Abstract: A motor stator for a motor is disclosed. The motor stator includes a stator body and a plurality of windings. The stator body includes a weld end, a crown end, and a plurality of slots arranged circumferentially and extending axially therethrough between the weld end and the crown end, the slots including a plurality of layers arranged in a radial direction with layers being organized in conductor pairs. Each winding includes a plurality of coils and a plurality of weld pairs. Each weld pair includes legs of two respective coils joined together to form an electrical connection between the two respective coils. The plurality of weld pairs includes one or more jumper weld pairs arranged to jump the respective winding between two respective conductor pairs.

Abstract: A key for a keyboard device includes a resin key body and one or a plurality of woody boards attached along at least part of a pair of side portions of the key body. The key body includes an upper portion protrusion which extends along an upper end of each of the side portions and is formed continuous with the top portion, the upper portion protrusion protruding in a lateral direction of the key body. Each woody board is disposed such that an upper end surface thereof is in contact with a lower surface of the upper portion protrusion. The upper portion protrusion has a thickness dimension in a vertical direction smaller than a thickness dimension of the top portion of the key body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a carlimba bracket and a carlimba. The carlimba bracket includes bracket units. Each bracket unit includes a front nut, a back nut and a bridge; the bridge is located between the front nut and the back nut; a first connecting piece is arranged between the front nut and the bridge and fixedly connected with the front nut and the bridge; a second connecting piece is arranged between the back nut and the bridge and fixedly connected with the back nut and the bridge; a front supporting position is arranged at the upper part of the front nut; a back supporting position is arranged at the upper part of the back nut; a downward pressing portion is arranged at the lower part of the bridge; and an elastic piece gap is reserved among the pressing portion, the front supporting position and the back supporting position. The carlimba bracket and the carlimba are convenient to assemble, are small in error after assembly and can adapt to various scale arrangements.

Abstract: A pickup holder for use with a stringed musical instrument is provided, comprising a housing, comprising a cavity for receiving a pickup device within the housing, engagement means for holding the pickup device in the cavity to form an over-string pickup; and fastening means for attaching the pickup holder to at least one mount, the mount being engageable with the body of the stringed instrument.

Abstract: A keyboard device for a keyboard instrument includes a keyboard chassis, a key disposed on the keyboard chassis, and a key support mechanism which supports the key from below and causes the key to operate such that the key pivotally moves about a virtual pivot. One of a first arm rear-side connecting portion and a second arm front-side connecting portion includes an engagement shaft extending in a left-right direction, and the other of them includes an engagement recess which has a U shape in side view and open in one of a front direction and a rear direction and is engaged with the engagement shaft. A cushioning member in sliding contact with an inner surface of the engagement recess is mounted on the engagement shaft in a state covering an outer peripheral surface of the engagement shaft.

Abstract: A sound processing device that is capable of setting a plurality of processes to be performed on a sound signal on a time axis. The sound processing device includes a display control part that controls display of a screen on which two or more blocks each indicating input and output of the sound signal and process details for the input sound signal can be disposed, and a signal processing part that performs a process corresponding to each block on the sound signal in a block order defined on the basis of a positional relationship between a block disposed on the screen and a new block disposed on the screen.

Abstract: Holders and dispensers for guitar picks or plectra have an elongated base portion and an upper surface adapted for holding one or more of said picks or plectra, the base portion having right and left sides and having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is configured for loading and dispensing picks. The base portion upper surface slopes upwards from the proximal to distal end; with the upper surface defining a plurality of pick positions. The side walls extend along the sides of said base portion rising above the base portion. The side walls have flanges each defining an elongated slots above the base portion. The proximal ends of the base portion and the channels are open to receive and dispense the picks and/or plectra. A key-ring slot may be present at the distal end.

Abstract: The metronome push cart is a cart. The metronome push cart is configured for use with a marching band. The metronome push cart comprises a cart structure, a rotating mount, a speaker, and a metronome. The rotating mount attaches to the cart structure. The rotating mount secures the speaker to the cart structure. The cart structure transports the speaker, and metronome while the marching band is performing. The metronome maintains an audible rhythmic sound used to coordinate the musicians in the marching band.

Abstract: A ligature for attaching a reed to a mouthpiece of a musical instrument comprises an attachment base configured to attach to the mouthpiece shank while essentially avoiding contact with the mouthpiece main body, and a lever arm system including a lever coupled to the attachment base and configured to press against an inner section within the front surface of the reed when the ligature is attached to the mouthpiece.

Abstract: A stringed musical instrument string 1 of the present invention has a configuration in which a wire rod W including a synthetic resin as a constituent material is wound in a coil shape at a normal time, and is stretched over a target stringed musical instrument in a state of being unwound from the coil shape when used. With such a configuration, the stringed musical instrument string 1 can reproduce an excellent timbre close to the timbre of a natural gut string at low cost by the wire rod W including a synthetic resin as a constituent material and has various characteristics (for example, no negative aspect even when the tension is weak, high volume, stable string even immediately after stretched, and accurate pitch) as the stringed musical instrument string 1.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric motor having a base motor module and an electronic module. The electronic module is electrically and mechanically connected to the base motor module and comprises a printed circuit board and an electronics housing. The electronics housing forms two supporting surfaces, with which the printed circuit board can be brought into contact.

Abstract: A grounding ring, including a substantially circular-ring-shaped hub and at least two sliding contacts, which are arranged on the outside of the hub in the radial direction, extend in the circumferential direction and, in the manufactured state of the grounding ring, are arranged adjacent to one another at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction and delimit a circumferential gap with their sides facing one another in the circumferential direction, and wherein the circumferential gap is substantially bridged during the intended use of the grounding ring by the mutually facing and mutually non-overlapping sides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nose flute capable of improving brain sensation and cognition and, more specifically, to a nose flute having a novel structure, which is a musical instrument that can be played using nasal air, so that brain sensation and cognition can be improved while sound width, sound and sound tone can be accurately implemented with accurate notes. To this end, the present invention comprises: a front body part in close contact with the body of a user; a sound generation part for generating sound of a preset height while the nasal air generated by the user flows therein through one end thereof and is discharged through the other end thereof; and a rear body part for fixing positions of the front body part and the sound generation part, and sealing the sound generation part so that same is not exposed to the outside.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having a rotation shaft, a stator arranged oppositely in a circumferential direction of the rotor, and a pair of bearing portions rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, the pair of bearing portions each include a first bearing being rotatable together with the rotation shaft and a second bearing being rotatable together with the first bearing, the first bearing rotates together with the rotation shaft when the first bearing is normal, and the second bearing as well as the first bearing rotates together with the rotation shaft when the first bearing is abnormal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of presenting a media file enabling a user to emulate musical content therein. The media file comprises a plurality of segments, each segment representing a demonstration of at least part of a musical phrase comprising one or more musical notes of a piece of music. The method comprises presenting a first segment of the plurality of segments for emulation by the user. The method further comprises subsequently presenting the first segment followed by a second segment of the plurality of segments for emulation by the user. The method further comprises subsequently presenting the previously presented segments followed by additional segments until all of the plurality of segments have been presented for emulation by the user.

Abstract: It is difficult to learn musical rhythm. Accordingly, a rhythm game is disclosed that translates the rhythm of each measure in a musical composition into a rhythm wheel that is visually represented in a graphical user interface. The rhythm wheel may be logically divided into one or more sections by a number of boundaries that is equal to the number of notes in the respective measure. Each boundary represents a note in the respective measure. The visual representation of the rhythm wheel may comprise a visual boundary for each boundary in the rhythm wheel. Each visual boundary may integrate a tolerance in the timing at which the respective note is to be performed. During gameplay, an indicator, representing tempo, may rotate around the visual representation, and a user may attempt to time an input to the indicator's traversal of each visual boundary.

Abstract: Examples of an aiding device for singers are described. The aiding device comprises a body that has a periphery edge, a top wall and a smooth inner wall. The top wall curves away from the periphery edge thus forming a cup-like cavity which is shaped to define a first chamber and a second chamber that are interconnected together. The first chamber is shaped and sized to fit over an earlobe of a singer while the second chamber has a distal end that is designed and configured to be positioned in proximity to a user's mouth. When in use the first chamber encloses one of user's ears and the distal end of the second chamber is positioned in proximity to user's mouth with the periphery edge pressed against user's face such that a sound produced by the user is captured and travels into the second and first chamber and is reflected back from the smooth inner wall producing echo within the cavity.

Abstract: A submersible-rated motor having a motor housing that encloses a stator and rotor and partially encloses a drive shaft. The motor has a terminal plate assembly, combined seal/bearing housing, rotating seal assembly, and drive-end and non-drive-end oil peelers configured to peel oil from the rotor while it is rotating. The motor incorporates first and second snap rings to secure the combined seal/bearing housing to the motor housing and the first ball bearing to the combined seal/bearing housing, respectively. The first ball bearing is situated inside of the combined seal/bearing housing on the drive shaft between the rotating seal assembly and the proximal end of the rotor. A second ball bearing is situated inside of the motor housing on the drive shaft between the distal end of the rotor and terminal plate assembly. The rotating seal assembly includes a single, self-lubricating rotating seal, seal spring and single-seal driver.

Abstract: A shaft grounding device (X) for the electrical grounding of a shaft (1) with respect to a housing (2) includes an electrically conductive rectangular ring (4) arranged in a rectangular groove (3) formed in the shaft (1). The rectangular ring (4) is in electrically conductive contact with the housing (2) via a metallic sleeve (5). A preloading device presses the rectangular ring (4) axially against the rectangular ring groove (3) and radially outward against the sleeve (5).

Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a field element and an armature. The field element includes a magnet portion that includes a plurality of magnets arranged in an array in a circumferential direction. In the magnet, an easy axis of magnetization is oriented in a circular arc shape such that, on a d-axis side closer to a d-axis that is a magnetic pole center, the orientation of the easy axis of magnetization is parallel to the d-axis compared to a q-axis side closer to a q-axis that is a magnetic pole boundary, and a circular-arc-shaped magnet magnetic path is formed along the easy axis of magnetization. The magnet is formed into a circular arc shape when viewed from an axial direction of the rotor, and is provided with a first reference surface that is a planar surface and a second reference surface that is parallel to the first reference surface.