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WO1996036038A1 - Ame pour cordes entierement guipee - Google Patents

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WO1996036038A1
WO1996036038A1 PCT/US1996/006585 US9606585W WO9636038A1 WO 1996036038 A1 WO1996036038 A1 WO 1996036038A1 US 9606585 W US9606585 W US 9606585W WO 9636038 A1 WO9636038 A1 WO 9636038A1
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core wire
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musical instrument
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Antonio Kalosdian
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D3/00—Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars
    • G10D3/10—Strings

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  • the invention generally relates to strings for musical instruments and specifically to an improvement in fully wrapped wire strings comprising a core wire, and a plurality of wrapping wires helically wound concentrically and successively around the core wire, all or a portion of each of said predecessor wire completely contacting and self-adhering to the core wire and successor wrapping wires extending slightly over opposite ends of a predecessor wire for self adherence on said core wire without additional securing means resulting in more life and better vibrations of the string.
  • U.S. Patent 4,365,534 to Stanley E. Rendell teaches a modified musical instrument string having a central core covered by wire having a substantial round cross-section over a major portion of its surface with compressed flats at the crown of the wire at the outer surface of the string and without flats at the inner surface of the covering wire.
  • U.S. Patent 4,581,976 to Sterling C. Ball teaches a musical instrument string including a core wire having a round cross- section, a segment of which is bent a short distance from one end and then is twisted together with another segment of the core wire to form a loop which is then wrapped around with a cover wire.
  • U.S. Patent 4,854,213 to Peter Infeld teaches a musical instrument string having a core composed of fibers and a sheath wound on the core.
  • Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a fully wrapped round or non-round core wire musical instrument string 10 is used in combination with a string instrument 28 having the following nomenclature; namely: a body 30, a neck 32 extending from said body 30, a head 34 on a remote end of the neck 32 is in spaced relationship to the body 30, a tailpiece 36 having slotted ends 38 is on the body 30, a bridge 40 is on the body 30, a nut bar 42 is positioned between the remote end of the neck 32 and the head 34 , a plurality of tuning machines 44 are carried in the head 34, and a structure 46 anchors the first end 22 of the core wire 12 to the tailpiece 36.
  • a string instrument 28 having the following nomenclature; namely: a body 30, a neck 32 extending from said body 30, a head 34 on a remote end of the neck 32 is in spaced relationship to the body 30, a tailpiece 36 having slotted ends 38 is on the body 30, a bridge 40 is on the body 30, a nut bar 42 is positioned between the remote end of
  • the lower end portion of the core wire 12 with the outer wrap 20 can sit on the bridge 40.
  • a portion of the core wire 12 with the inner wrap wires 14, 16,18 and the outer wrap wire 20 adjacent an upper end portion can sit upon the nut bar 42.
  • the second end 24 of the core wire 12 in combination with a portion of the outer wrap 20 as indicated by numeral 47, is in engagement with one tuning machine 44, so as to be pulled taut. This allows the portion of the core wire 12 with the inner wrap wires 14,16, 18, and the outer wrap wire 20, to vibrate more between the bridge 40 and the nut bar 42, while having a more distinct and better response, with more sustain and less muddy bottoms.
  • Each tuning machine 44 includes a tuning machine post 48 in the head 34 to engage with the second end 24 of the core wire 12 in combination with the portion of the outer wrap wire 20, as indicated by numeral 47.
  • a tuning key 50 ex p ends from one side of the head 34 and is in rotative contact with the tuning machine post 48. When the tuning key 50 is manually operated, it will turn the tuning machine post 48 to pull the core wire taut in combination with the portion of the outer wrap wire 20, as indicated by numeral 47.
  • the anchoring structure 46 essentially consists of a ball 52 and a facility 54 for connecting the ball 52 to the first end 22 of the core wire 12. The ball 52 can fit into and be held within one of the slotted ends 38 of the tailpiece 36 on the body 30.
  • the ball 52 is a spool shaped member 56 having an annular groove 58.
  • the connecting facility 54 includes the first end 22 of the core wire 12 bent and doubled back onto itself with several twists to form a closed loop 60.
  • the loop 60 can extend about the annular groove 58 in the spool shaped member.
  • the invention relates to improving musical instrument strings by helically wrapping concentrically a metal core wire 12 with a first wire 14 that self-adheres to said core wire 12. Then helically wrapping concentrically said first wire 14 with a second wire 16 that slightly extends over opposite ends of said first wire 14 so that said second wire 16 self-adheres to said core wire 12. Then helically wrapping concentrically said second wire 16 with a third wire 18 that slightly extends over opposite ends of said second wire 16 so that said third wire 18 self-adheres to said core wires 12. Any number of helically wrapped concentrically wires each extending over previously wrapped wires for self- adherence to said core wire can be used in this invention.
  • the core wire 12, each of the inner wires 14, 16, 18 and the outer wrap wire 20 are fabricated out of a durable material 26, which can be made out of metallic or non-metallic substances, such as phosphorus, bronze, brass, stainless steel, nickel plated steel, nickel, silver plated copper and other various, suitable material.
  • the wires -14,16,18, and 20, best seen in Figure 4 are illustrated as having an elliptical cross-section while core wire 12 is illustrated as having a hexagonal cross-section.
  • Figure 6 illustrates non round cross-sections, such as triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, and elliptical for core wire 12. Other types of non round as well as circular cross-sections core wire 12, not shown in the drawings, can be utilized.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a musical instrument having a string in accordance with the present invention mounted thereon.
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the musical instrument taken generally along line 2-2 in Figure 1 , showing the present invention in greater detail.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the fully wrapped core wire musical instrument string showing applicant inventive improvement.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the fully wrapped core wire musical instrument string taken along line 4-4 in Figure 3.
  • Figure 5a is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the fully wrapped core wire musical instrument string taken in the circular area of Figure 3.
  • Figure 5b is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the fully wrapped core wire musical instrument string taken in the circular area of Figure 3.
  • Figure 6 shows diagrammatic cross sections of the musical instrument string indicating different geometric shapes for the core wire.
  • Figure 7 is a chart describing the position of the various wraps relative to the core wire.
  • inventive musical instrument string is capable of exploitation generally in the musical industry and more particularly in the manufacturing of musical instruments employing

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Abstract

Cette invention concerne une corde (10) d'instrument de musique à âme circulaire ou non circulaire et entièrement guipée. Cette corde comporte une âme (12) autour de laquelle est disposé un enroulement hélicoïdal constitué d'une pluralité de fils guipés intérieurs (14, 16 et 18) et d'un fil guipé extérieur (20), la totalité du premier fil guipé interne (14) étant en contact autocollant avec ladite âme (12) et une partie dudit second fil intérieur (16), une partie du troisième fil intérieur (18) et une partie du fil guipé extérieur (20) s'étendant sur les extrémités opposées du fil intérieur (14), (16) et (18) correspondant de façon à former un contact auto-collant avec ladite âme (12), ce qui supprime toute nécessité de pratiquer un raccord ou un sertissage ou de faire appel à tout autre procédé de fixation.
PCT/US1996/006585 1995-05-10 1996-05-09 Ame pour cordes entierement guipee Ceased WO1996036038A1 (fr)

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US08/438,527 1995-05-10
US08/438,527 US5535658A (en) 1995-05-10 1995-05-10 Musical instrument string
US08/603,745 1996-02-20
US08/603,745 US5693899A (en) 1995-05-10 1996-02-20 Fully wrapped core wire musical instrument string

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2099022A1 (fr) * 2008-03-07 2009-09-09 Thomastik-Infeld Gesellschaft m.b.H. Cordes musicales
EP2131352A1 (fr) * 2008-05-30 2009-12-09 Thomastik-Infeld Gesellschaft m.b.H. Corde d'instrument de musique
US9117423B2 (en) 2013-11-26 2015-08-25 Ernie Ball, Inc. Aluminum copper wrap wire for musical instruments

Citations (2)

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US2746335A (en) * 1953-03-18 1956-05-22 Robert E Johnson Piano string
US4184405A (en) * 1973-05-20 1980-01-22 How James C Strings for musical instruments

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2746335A (en) * 1953-03-18 1956-05-22 Robert E Johnson Piano string
US4184405A (en) * 1973-05-20 1980-01-22 How James C Strings for musical instruments

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2099022A1 (fr) * 2008-03-07 2009-09-09 Thomastik-Infeld Gesellschaft m.b.H. Cordes musicales
EP2131352A1 (fr) * 2008-05-30 2009-12-09 Thomastik-Infeld Gesellschaft m.b.H. Corde d'instrument de musique
US9117423B2 (en) 2013-11-26 2015-08-25 Ernie Ball, Inc. Aluminum copper wrap wire for musical instruments

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