STRING PIZZICATO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHOD OF THEIR TUNING Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: musical instruments. SUBSTANCE: one part of strings arranged in row is made from metal, the other part - from synthetics. Central strings of lower row in cross-section with reference to upper sounding board are positioned on both sides of plane perpendicular to upper sounding board, passing through its longitudinal axis and at equal distances from plane. Adjacent strings of upper and lower rows are arranged in cross-section relative to upper sounding board with displacement of one with regard to another and are located on line forming slopes to surface of upper sounding board. In another instrument strings of upper and low surface of upper sounding board. In another instrument strings of upper and low rows are made from metal. Tuning of string musical instrument is carried out by change of sequential tension of strings of upper sounding board starting from lower string till sound Mi of first octave is regenerated, then sequential change of tension of strings is executed of lower row starting from lower string till sound in unison to sound of corresponding string is obtained and so on. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of method. 8 cl, 7 dwg