MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
First Claim
1. A musical instrument comprising:
- a musical instrument body having an inside;
a plurality of performance operators provided in said musical instrument body;
a box-shaped sound generation unit, accommodated in the inside of said musical instrument body, for generating a sound in response to any one of said plurality of performance operators being operated;
at least one displacement member provided for displacement relative to said musical instrument body, at least part of said displacement member being always disposed within the inside of said musical instrument body; and
an operating section for causing said displacement member to be displaced,wherein when said operating section is operated to cause said displacement member to be displaced as a sound is generated from said sound generation unit, the sound varies according to displacement of said displacement member.
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Abstract
A musical instrument having a displacement member that is operable to vary sounds, thereby offering a wide variety of musical performances. A box-shaped sound generation unit accommodated in the inside of a musical instrument body generates a sound in response to any one of performance operators being operated. At least part of a displacement member provided for displacement relative to the musical instrument body is always disposed within the inside of the musical instrument body. When an operating section is operated to cause the displacement member to be displaced as a sound is generated from the sound generation unit, the sound varies according to the displacement of the displacement member.
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5 Claims
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1. A musical instrument comprising:
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a musical instrument body having an inside; a plurality of performance operators provided in said musical instrument body; a box-shaped sound generation unit, accommodated in the inside of said musical instrument body, for generating a sound in response to any one of said plurality of performance operators being operated; at least one displacement member provided for displacement relative to said musical instrument body, at least part of said displacement member being always disposed within the inside of said musical instrument body; and an operating section for causing said displacement member to be displaced, wherein when said operating section is operated to cause said displacement member to be displaced as a sound is generated from said sound generation unit, the sound varies according to displacement of said displacement member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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