Brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control
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1. A brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control, comprising:
- a brace to be fit around a joint portion of a player;
tightening means, attached to at least one end of the brace, for tightening the brace to a body member of the player; and
angle-detecting means for detecting the bending angle of the player'"'"'s joint and producing a musical tone control signal in accordance with the angle of the player'"'"'s joint, thereby controlling a musical tone, the angle-detecting means comprising first and second elongated plates detachably mounted to the brace, one end of the first elongated plate being joined to one end of the second elongated plate such that the first and second elongated plates are pivotable in a bending direction of the player'"'"'s joint.
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Abstract
A brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control includes a brace to be fit around a joint portion of a player and an angle-detecting mechanism mounted on the brace for detecting the bending angle of the player'"'"'s joint and producing a musical tone control signal in response to the angle of the player'"'"'s joint. The angle-detecting mechanism includes first and second elongated members detachably mounted on the brace which are connected to one another so as to be pivotable in a bending direction of the player'"'"'s joint. The device includes a fastener for tightly fastening the brace to a body member of the player.
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1. A brace type angle-detecting device for musical tone control, comprising:
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a brace to be fit around a joint portion of a player; tightening means, attached to at least one end of the brace, for tightening the brace to a body member of the player; and angle-detecting means for detecting the bending angle of the player'"'"'s joint and producing a musical tone control signal in accordance with the angle of the player'"'"'s joint, thereby controlling a musical tone, the angle-detecting means comprising first and second elongated plates detachably mounted to the brace, one end of the first elongated plate being joined to one end of the second elongated plate such that the first and second elongated plates are pivotable in a bending direction of the player'"'"'s joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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