopic rod is telescopically inserted into the strap support base rod, and has a strap support rod hook (503) at the top end of the strap support telescopic rod.

The present invention prevents the weight of the saxophone from hanging on the player's body by placing the saxophone main body on the tray and by hooking the strap hooked on the strap ring on the back of the saxophone to the strap support bar hook at the tip of the strap support on the player's back. It is to eliminate.

With the performance aid of the present invention, the weight of the saxophone is held by the receiving plate and the support rod, so that the player is freed from the burden of supporting the weight and can concentrate on the performance.
Depending on how the aid is used, the same effect can be obtained whether the instrument is played sitting (FIGS. 2, 3, 4) or standing (FIG. 5).

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a saxophone playing aid. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing how to use the saxophone playing aid for a player to sit and play. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing how the player sits on the saxophone performance aid and plays the instrument, and shows a case where the instrument is held horizontally. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing how a player sits on the saxophone performance aid and plays the instrument, and shows a case where the receiving plate support is fixed to a flat plate. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how to use the saxophone playing aid for a player to play while standing.

The strap (600) hooked to the strap ring (701) on the back of the saxophone is generally hung around the player's neck, and the strap support rod hook (503) at the top end of the strap expansion rod on the back of the player is hung, and the bottom of the saxophone is hooked. is placed on the saucer (305) and played.

Figures 2, 3 and 4 show an embodiment in which the player sits on the device of the present invention and plays. The band A (602) and band B (603) pass through the left and right sides of the player's neck, the instrument connecting hook (601) at the lower end is hung on the strap ring (701) on the back of the instrument, and the bottom of the instrument is a saucer (305) is put on. The height of the strap support rod and the position of the tray are adjusted according to the height of the player and the type of saxophone.

Fig. 5 shows an embodiment in which the player stands and plays, and the seat plate is turned so that the strap support is close to the player's back, and the connection and placement of the instrument is the same as in Example 1. .

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 flat plate 200 main support 201 base rod 202 telescopic rod 203 seat plate support rod connecting fitting 204 telescopic lever 300 tray support 301 tray support base plate 302 tray telescopic plate 303 tray base rod 304 tray telescopic rod 305 tray 306 tray height adjustment Screw 400 Seat plate 500 Strap support part 501 Strap support base bar 502 Strap support telescopic bar 503 Strap support bar hook 504 Strap height adjustment screw 600 Strap 601 Instrument connection hook 602 Strap band A
603 strap band B
700 saxophone 701 strap ring


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Claims (5)

a flat plate (100);
a main support (200) vertically fixed to the flat plate (100);
a saucer support (300) connected to the main support (200);
a seat plate (400) horizontally connected to the upper end of the main support portion (200);
A saxophone playing aid having a strap support (500) vertically connected to the rear of the seat plate (400). The main support (200) has a base bar (201) and a telescopic bar (202),
The base rod (201) is cylindrical, and the telescopic rod (202) is inserted into the cylinder of the base rod (201) so as to be telescopically rotatable,
The telescopic rod (202) has a seat plate support rod connecting fitting (203) and an telescopic lever (204) at the top end,
The seat plate (400) is rotatably connected to the telescopic rod (202) via a seat plate support rod connecting fitting (203),
2. A saxophone playing aid according to claim 1, wherein the extendable lever can be moved up and down by operating the expandable lever. The saucer support part (300) can extend and contract between the rectangular tubular saucer support base plate (301) and the saucer support base plate (301) which are horizontally rotatably connected with the base rod (201) as an axis. having a saucer expansion plate (302) inserted;
A cylindrical saucer base rod (303) vertically connected to the tip of the saucer expansion plate (302) and a saucer expansion rod (304) inserted in the saucer base rod (303) so as to expand and contract,
3. A saxophone playing aid according to claim 1, wherein a receiving plate (305) is connected to the upper end of the receiving plate extendable rod (304). A cylindrical saucer base rod (303) fixed vertically to the flat plate (100) and a saucer telescopic rod (304) inserted into the saucer base rod (303) so as to be stretchable,
A saxophone playing aid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a receiving plate (305) is connected to the upper end of the receiving plate extendable rod (304). The strap support (500) has a cylindrical strap support base bar (501) and a strap support telescopic bar (502),
The strap support telescopic rod (502) is telescopically inserted into the strap support base rod (501),
A saxophone playing aid according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a strap support bar hook (503) is provided at the top end of the strap support expandable bar (502).

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