Abstract: A drum practice apparatus is provided, including: a main body, including a base and a striking portion, the striking portion disposed on a side of the base; at least one sounding assembly, each sounding assembly including a connection member and at least one sounding member, the connection member being connected with the at least one sounding member and another side of the base opposite to the striking portion, at least one said sounding member being freely movable relative to the connection member.

Abstract: A musical instrument includes a resonating pipe having a first slot defined along a length of a longitudinal axis of the resonating pipe and a sliding rod that slides along a length of the first slot and closes the first slot such that the sliding rod selectively covers and provides an air seal to the first slot, such that a pitch of sound produced varies according to a length of closure of the first slot. A mouthpiece is coupled to the resonating pipe to enable the player to create a resonating column of air in the resonating pipe and control the pitch of the instrument by controlling the coverage of the sliding rod over the first slot. A composite musical instrument may include the wind instrument combined with a stringed instrument.

Abstract: A musical instrument includes a resonating pipe having a first slot defined along a length of a longitudinal axis of the resonating pipe and a sliding rod that slides along a length of the first slot and closes the first slot such that the sliding rod selectively covers and provides an air seal to the first slot, such that a pitch of sound produced varies according to a length of closure of the first slot. A mouthpiece is coupled to the resonating pipe to enable the player to create a resonating column of air in the resonating pipe and control the pitch of the instrument by controlling the coverage of the sliding rod over the first slot. A composite musical instrument may include the wind instrument combined with a stringed instrument.

Abstract: A double keyboard piano system is provided. The double keyboard piano system may include a first automatic player piano, a second automatic player piano, and a double keyboard console including a first keyboard and a second keyboard mounted above the first keyboard. The first automatic player piano is in communication with the double keyboard console to receive a first signal including first information describing a first key for the first automatic player piano to automatically play based on a first key of the first keyboard being played, and the second automatic player piano is in communication with the double keyboard console to receive a second signal including second information describing a second key for the second automatic player piano to automatically play based on a second key of the second keyboard being played.

Abstract: A split keyboard with an optional middle section of keys for controlling regular PC input to a host, two play music, and to input and play music with a multiple octave keyboard that when the middle section of keys are removed can be portable to travel. And when working on just the split keyboard inputting data to a host the operator arms are not abducted do to the perpendicular advantage or slide apart keyboard where an operators arms are perpendicular to the keyboard keys.

Abstract: A musical fragrance container comprising a bottle to house a scent, a nozzle attached to a top portion of said bottle to evacuate said scent, a musical attachment connected to a portion of said bottle, a speakers built within said musical attachment to enable a sound to emit, and an actuator affixed to said musical attachment wherein said actuator causes said musical attachment to play said sound when activated by a user.

Abstract: A keyboard-type tone plate percussion instrument which is simple in construction and light in weight and capable of easily unifying key-operation feelings and efficiently outputting well-balanced sounds. Percussion units are arranged to respectively correspond to keys and tone plates and each strike a corresponding tone plate when driven by a key depressing operation. A resonance box has resonance chambers corresponding to the tone plates and each having an opening side thereof close to a corresponding tone plate. The tone plates are constructed into a single-stage structure where they are arranged in an order of tone pitch in a direction of array of the keys so that tone plates neighboring in specific tone pitch are arranged adjacent to each other. The percussion units are constructed into a single-stage structure where they are arranged to correspond to array of the tone plates.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication module and a controller. The wireless communication module is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a wireless interface. The controller is configured to establish a connection with a participant wireless communication terminal via the wireless communication module, to maintain a play list representing song files to be played, to receive a participant song identification from the participant wireless communication terminal, wherein the participant song identification corresponds to a participant song file stored on the participant wireless communication terminal, to add the participant song identification to the play list, and to thereafter execute playback of the song files represented by the play list, including retrieving the participant song file from the participant wireless communication terminal for playback.

Abstract: To provide an electronic upright piano providing a key touch of an acoustic upright piano. An action load simulation member (2) provided in the electronic upright piano is composed of a wippen (15) rotating and rising when a depressed key (11) is rotated, a jack (17) rising together with the wippen (15) until a jack tail (17a) contacts a regulating button (16), a hammer butt (18) rotatably supported by a center pin (18b) for contacting or leaving the jack (17), a hammer shank (21) connected to the hammer butt (18) and provided with a hammer (23), and a hammer stopper (32) which can contact the tip of the hammer (23). The wippen (15), the jack (17) and the hammer butt (18) are rotated about separate axes, respectively. In the electronic upright piano, the let-off timing is the same as that in an acoustic upright piano.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling a player to simultaneously hold and utilize two or more guitars. Two guitars are shaped and dimensioned to be stacked one on to the other and interconnected.

Abstract: A stringed musical instrument such as an electric or acoustic guitar and a bass guitar in combination with a piano-type keyboard. The musical instrument of the present invention includes a body with a neck extending from the body and a plurality of strings extending across the neck and the body. The body has a portion extending outward from the strings upon which the keyboard is adjustably attached using a bracket The present invention provides a user with ready access to both the stringed instrument and the keyboard. The user may utilize the stringed instrument and keyboard separately alternating therebetween or simultaneously having one hand of the user play the keyboard as well striking and/or strumming the strings. The user also has the ability to adjust the positioning of the keyboard in relation to the stringed instrument.

Abstract: A stringed musical instrument is disclosed as including a body with an extending portion on to which a piano-type keyboard is attached. The combination provides the user with the ready access to both the stringed instrument and the keyboard. The user may utilize the stringed instrument and keyboard separately alternating therebetween or simultaneously having one hand of the user play the keyboard as well striking and/or strumming the strings.

Abstract: A keyboard assembly is to be connected to a keyboard port of a host computer and includes a keyboard housing having opposite first and second horizontal faces and opposite vertical side walls at opposite longitudinal ends of the horizontal faces. An array of organ keys is disposed resiliently on the first horizontal face. An organ circuit array is disposed in the keyboard housing and is associated operably with the organ keys. An array of computer keys is disposed resiliently on the second horizontal face. A computer circuit array is disposed in the keyboard housing and is associated operably with the computer keys. A pair of upright support panels is mounted respectively on the side walls of the keyboard housing. Each of the support panels has two opposed distal ends which project respectively past the organ keys and the computer keys. A processor unit is connected electrically to the organ circuit array and the computer circuit array and is to be connected to the keyboard port of the host computer.

Abstract: A system for rejuvenating conventional old or vintage keyboard musical instruments to MIDI standards, includes, one or more linear arrays of key actuation sensors, printed circuit boards carrying the key actuation sensors which sense key actuation and expression effects by a musician, a rigid channel or bar mounting carries the one or more linear arrays under or over the keyboard of the musical instrument to convert each key actuation and expression effect of the musician to first coded electrical signals, respectively. A MIDI controller is connected to receive the first coded digital electrical signals and provide digital note control signals in MIDI format, and one or more performance modules connected to receive the digital note control signals supplying signals to a power amplifier and speaker system to produce a musical performance.

Abstract: In order to give piano-like key touch to a player in an electronically sound producing mode, a keyboard incorporated in a musical instrument is linked with key action mechanisms associated with hammer mechanisms, and a stopper blocks the hammer shanks before the hammers strike the strings so that noises are not mixed with synthesized tones.

Abstract: In addition to the single combination of a tone generator such as a string with a hammer, a further combination is provided by an auxiliary tone generator such as an elongated thin metal strap and/or an auxiliary hammer preferably accompanied by a mechanism for effecting selective striking contact for tonal vibration between the tone generator or generators and the hammer or hammers when an associated common key is operated. Selectively combined simultaneous striking by the hammer or hammers generates tones of enriched tone color and volume by single key operation.