Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha

Yamaha Corporation

Yoshihiko Murase

Shuichi Sawada

Seiya Nishimura

Osamu Tomita

Katsuhiko Imagawa

In a laminated construction of a soundboard for use in musical instruments such as the piano, the use of a core having larger shearing elastic modulus and/or smaller shearing loss tangent than that of the fore and rear plates assures small shearing loss in the treble range, and greatly improves the total tonal balance over the entire tonal range.

Soundboard for musical instruments

In construction of a FRP sound bar preferably by lamination for percussive musical instruments, 30 to 80% by volume of reinforcing fibers are oriented in a resin matrix at least in the longitudinal direction of the sound bar and a plurality of longitudinal pores are almost uniformly distributed over the entire cross section of the sound bar, for easy and low cost production with ideal sound extension.

Method for producing sound bar for percussive musical instruments

Sound bar for percussive musical instruments and a method for producing

In construction of a golf club head having a fiber reinforced plastic shell, the neck section of the shell provides the first hold and an inward bulge on the sole side section of the shell provides the second hold, both for the club shaft so that presence of a dual hold joint structure enables effectual energy transmission at hitting balls and reliably prevents accidental separation of the club head from the club shaft.

Golf club head

A wood-type golf club head containing a fiber reinforced plastic outer shell formed by heat pressing in a mould, around an intermediate shell. A solid center core is formed inside the intermediate shell by injection of foam synthetic resin for reduced generation of harsh and keen noises at hitting balls, ideal transmission of striking energy to balls and high durability against shocks by hitting balls. The elastic modulus of the outer shell material is greater than that of the intermediate shell material. The buckling strength of the intermediate shell material is greater than that of the foam resin core material.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Yoshihiko Murase