ACCORDION AND ELECTRONIC ACCORDION

• US 20170116970A1
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tanate Ua-Aphithorn
• Original Assignee: Tanate Ua-Aphithorn
• Inventors: Ua-Aphithorn, Tanate
• Granted Patent: US 9,747,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 11/00 Accordions, concertinas or the like; Keyboards therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/34 Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/344 Structural association with individual keys electrically operated wind-actuated organs G10B3/22
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/251 arranged as 2D or 3D arrays; Keyboards ergonomically organised for playing chords or for transposing, e.g. Janko keyboard special keyboards for playing chords, e.g. accordion G10H2230/245
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/245 Spint accordion, i.e. mimicking accordions; Electrophonic instruments with one or more typical accordion features, e.g. special accordion keyboards or bellows, electrophonic aspects of mechanical accordions, Midi-like control therefor

Abstract

An accordion includes a right hand play side, a left hand play side, a bellow, four rows of buttons, and two rows of buttons. The four rows of buttons include a first column to which first continuous four pitches are assigned, a second column to which second continuous four pitches are assigned, and a third column to which third continuous four pitches are assigned. The two rows of buttons include a first column to which first continuous two pitches are assigned, the first continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the first continuous four pitches, a second column to which second continuous two pitches are assigned, the second continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the second continuous four pitches, and a third column to which third continuous two pitches are assigned, the third continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the third continuous four pitches.

Claims

1. An accordion comprising:

a right hand play side;

a left hand play side;

a bellow provided between the right hand play side and the left hand play side;

four rows of buttons provided on at least one of the right hand play side and the left hand play side; and

two rows of buttons provided adjacent to the bellow side of the four rows of buttons or opposite bellow side of the four rows of buttons,

wherein

the four rows of buttons include;

a first column to which first continuous four pitches are assigned;

a second column, provided adjacent to the first column, to which second continuous four pitches are assigned, the second continuous four pitches being adjacent to the first continuous four pitches; and

a third column, provided adjacent to the second column, to which third continuous four pitches are assigned, the third continuous four pitches being adjacent to the second continuous four pitches;

the two rows of buttons include;

a first column, provided adjacent to the first column of the four rows of buttons, to which first continuous two pitches are assigned, the first continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the first continuous four pitches;

a second column, provided adjacent to the second column of the four rows of buttons, to which second continuous two pitches are assigned, the second continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the second continuous four pitches; and

a third column, provided adjacent to the third column of the four rows of buttons, to which third continuous two pitches are assigned, the third continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the third continuous four pitches.

2. The accordion according to claim 1, wherein

the four rows of buttons and the two rows of buttons are arranged in lines in a direction substantially orthogonal to an expansion and contraction direction of the bellow,

the first continuous four pitches and the first continuous two pitches are assigned such that the first continuous four pitches and the first continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow,

the second continuous four pitches and the second continuous two pitches are assigned such that the second continuous four pitches and the second continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow, and

the third continuous four pitches and the third continuous two pitches are assigned such that the third continuous four pitches and the third continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow.

3. The accordion according to claim 1, wherein

the four rows of buttons further include:

a plurality of columns to which a plurality of octaves are assigned such that the plurality of octaves become gradually higher from a top side of the accordion to a bottom side of the accordion, the plurality of octaves each having twelve pitches which are assigned in the same manner as the first, second, and third continuous four pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, and third continuous four pitches.

4. The accordion according to claim 1, wherein

the four rows of buttons further include:

a plurality of columns to which a plurality of octaves are assigned such that the plurality of octaves become gradually higher from a bottom side of the accordion to a top side of the accordion, the plurality of octaves each having twelve pitches which are assigned in the same manner as the first, second, and third continuous four pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, and third continuous four pitches.

5. An accordion comprising:

a right hand play side;

a left hand play side;

a bellow provided between the right hand play side and the left hand play side;

four rows of buttons provided on at least one of the right hand play side and the left hand play side; and

one row of buttons provided adjacent to the bellow side of the four rows of buttons or opposite bellow side of the four rows of buttons,

wherein

the four rows of buttons include;

a first column to which first continuous four pitches are assigned;

a second column, provided adjacent to the first column, to which second continuous four pitches are assigned, the second continuous four pitches being adjacent to the first continuous four pitches; and

a third column, provided adjacent to the second column, to which third continuous four pitches are assigned, the third continuous four pitches being adjacent to the second continuous four pitches;

the one row of buttons include;

a first column, provided adjacent to the first column of the four rows of buttons, to which first pitch is assigned, the first pitch being continuous from or to the first continuous four pitches;

a second column, provided adjacent to the second column of the four rows of buttons, to which second pitch is assigned, the second pitch being continuous from or to the second continuous four pitches; and

a third column, provided adjacent to the third column of the four rows of buttons, to which third pitch is assigned, the third pitch being continuous from or to the third continuous four pitches.

6. An electronic accordion comprising:

a right hand play side;

a left hand play side;

a bellow provided between the right hand play side and the left hand play side;

four rows of buttons provided on at least one of the right hand play side and the left hand play side;

two rows of buttons provided adjacent to the bellow side of the four rows of buttons or opposite bellow side of the four rows of buttons; and

a controller configured to execute;

assigning first continuous four pitches to a first column of the four rows of buttons;

assigning second continuous four pitches to a second column of the four rows of buttons, the second continuous four pitches being adjacent to the first continuous four pitches, and the second column of the four rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the first column of the four rows of buttons;

assigning third continuous four pitches to a third column of the four rows of buttons, third continuous four pitches being adjacent to the second continuous four pitches, and the third column of the four rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the second column of the four rows of buttons;

assigning first continuous two pitches to a first column of the two rows of buttons, the first continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the first continuous four pitches, and the first column of the two rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the first column of the four rows of buttons;

assigning second continuous two pitches to a second column of the two rows of buttons, the second continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the second continuous four pitches, and the second column of the two rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the second column of the four rows of buttons; and

assigning third continuous two pitches to a third column of the two rows of buttons, the third continuous two pitches being continuous from or to the third continuous four pitches, and the third column of the two rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the third column of the four rows of buttons.

7. The electronic accordion according to claim 6, wherein

the four rows of buttons and the two rows of buttons are arranged in lines in a direction substantially orthogonal to an expansion and contraction direction of the bellow, and

the controller is configured to execute:

assigning the first continuous four pitches and the first continuous two pitches such that the first continuous four pitches and the first continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow,

assigning the second continuous four pitches and the second continuous two pitches such that the second continuous four pitches and the second continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow, and

assigning the third continuous four pitches and the third continuous two pitches such that the third continuous four pitches and the third continuous two pitches become higher in order in a direction approaching to the bellow or away from the bellow.

8. The electronic accordion according to claim 6, wherein

the controller is further configured to execute:

assigning a plurality of octaves to a plurality of columns of the four rows of buttons such that the plurality of octaves become gradually higher from a top side of the electronic accordion to a bottom side of the electronic accordion, the plurality of octaves each having twelve pitches which are assigned in the same manner as the first, second, and third continuous four pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, and third continuous four pitches.

9. The electronic accordion according to claim 6, wherein

the controller is further configured to execute:

assigning a plurality of octaves to a plurality of columns of the four rows of buttons such that the plurality of octaves become gradually higher from a bottom side of the electronic accordion to a top side of the electronic accordion, the plurality of octaves each having twelve pitches which are assigned in the same manner as the first, second, and third continuous four pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, and third continuous four pitches.