Accordion, electronic accordion, and computer program product

• US 9,520,112 B1
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Issued: 12/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tanate Ua-Aphithorn
• Original Assignee: Tanate Ua-Aphithorn
• Inventors: Ua-Aphithorn, Tanate
• Primary Examiner(s): Horn, Robert W
• Application Number:
  US14/920,854
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 11/00 Accordions, concertinas or the like; Keyboards therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10D 11/02 Actions
• 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 provided between the right hand play side and the left hand play side, and four rows of buttons provided on at least one of the right hand play side and the left hand play side. 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.

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; and

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

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;

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;

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 two rows of buttons include;

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

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

a third column, provided adjacent to the second column of the two rows of buttons, to which third continuous two pitches are assigned, the third continuous two pitches being adjacent to the second continuous two pitches;

a fourth column, provided adjacent to the third column of the two rows of buttons, to which fourth continuous two pitches are assigned, the fourth continuous two pitches being adjacent to the third continuous two pitches;

a fifth column, provided adjacent to the fourth column of the two rows of buttons, to which fifth continuous two pitches are assigned, the fifth continuous two pitches being adjacent to the fourth continuous two pitches; and

a sixth column, provided adjacent to the fifth column of the two rows of buttons, to which sixth continuous two pitches are assigned, the sixth continuous two pitches being adjacent to the fifth continuous two pitches.

2. The accordion according to claim 1, wherein

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

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

the third continuous four pitches are assigned such that the third continuous four 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. The accordion according to claim 1, wherein

the two 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, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth continuous two pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth continuous two 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; 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 being provided adjacent to the first column;

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 pitches, and the third column being provided adjacent to the second column;

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 controller is further configured to execute;

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

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

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

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

assigning fifth continuous two pitches to a fifth column of the two rows of buttons, the fifth continuous two pitches being adjacent to the fourth continuous two pitches, and the fifth column of the two rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the fourth column of the two rows of buttons; and

assigning sixth continuous two pitches to a sixth column of the two rows of buttons, the sixth continuous two pitches being adjacent to the fifth continuous two pitches, and the sixth column of the two rows of buttons being provided adjacent to the fifth column of the two rows of buttons.

7. The electronic accordion according to claim 6, wherein

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

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

assigning the third continuous four pitches such that the third continuous four 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.

10. 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 two 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, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth continuous two pitches, and have different octave from the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth continuous two pitches.